A pinch-single by Rico Carty for his 25th hit in 55 times at bat since joining the Indians from the Mexican League drove in a run in the eighth inning and beat the Tigers, 5-4. The Indians, after falling behind, 2-0, scored four runs in the seventh inning on a walk to Jack Brohamer, single by Buddy Bell, an error, a pinch-single by John Lowenstein, double by Leron Lee and sacrifice fly by George Hendrick. The Tigers tied the score in their half, but the Indians put over the winning run in the eighth on a single by John Ellis, forceout by Brohamer and singles by Bell and Carty. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  1  0  -   5 10  2
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lee lf                4   0   2   1     1   2   .246      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Kaline dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .257
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
  Alvarado ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Sanders 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Ellis 1b,c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Nettles rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .192
Brohamer 2b           3   2   0   0     1   0   .278      Freehan c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .251        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Duncan c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Lamont c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  McCraw ph,1b        1   1   0   1     0   0   .291      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .226
  Carty ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .455      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .216
  Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph,rf    1   1   1   1     0   0   .245
  Lis ph,1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellingsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   3             Totals               32   4   5   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  6,513
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 2
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Bell, Lowenstein, Coleman
Doubles: Hendrick (18), Lee (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (3)
GIDP: Lis (7), Hendrick (14)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry                6     5   4   2   1   1   0  24   2.82
Ellingsen               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.67
Buskey W(2-5)           2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.38
Totals                  9     5   4   2   1   2   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 7     6   4   2   3   2   0  31   4.24
Hiller L(16-10)         2     4   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.26
Totals                  9    10   5   3   3   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


INDIANS 1ST: Lee singled to center; Gamble forced Lee (first to
shortstop); Hendrick flied out to right; Spikes singled to
shortstop [Gamble to second]; Ellis forced Spikes (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline walked; Oglivie popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Bell popped to
second; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sanders grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to right; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Lee walked;
Gamble forced Lee (third to second); Hendrick doubled to right
[Gamble to third]; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman singled to third
[Brinkman to third (error by Bell), Rodriguez scored (no RBI)];
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland popped to
shortstop; Kaline singled to center [Brinkman scored
(unearned)]; Oglivie popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis struck out; Brohamer flied out to center;
Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Sanders flied out to right; Nettles flied to right
in foul territory; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan popped to first in foul territory; Duffy
grounded out (second to first); Lee was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to first; Brinkman popped to
shortstop; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to
right; Spikes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Kaline flied out to
right; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Ellis flied out to right; Brohamer walked; Bell
singled to right [Brohamer to third]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR DUNCAN;
McCraw reached on an error by Coleman [Brohamer scored, Bell to
second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein singled to
right [Bell scored, McCraw to third]; Lee doubled to right
[McCraw scored (unearned), Lowenstein to third]; Gamble was
walked intentionally; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Lowenstein scored (unearned)]; Spikes grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LOWENSTEIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALVARADO REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING
SS); ELLIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Sanders singled to
right; Nettles singled to right [Nettles to second (error by
Lowenstein), Sanders scored (no RBI)]; ELLINGSEN REPLACED J.
PERRY (PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR FREEHAN; G. Brown flied
out to right [Nettles to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED ELLINGSEN
(PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nettles
scored (unearned)]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: LAMONT REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); HILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Ellis singled to left; Brohamer
forced Ellis (pitcher to shortstop); Bell singled to right
[Brohamer to third]; CARTY BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Carty singled to
left [Brohamer scored, Bell to second]; LIS BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Lis grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Bell out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING RF); LIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sutherland flied out to left; Kaline grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Lee struck out; Gamble singled to second; Hendrick
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie was called out on strikes; Sanders grounded
out (third to first); Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 4.

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