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.

In the second game, Gamble hit his third homer of the doubleheader after a single by Frank Duffy to tie the score at 2-2 in the sixth. With Hiller on the mound in relief, Gamble singled and Charlie Spikes homered to put the Indians ahead, but Gates Brown saved the Tigers from defeat in their half, delivering a two-run homer for the 100th pinch-hit of his major league career. In the 11th, Ben Oglivie doubled and Reggie Sanders was passed intentionally. After Leon Roberts grounded out, the Indians chose to pitch to Tom Veryzer, who singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      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.