Dick Bosman pitched his first complete game since no-hitting Oakland July 19, as the Indians, with Oscar Gamble belting a two-run homer, pinned a 7-1 setback on the Tigers. Ed Brinkman ruined Bosman's shutout bid with a leadoff homer in the ninth.

Cleveland scored three in first, two runs coming when Gamble followed a Lowenstein single with a four-bagger. The Indians kayoed Lerrin LaGrow with a four-run third, which included run-producing doubles by Tommy McCraw and Jack Brohamer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Monday, September 9, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  2
Indians      3  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Lowenstein lf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Sutherland 2b         2   0   1   0     2   0   .254      Gamble dh             2   2   2   2     1   0   .295
Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .290
Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Torres cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Sanders 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .147        Smith rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Nettles rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Ellis c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .285
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      McCraw 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .212      Brohamer 2b           2   1   1   1     1   0   .276
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kuiper 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .249
                                                          Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   3             Totals               32   7  10   7     2   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  4,152
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Indians 4
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 0
Errors: LeFlore, Brinkman
Doubles: McCraw (15), Brohamer (9)
Home Runs: Brinkman (13), Gamble (17)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (32), Hendrick (6)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5), Gamble (6)
GIDP: Kuiper (1)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (5,by Ruhle)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(8-16)          2.2   8   7   7   0   1   1  16   4.48
Ruhle                   5.1   2   0   0   2   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   2   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(6-3)           9     3   1   1   2   3   1  31   4.01
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   3   1  31

Passed Balls: Freehan (4)
Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


TIGERS 1ST: umpire Merle Anthony missed game with unknown
illness; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland walked; Kaline flied to left in foul territory;
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein stole
second; Gamble homered [Lowenstein scored]; Hendrick singled to
left; Hendrick stole second; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hendrick to third]; Ellis made an out to first [Hendrick
scored]; McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanders
grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Bell singled to left;
Duffy popped to third; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to
left; LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble singled to center; Freehan allowed a passed
ball [Gamble to second]; Hendrick struck out; Spikes grounded
out (third to first); Ellis singled to center [Gamble scored];
McCraw doubled to center [Ellis scored, McCraw to third (on
throw to home)]; Brohamer doubled to right [McCraw scored];
RUHLE REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Bell singled to center
[Brohamer scored]; Debut game for Vern Ruhle; Duffy flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland singled to center; Kaline forced
Sutherland (third to second); Oglivie grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Kaline to second]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Gamble walked;
Hendrick forced Gamble (first to shortstop) [Hendrick to second
(error by Brinkman)]; Spikes grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Sanders flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis reached on an error by LeFlore [Ellis out at
second (center to shortstop to second)]; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); Brohamer walked; Bell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy popped to first; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Gamble was hit by a pitch; Gamble was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 7.

TIGERS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Kaline struck
out; both teams warned after brushback; Tigers Manager Ralph
Houk ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; Oglivie grounded out
(first unassisted); Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Torres struck out; Spikes grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

TIGERS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); KUIPER REPLACED
BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); CROSBY REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING SS);
Sanders popped to second; Debut game for Duane Kuiper;
Nettles flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: McCraw singled to center; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [McCraw out at
second]; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman homered; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland
walked; Kaline flied out to left; Oglivie flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 7.