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.