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. Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 22, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumIndians 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. |
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