Mickey Lolich allowed only three hits and pitched the Tigers to a 6-2 victory, marking the 30th time that the veteran southpaw had conquered the Indians in 45 career decisions. Charlie Spikes homered for one of the Indians' runs. The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie with an unearned run in the seventh and then iced the verdict with three runs in the eighth on a double by Jack Pierce, single by Aurelio Rodriguez and homer by Ron LeFlore. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      1, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   6 11  2
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   2     0   2   .271      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Sutherland 2b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Bell 3b               2   0   0   1     1   1   .227
Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .257      Manning lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Horton dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Freehan c             5   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Spikes rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .200
Pierce 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .234      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Sudakis 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .224      Duffy ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .233
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  11   5     2   6             Totals               27   2   3   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,539
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 1
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 1
Errors: Meyer, Michael, Bell 2
Doubles: Pierce (1)
Home Runs: LeFlore (5), Spikes (4)
Caught Stealing: Sudakis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (2)
GIDP: Horton (9), Bell (6), Kuiper (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(9-5)           9     3   2   1   1   4   1  30   3.24
Totals                  9     3   2   1   1   4   1  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(3-8)            7.2   9   5   4   2   6   0  36   4.72
Buskey                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   2.75
LaRoche                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.87
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   6   1  41

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


TIGERS 1ST: the Indians protested the game claiming that
Aurelio Rodriguez interfered with John Ellis on a play between
3B and HP; it was disallowed; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland
singled to right; Meyer walked [Sutherland to second]; Horton
singled to left [Sutherland scored, Meyer to second]; Freehan
singled to left [Meyer scored, Horton to second]; Roberts flied
out to center; Pierce struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to left; Bell grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Michael grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
singled to left; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
flied out to left; Spikes homered; Ellis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton made
an out to second; Freehan lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Sudakis singled to left; Sudakis was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Duffy reached on an error
by Michael; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians
1.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Pierce
flied out to left; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell walked; Manning forced Bell (shortstop to
second); Hendrick flied out to right; Carty grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by Bell; LeFlore
singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland flied out to
center; Meyer made an out to second; Horton popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes struck out; Ellis lined to second; Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan made an out to second; Roberts flied out to
center; Pierce struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy reached on an error by Meyer [Duffy to
second]; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Duffy
to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Duffy scored
(unearned)]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Michael singled to right; Rodriguez singled [Michael
to second]; LeFlore forced Michael (third to shortstop)
[Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland reached on an error by Bell
[Rodriguez scored (unearned) (no RBI), LeFlore to third]; Meyer
made an out to third; Horton walked [Sutherland to second];
Freehan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick made an out to first; Carty struck out;
Spikes lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Pierce doubled to left; Michael
grounded out (second to first) [Pierce to third]; Rodriguez
singled to left [Pierce scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); LeFlore homered [Rodriguez scored]; Sutherland made
an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Ellis flied out to left; Sudakis flied out to
center; Duffy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Meyer singled to
left; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Meyer out at second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell struck
out; Manning grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.