The Tigers scored four runs in the first inning, three coming on a homer by Bill Freehan, to defeat the Brewers, 8-2, and hand Bill Travers his first loss of the season after the lefthander had won four previous decisions. Ron LeFlore and Gary Sutherland led off with singles and when Travers failed to cover first on a grounder by Dan Meyer, LeFlore scored. Travers then retired Willie Horton but failed to get past Freehan, who hit the homer that decided the outcome. One of the Brewers' runs came on a round-tripper by Don Money. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Tigers 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 8 8 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Money 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .253 LeFlore cf 4 3 2 1 1 1 .273 Yount ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .289 Sutherland 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Scott dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 Meyer lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .259 Darwin lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Horton dh 2 0 1 2 1 0 .250 Porter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Freehan c 3 1 1 3 1 0 .284 Moore ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Stanley 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Hegan 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .231 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .181 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Champion p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 9 Totals 32 8 8 8 5 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 14,259 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Tigers 6 DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Travers Doubles: Thomas (5), Rodriguez (11), LeFlore (9), Meyer (10) Home Runs: Money (3), Freehan (7) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (5) GIDP: Darwin (10) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers L(4-1) 1.1 4 5 4 0 1 1 9 3.48 Champion 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 12 5.10 Sprague 3.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 4.62 Hausman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.71 Totals 8 8 8 7 5 3 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare W(3-5) 7 8 2 2 1 7 1 29 4.43 Hiller 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.68 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 9 1 36 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony BREWERS 1ST: Money struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Sutherland singled [LeFlore to third]; Meyer reached on an error by Travers [LeFlore scored (RBI), Sutherland to second]; Horton made an out to shortstop; Freehan homered [Sutherland scored, Meyer scored (unearned)]; Stanley flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. BREWERS 2ND: Darwin flied out to right; Porter made an out to first; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer was called out on strikes; Rodriguez doubled; CHAMPION REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); LeFlore doubled [Rodriguez scored]; Sutherland walked; Meyer flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Horton singled [LeFlore scored, Sutherland to third]; Freehan forced Horton (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 6. BREWERS 3RD: Hegan popped to third in foul territory; Lezcano flied out to right; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 3RD: BEVACQUA REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING 2B); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts lined to center; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 6. BREWERS 4TH: Money homered; Yount struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); Darwin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez walked; LeFlore walked [Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland lined to right [Rodriguez to third]; Meyer doubled [Rodriguez scored, LeFlore to third]; SPRAGUE REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Horton hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Freehan walked; Stanley flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 8. BREWERS 5TH: Porter singled; Thomas struck out; Hegan flied out to right; Lezcano made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 8. TIGERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez singled; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 8. BREWERS 6TH: Bevacqua singled; Money singled [Bevacqua to second]; Yount singled [Bevacqua scored, Money to second]; Scott flied out to center [Money to third]; Darwin grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yount out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Meyer made an out to second; Horton walked; Freehan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. BREWERS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; Thomas struck out; Hegan singled; Lezcano singled [Hegan to second]; Bevacqua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. BREWERS 8TH: Money singled; Yount walked [Money to second]; HILLER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Darwin grounded out (third to first) [Money to third, Yount to second]; MOORE BATTED FOR PORTER; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HAUSMAN REPLACED SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8. BREWERS 9TH: Thomas doubled; MITCHELL BATTED FOR HEGAN; Mitchell grounded out (third to first); Lezcano struck out; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 8.

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