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.

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