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.

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