The Tigers wrote an early finish to their 8-2 victory over the Indians, scoring six times in the opening frame off loser Fritz Peterson and reliever Steve Kline. Peterson gave up consecutive homers to Al Kaline, Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley, and Detroit became the first A.L. club to hit four homers in the first inning when Ed Brinkman connected off Kline with one on to cap the outburst.

Staked to a big early lead, Mickey Lolich, winless since June 25, stopped the Indians on six hits, striking out 10. Cleveland scored an unearned run in the second and got their final tally on Charlie Spikes' RBI single in the fifth. The Tigers matched those on two walks, Jim Northrup's single in the fifth, and Jerry Moses' solo homer off Bruce Ellingsen in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Monday, July      29, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       6  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   8 10  1
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lane lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .224      Lowenstein lf         3   0   1   0     0   2   .256
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .248        Torres lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Kaline dh             4   2   1   2     1   1   .257      Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Freehan 1b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .293      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Stanley cf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .222      Spikes rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Northrup rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .233      Ellis 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .210      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Brinkman ss           4   1   2   2     0   1   .221      Lis dh                3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Moses c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .232      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .190
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           1   1   0   0     0   1   .285
                                                            Alvarado ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .149
                                                          Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellingsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     4   3             Totals               33   2   6   1     1  10

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 18,708
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 6
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Freehan
Doubles: Lane (2), Ellis (14)
Home Runs: Kaline (6), Freehan (8), Stanley (8), Brinkman (10), Moses (4)
GIDP: Lane (2)
Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (3,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(11-13)         9     6   2   1   1  10   0  35   3.84
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1  10   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(7-6)         0.1   4   4   4   0   0   3   5   4.58
Kline                   4.2   4   3   3   3   0   1  20   4.39
Ellingsen               4     2   1   1   1   3   1  15   2.61
Totals                  9    10   8   8   4   3   5  40

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (3)
Wild Pitches: Kline (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Lane doubled to center; Sutherland lined to first;
Kaline homered [Lane scored]; Freehan homered; Stanley homered;
KLINE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Northrup singled to right;
Kline threw a wild pitch [Northrup to second]; Rodriguez reached
on a fielder's choice [Northrup out at third (third
unassisted)]; Brinkman homered [Rodriguez scored]; Moses
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Duffy struck out; Hendrick
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland
singled to center; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan forced
Sutherland (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes was called out on strikes; Ellis doubled to
center; Bell singled to first [Ellis to third]; Lis walked [Bell
to second]; Duncan forced Lis (third to second) [Duncan to first
(error by Freehan; assist by Sutherland), Bell to third, Ellis
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brohamer struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein singled to center; Duffy flied out to
left; Hendrick flied out to left; Spikes singled to center
[Lowenstein to third]; Ellis forced Spikes (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Moses
walked; Lane grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Moses out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Lis flied out to left;
Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland popped to third in foul territory; Kaline
walked; Freehan walked [Kaline to second]; Stanley flied out to
left; Northrup singled to right [Freehan to third, Kaline
scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer was hit by a pitch; Lowenstein struck out;
Duffy singled to left [Brohamer to third]; Hendrick struck out;
Spikes singled to left [Duffy to second, Brohamer scored]; Ellis
forced Spikes (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
7, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); ELLINGSEN
REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Brinkman singled to shortstop; Moses
grounded out (second to first) [Brinkman to second]; Lane struck
out; Sutherland popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Lis flied out to
center; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline was called out on strikes; Freehan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Stanley walked; Northrup flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: ALVARADO BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torres struck out; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Brinkman was called out on strikes; Moses
homered; Lane lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick made an out to second; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline
flied out to left; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to left; Lis flied out to center;
Duncan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Indians
2.