John Hiller gained his 16th victory, tying the A. L. record for most games won by a relief pitcher, when the Tigers defeated the Indians, 5-4, in 11 innings in the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader. The Indians took a 5-1 decision in the opener behind the six-hit hurling of Gaylord Perry. Oscar Gamble backed Perry with two homers, driving in three runs. Al Kaline deprived Perry of a shutout by hitting for the circuit in the ninth inning. Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumIndians 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 3 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 LeFlore cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Torres ph,lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .185 Sutherland 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Duffy ss 5 2 1 0 0 0 .236 Kaline dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Gamble dh 5 2 3 3 0 0 .295 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Spikes rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Sanders 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Ellis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Hendrick cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .287 Nettles rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .189 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .227 Duncan c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .194 Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Hermoso 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 G. Brown ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 G. Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 8 5 3 3 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 Time of Game: 2:13 Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 6 DP: Indians 0, Tigers 0 Errors: G. Perry, Rodriguez 2, Veryzer Doubles: Ellis (19), LeFlore (6) Home Runs: Gamble 2 (15), Kaline (11) Sacrifice Hits: Bell (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA G. Perry W(18-9) 9 6 1 1 1 8 1 34 2.32 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 8 1 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holdsworth L(0-3) 6 7 4 3 2 3 2 27 5.68 Walker 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 4.60 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 3 2 39 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; Duffy reached on an error by Rodriguez [Duffy to second (error by Rodriguez)]; Gamble homered [Duffy scored (unearned)]; Spikes was called out on strikes; Ellis lined to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Bell singled to left; Duncan grounded out (third to first) [Bell to second]; Hermoso grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to center; Sanders popped to shortstop; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy flied out to left; Gamble homered; Spikes flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0. INDIANS 4TH: Ellis doubled to left; Hendrick walked; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hendrick to second, Ellis to third]; Duncan was walked intentionally; Hermoso lined to left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore walked; Sutherland struck out; Kaline popped to second; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0. INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; Gamble singled to second [Duffy to second]; Spikes flied out to center; Ellis lined to right; Hendrick singled to center [Gamble to third, Duffy scored]; Hendrick was picked off first (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Sanders grounded out (third to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hermoso grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman struck out; LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. INDIANS 7TH: TORRES BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; WALKER REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING); Torres grounded out (catcher to first); Duffy flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie flied out to left; Sanders singled to left; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. INDIANS 8TH: Spikes flied out to left; Ellis grounded out (catcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Nettles flied out to left; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown singled to left; VERYZER RAN FOR G. BROWN; LeFlore doubled to center [Veryzer to third]; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0. INDIANS 9TH: VERYZER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bell grounded out (third to first); Duncan walked; Hermoso singled to center [Duncan to third]; Torres reached on an error by Veryzer [Hermoso to second, Duncan scored]; Duffy forced Torres (shortstop to second) [Hermoso to third]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Kaline homered; Oglivie singled to pitcher [Oglivie to second (error by G. Perry)]; Sanders was called out on strikes; Freehan popped to second; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 1. |
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