The inability of George Hendrick to hang on to a bloop fly ball in short center field led to five runs in the fifth inning and enabled the Tigers to defeat the Indians, 6-2. The Indians counted their runs in the first on a triple by Tommy McCraw, infield out by Hendrick and homer by John Ellis.

In the fifth, Dan Meyer and Art James singled for the Tigers. Then, with two out, Hendrick ran a long way for a fly by Ron LeFlore, but dropped the ball as two runs scored. LeFlore was given credit for a double. Gary Sutherland followed with a single, driving in LeFlore. Willie Horton put the cap on the inning by hitting a homer to seal the defeat for Gaylord Perry. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     22, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  5  1    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .235
McCraw 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Sutherland 2b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .281      Horton dh             4   1   3   2     0   1   .250
Ellis c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .290      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Gamble dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Meyer lf              4   2   2   0     0   1   .292
  Berry pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      James rf              3   1   3   0     0   0   .227
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   1     0   1   .214
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .364      LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     1   4             Totals               33   6  12   6     0   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  5,692
Left on Base: Indians 5, Tigers 3
DP: Indians 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Brohamer
Doubles: LeFlore (2)
Triples: McCraw (1)
Home Runs: Ellis (1), Horton (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (3)
Caught Stealing: James (2)
GIDP: Colbert 2 (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(2-2)         8    12   6   6   0   6   1  33   3.78
Totals                  8    12   6   6   0   6   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow W(2-0)           9     6   2   2   1   4   1  34   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); McCraw
tripled to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[McCraw scored]; Ellis homered; Spikes grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
singled; Horton singled [Sutherland to third]; Colbert grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble singled to right; Bell flied out to right;
Brohamer flied out to right; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan made an out to third; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to first); James singled; James was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw
made an out to shortstop; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer made an out to second; Rodriguez grounded
out (pitcher to first); LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole
second; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes grounded out
(third to first); Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton singled to right; Colbert grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at
second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell flied out to center; Brohamer made an out to
second; Duffy singled; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Meyer singled to left; James singled [Meyer to
second]; Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez made an out to pitcher;
LeFlore doubled to center [Meyer scored, James scored];
Sutherland singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Horton homered
[Sutherland scored]; Colbert flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 5.

INDIANS 6TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to center; Meyer singled to right;
James singled to right [Meyer to third]; Veryzer forced James
(shortstop to second) [Meyer scored (RBI), Veryzer to second
(error by Brohamer)]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Gamble made
an out to shortstop; Bell walked; Brohamer singled [Bell to
second]; POWELL BATTED FOR DUFFY; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING SS); LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein struck out; McCraw grounded out (first
unassisted); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Colbert struck out; Freehan struck out; Meyer struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
grounded out (third to first); Gamble singled; BERRY RAN FOR
GAMBLE; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 6.