Five straight singles in the third inning and airtight relief pitching by Tom Buskey were the winning parlay as the Indians downed the Tigers, 3-2. Tiger starter Lerrin LaGrow retired the first seven batters he faced but then came successive singles by Buddy Bell, Frank Duffy, John Lowenstein, Jack Brohamer and George Hendrick to give Tribe three runs. The Tigers shelled Jim Perry off the hill in the sixth on John Knox' triple, Ben Oglivie's double and Gates Brown's single. Buskey then came on to retire the last 10 Tigers in order. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      27, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Knox 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .310      Lowenstein lf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .316        Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Nettles cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Northrup rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Hendrick cf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .309
N. Cash 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .215      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .280
G. Brown dh           4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Lamont c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .249
  Moses ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .226
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   4             Totals               29   3   6   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 12,075
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 2
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Brinkman (8)
Triples: Knox (1)
Caught Stealing: Knox (3)
GIDP: Spikes (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(7-10)          8     6   3   3   0   6   0  29   4.12
Totals                  8     6   3   3   0   6   0  29

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry W(10-8)        5.2   5   2   2   3   3   0  24   2.92
Buskey SV(8)            3.1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.59
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: LaGrow (9)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: Knox walked; Knox was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Oglivie was called out on strikes;
Nettles singled to center; Northrup walked [Nettles to second];
N. Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (catcher to first);
Brohamer popped to third; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown popped to shortstop; Rodriguez popped to
first; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes struck out; Ellis struck out; McCraw
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont grounded out (second to first); Knox flied
out to center; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Bell singled
to center; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Duffy
singled to left [Bell to third]; Lowenstein singled to center
[Bell scored, Duffy to second]; Brohamer singled to center
[Duffy scored, Lowenstein to third]; Hendrick singled to left
[Lowenstein scored, Brohamer to second]; Spikes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Nettles flied out to center; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); N. Cash popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis lined to second; McCraw grounded out (second
to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: G. Brown flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
second; Brinkman doubled to left; Lamont flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Knox tripled to left; Oglivie singled to center
[Knox scored]; Nettles forced Oglivie (third to second);
Northrup lined to second; N. Cash walked [Nettles to second]; G.
Brown singled to right [Nettles scored, N. Cash to second];
BUSKEY REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); Rodriguez popped to first;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Hendrick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); MOSES BATTED
FOR LAMONT; Moses grounded out (second to first); Knox popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: MOSES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ellis grounded
out (third to first); McCraw singled to left; Gamble flied out
to left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie popped to shortstop; Nettles struck out;
Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein
popped to second; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); N. Cash
grounded out (second to first); G. Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rodriguez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.