Mickey Lolich set a Detroit club record for most career victories with his 201st and also moved into sixth place on the major leagues' all-time strikeout list with a total of 2,582 as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 5-2, in the opener of a doubleheader. The White Sox came back to win the nightcap, 3-2, scoring their deciding run on a pass to Deron Johnson with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Lolich, who fanned three while scattering seven hits, passed Bob Feller on the strikeout list. Bill Stein hit his first A. L. homer for the White Sox in the third inning, but the Tigers put their veteran lefthander on the road to victory with two runs in the sixth on a single by Ron LeFlore, triple by Gary Sutherland and single by Dan Meyer.

In the second game, Leon Roberts homered for the Tigers and Carlos May for the White Sox to help create a 2-2 tie. In the fifth, Pete Varney singled for the White Sox, Jorge Orta was hit by a pitch and May beat out an infield hit before Johnson drew the decisive pass from Tom Walker. Rich Gossage replaced Claude Osteen in the Tigers' half of the fifth and allowed only one hit in 4 1/3 innings of relief to receive credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 1, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 x - 5 11 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richard dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 LeFlore cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .302 Coluccio lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .163 Sutherland 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .268 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Meyer lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 Henderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Horton dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .247 D. Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Roberts rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Bradford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .162 Colbert 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .150 Stein 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 Freehan c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .258 Orta 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Downing c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .220 Veryzer ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .226 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Osborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 3 Totals 31 5 11 5 2 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Tigers 5 DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 2 Doubles: Stein (2), D. Johnson (3), Sutherland (5) Triples: Bradford (1), Sutherland (1) Home Runs: Stein (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (10) Caught Stealing: Richard (1), Veryzer (2) GIDP: Coluccio (3), Henderson (5), Freehan (4) Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1,by Wood) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(2-9) 7.1 9 5 5 2 4 0 31 5.36 Osborn 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.91 Totals 8 11 5 5 2 5 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(6-3) 9 7 1 1 3 3 1 34 3.60 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Wood (2) Wild Pitches: Wood 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard singled to left; Coluccio grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Richard out at second]; Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson struck out; D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein homered; Orta grounded out (second to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); Richard walked; Richard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez made an out to third; Veryzer singled to center; Veryzer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Coluccio walked; On a bunt Dent singled [Coluccio to second]; Henderson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Coluccio to third, Dent out at second]; D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland doubled to left; Meyer reached on a fielder's choice [Sutherland out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford made an out to first; Stein doubled to right; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Stein to third]; Downing walked; Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Roberts was hit by a pitch; Colbert popped to shortstop in foul territory; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Coluccio flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer flied out to left; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Brian Downing had Ron LeFlore trapped off 1B but on the throw to 1B LeFlore broke for 2B; Wood threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Sutherland tripled to right [LeFlore scored]; Meyer singled to center [Sutherland scored]; Horton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Johnson struck out; Bradford tripled to center; Stein struck out; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert walked; Wood threw a wild pitch [Colbert to second]; Freehan was walked intentionally; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer singled to shortstop [Colbert scored, Freehan out at home (shortstop to catcher to second to first to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing singled to right; Richard flied out to right; On a bunt Coluccio grounded out (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Meyer lined to second; Horton singled to left [LeFlore scored, Sutherland to second]; OSBORN REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Roberts singled to center [Sutherland to third, Horton to second]; Colbert struck out; Freehan singled to left [Sutherland scored, Horton out at home (left to catcher), Roberts to second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); D. Johnson doubled to left; Bradford flied out to right; Stein made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 5.

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