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.