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Wednesday April 23, 1975
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Driving in two runs apiece, George Hendrick and Jack Brohamer batted the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. Tommy McCraw opened the game with a single, advanced on an infield out, stole third and scored on a single by Hendrick. Oscar Gamble doubled and Brohamer homered in the fourth before the Indians added their deckiding run on doubles by Leron Lee and Hendrick in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCraw 1b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .316      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Lee lf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Sutherland 2b         4   1   2   2     0   0   .256
  Berry lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Horton dh             2   0   1   0     2   0   .263
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   2     0   1   .278        Knox pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Gamble dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Freehan c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .176
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .059      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .156      James rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .258      Veryzer ss            2   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   4     0   5             Totals               31   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  5,470
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 4
DP: Indians 3, Tigers 0
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Gamble (3), Lee (1), Hendrick (2), McCraw (1), Sutherland (2)
Home Runs: Brohamer (1), Sutherland (1), Freehan (2)
Stolen Bases: McCraw (2), Lee (1), Duffy (1)
GIDP: James (1), Colbert (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1,by Coleman)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry W(1-2)         5.2   6   3   3   1   2   2  23   5.03
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Buskey SV(2)            3     0   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.42
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   3   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(0-3)          6     9   4   4   0   4   1  28   9.42
Walker                  3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   1.86
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: McCraw singled to left; Lee grounded out (shortstop
to first) [McCraw to second]; McCraw stole third; Hendrick
grounded out (second to first) [McCraw scored]; Ellis struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out
(second to first); Horton singled to center; Colbert forced
Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble singled to right; Spikes flied out to left;
Bell singled to right [Gamble to second]; Brohamer popped to
third in foul territory; Duffy forced Bell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to left; Meyer flied out to left;
James grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw made an out to third; Lee singled to right;
Lee stole second; Hendrick struck out; Ellis flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop;
LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland doubled to right
[Veryzer scored]; Horton was walked intentionally; Colbert flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble doubled to left; Spikes struck out; Bell
flied out to right [Gamble to third]; Brohamer homered [Gamble
scored]; Duffy made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer
flied out to left; James made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: McCraw flied out to center; Lee doubled to right;
Hendrick doubled to left [Lee scored]; Ellis was hit by a pitch;
Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick to third, Ellis
to second]; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez made an out to third;
LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
singled to right; Duffy forced Brohamer (second to shortstop);
Duffy stole second; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland homered; Horton reached on an error by
Bell; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Horton out at second]; Freehan homered; HOOD REPLACED
J. PERRY (PITCHING); Meyer flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Lee flied out
to left; Hendrick flied out to center; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: BERRY REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); BUSKEY REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); James grounded out (pitcher to first); BROWN
BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown grounded out (second to first);
Rodriguez walked; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Spikes grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Bell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
walked; KNOX RAN FOR HORTON; Colbert flied into a double play
(right to first) [Knox out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brohamer made an
out to shortstop; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw
doubled to right; Berry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Meyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); James grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 3.



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