The last major league club to break into the winning column this season, the Yankees ended their three-game losing streak with a 6-0 victory in the opener of a doubleheader before bowing to the Tigers in the nightcap, 5-2. Doc Medich pitched the Yankee shutout, allowing only two hits. Tom Walker, who came from the Expos, was a loser in his A. L. debut with the Tigers.

Lerrin LaGrow hurled the route for the Tigers in the second game and got a running start when Ron LeFlore homered in the first inning. The Tigers then put the decision away in the third when Willie Horton singled with the bases loaded, driving in two runs, and another scored on an error by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  4
Yankees      0  0  1    1  3  1    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
James cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .143      Maddox cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .231
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Piniella lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .188
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Blomberg dh           3   2   1   1     1   0   .300
Oglivie rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .188
Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   2     1   0   .364
Knox 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Mason ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .182
Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   5             Totals               35   6  11   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Colbert 2, Knox 2
Stolen Bases: Blomberg (1)
Caught Stealing: James (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (1)
GIDP: Bonds (1), Piniella (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(0-1)           4.2   7   5   2   2   2   0  26   3.86
Bare                    3.1   4   1   1   0   0   0  12   6.23
Totals                  8    11   6   3   2   2   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(1-1)           9     2   0   0   2   5   0  30   3.07
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  30

Wild Pitches: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


TIGERS 1ST: James grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland
singled; Medich threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to second];
Horton struck out; Colbert made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
center; Bonds struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Knox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Knox dropped a foul fly
hit by Chambliss for an error; Chambliss walked; Munson forced
Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Michael struck out; Humphrey flied out to right;
James singled; James was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason singled; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mason to second]; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mason to third]; Piniella singled [Mason
scored]; Bonds was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
flied out to center; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg reached on an error by Colbert; Nettles
flied out to center; Blomberg stole second; Chambliss singled
[Blomberg scored (unearned)]; Munson singled [Chambliss to
second]; Mason flied out to center; Alomar flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer flied
out to left; Knox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox reached on an error by Knox; Piniella forced
Maddox (third to second); Bonds singled [Piniella to second];
Blomberg walked [Piniella to third, Bonds to second]; Nettles
singled [Piniella scored (unearned), Bonds scored, Blomberg to
third]; Chambliss reached on an error by Colbert [Blomberg
scored (unearned) (RBI), Nettles to second]; Munson flied out to
center; Mason singled to pitcher [Nettles to third, Chambliss to
second]; BARE REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Alomar grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Michael flied out to center; Humphrey flied out to
right; James walked; Sutherland was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox singled; Piniella singled [Maddox to
second]; Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Maddox to third, Piniella out at second]; Blomberg
singled [Maddox scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
made an out to second; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer flied out to center; Knox walked; Michael
struck out; Humphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled; Piniella grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 9TH: James made an out to shortstop; Sutherland grounded
out (second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.