The Indians used three unearned runs and the seven-hit hurling of Roric Harrison to take the opener of a twi-night doubleheader from the Tigers, 4-1, then got a decisive two-run single from rookie Rick Manning in the eighth inning of the second game and pulled off the sweep with a 3-2 triumph. Detroit made six errors in the first game, with outfield miscues leading to a tainted Indian run in the second and infield boots helping the winners score twice in the third. George Hendrick singled home the only earned run for Cleveland in the fifth.

The Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning of the second game on John Wockenfuss' triple and a sacrifice fly by Leon Roberts. In the Cleveland eighth, John Ellis and Buddy Bell singled. Charlie Spikes hit into a forceout, but stole second and Manning followed with a single, his third hit of the game, to make a winner of rookie pitcher Eric Raich. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, June 30, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 6 Indians 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Bell 3b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .229 Sutherland 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Kuiper 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .313 Meyer lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Manning rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Horton dh 3 0 0 1 0 2 .241 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Freehan c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Hendrick cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .285 Pierce 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Gamble lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .232 Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .275 Veryzer ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Ellis c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Michael ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Duffy ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 Knox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6 Totals 30 4 6 2 5 6 Time of Game: 2:31 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Indians 8 DP: Tigers 2, Indians 0 Errors: LeFlore, Pierce, Oglivie, Veryzer, Michael, Ruhle Stolen Bases: Meyer (4), Kuiper (2) Caught Stealing: Duffy (6) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (4) GIDP: Ellis (9), Manning (5) Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (3,by Harrison), Bell (1,by Ruhle) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle L(6-5) 8 6 4 1 5 6 0 36 3.75 Totals 8 6 4 1 5 6 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harrison W(2-2) 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 37 4.78 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (3), Harrison (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled to center; Meyer stole second; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper stole second; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper to third]; Powell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to center; Pierce singled to center; Oglivie flied out to right; Veryzer was hit by a pitch [Pierce to second]; Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center [Hendrick to third (error by LeFlore) (error by Oglivie)]; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick scored (unearned)]; Carty reached on an error by Ruhle; Ellis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland singled to left [LeFlore to second]; Meyer flied out to center [LeFlore to third, Sutherland to second]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to right [LeFlore scored]; Freehan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy walked; Bell reached on an error by Pierce [Duffy to second]; Kuiper singled [Duffy to third, Bell to second]; Manning grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Duffy scored (unearned), Bell to third, Kuiper out at second]; Powell walked; Hendrick reached on an error by Veryzer [Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Powell to second]; Gamble flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3. TIGERS 4TH: Pierce walked; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Veryzer flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 4TH: Carty walked; Ellis flied out to right; Duffy forced Carty (shortstop to second); Duffy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer singled to right; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: MICHAEL REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING SS); Bell singled to shortstop [Bell to second (error by Michael)]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning walked; Powell flied out to left; Hendrick singled to left [Bell scored, Manning to second]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; Pierce flied out to left; Oglivie singled to center; Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Carty struck out; Ellis flied out to right; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: Bell was hit by a pitch; Kuiper singled [Bell to second]; Manning struck out; Powell grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Bell to third, Kuiper to second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan singled to right; Pierce popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Carty struck out; Ellis struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Michael was called out on strikes; BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown walked; KNOX RAN FOR BROWN; LeFlore forced Knox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

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