Sensational relief pitching by John Hiller, who struck out seven batters in three innings, including six in a row, featured the Tigers' 6-4 victory over the Brewers. Vern Ruhle, who started for the Tigers, served up two-run homers by George Scott and Don Money before giving way to Ray Bare, who received credit for his first A. L. victory, thanks to Hiller's blazing finish.

The Tigers scored four runs in the fourth on singles by Dan Meyer and Leon Roberts, a double by Aurelio Rodriguez, single by Tom Veryzer and triple by Ron LeFlore. Meyer then broke a 4-4 tie with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Thursday, May       8, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2
Tigers       0  0  0    4  0  2    0  0  x  -   6 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .196      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .305
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .386      Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Sharp cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .169
  Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .125
Scott 1b              4   1   1   2     0   2   .281      Meyer lf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .250
Aaron dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .189      Roberts rf            2   2   1   0     2   0   .412
Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .186
Porter c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .213      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   2     0   1   .210
  Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitchell lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .263        Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .229        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     5  11             Totals               32   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,220
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Tigers 5
DP: Brewers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Lezcano, Porter, Roberts
Doubles: Aaron (4), Meyer (2), Rodriguez (2)
Triples: LeFlore (2)
Home Runs: Scott (4), Money (2), Meyer (2)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (1)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (4)
GIDP: Rodriguez (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  3.2   8   4   4   1   3   0  19   5.56
Colborn L(0-1)          2     1   2   1   2   0   1   9   2.45
Castro                  2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.82
Totals                  8    10   6   5   3   4   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   4.2   4   4   4   3   2   2  20   4.18
Bare W(1-1)             1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   8.31
Hiller SV(4)            3     1   0   0   1   7   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5  11   2  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


BREWERS 1ST: Money grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sharp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
singled; Horton flied out to left; Freehan made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Aaron struck out; Lezcano
singled; Porter forced Lezcano (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert struck out; Meyer doubled [Meyer to third
(error by Lezcano)]; Roberts walked; Rodriguez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Roberts out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Mitchell walked; Garcia flied into a double play
(right to first) [Mitchell out at first]; Money flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer struck out; LeFlore popped to first in foul
territory; Sutherland singled; Horton flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount flied out to left; Sharp singled; Scott
homered [Sharp scored]; Aaron made an out to second; Lezcano
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to center; Colbert struck out;
Meyer singled; Roberts singled [Meyer to second]; Rodriguez
doubled [Meyer scored, Roberts scored]; Veryzer singled
[Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore tripled [Veryzer scored]; COLBORN
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Sutherland made an out to second; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter walked; Mitchell struck out; Garcia forced
Porter (shortstop to second); Money homered [Garcia scored];
Yount walked; BARE REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Sharp lined to
third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton popped to third in foul territory; Freehan
grounded out (second to first); Colbert grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott struck out; Aaron doubled; Lezcano lined to
center; Porter was walked intentionally; Mitchell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer homered; Roberts walked; Roberts stole second
[Roberts to third (error by Porter)]; Rodriguez made an out to
third; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Roberts scored
(unearned)]; LeFlore walked; CASTRO REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Garcia flied out
to center; Money struck out; Yount singled [Yount to second
(error by Roberts)]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SHARP; Bevacqua was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers
6.

TIGERS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING CF); Sutherland
grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (third to
first); Freehan singled; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott struck out; Aaron was called out on strikes;
Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (second to pitcher); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 9TH: MOORE BATTED FOR PORTER; Moore struck out; Mitchell
struck out; Garcia walked; Money forced Garcia (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.