The combination of Vern Ruhle's two-hit pitching and Willie Horton's two-run homer carried the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the White Sox. Dan Meyer singled in the fourth inning before Horton hit for the circuit off Jim Kaat. Ruhle's shutout was the first of the rookie righthander's major league career. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Meyer lf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Horton dh             3   1   1   2     0   1   .247
D. Johnson dh         3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Colbert 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .153
Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Downing c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   2   0     1   5             Totals               28   2   5   2     1   5

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 13,152
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Tigers 3
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Kaat, Colbert
Home Runs: Horton (11)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(8-2)             8     5   2   2   1   5   1  29   2.45
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   5   1  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(5-1)            9     2   0   0   1   5   0  31   2.83
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland flied out to center;
Meyer singled to center; Meyer was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Kaat [Meyer to third]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; D. Johnson flied
out to left; Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Roberts made an out to second; Colbert grounded out
(third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Muser struck out; Dent made an out to third;
Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer lined to shortstop; Humphrey singled to
left; LeFlore forced Humphrey (second to shortstop); LeFlore was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly reached on an error by Colbert; Orta popped
to catcher in foul territory; May forced Kelly (first to
shortstop); Henderson singled to center [May to second]; D.
Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland was called out on strikes; Meyer singled
to right; Horton homered [Meyer scored]; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); Colbert walked; Rodriguez made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Muser
grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Downing singled to
right [Dent to second]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to center; Humphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); May made an
out to second; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to right; Horton lined to shortstop;
Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Johnson struck out; Stein flied out to center;
Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Colbert struck out; Rodriguez made an out to second;
Veryzer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Downing flied
out to right; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta flied out to center; May lined to third;
Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 2.