The Tigers stretched their longest winning streak of the season to eight games with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox. Jack Pierce and Bill Freehan accounted for the Tigers' runs. Pierce drove in two with a single in the first inning and picked up another RBI with a grounder in the third. Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2Game Played on Wednesday, July 9, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Tigers 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 13 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .275 LeFlore cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .287 Dent ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Sutherland 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Meyer lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .267 D. Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Stanley pr,lf 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266 Henderson cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .254 Horton dh 4 2 3 0 1 0 .271 Melton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Freehan c 4 1 2 3 1 1 .279 Hairston lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .292 Pierce 1b 4 0 2 3 0 0 .231 Stein 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Nyman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .228 Downing c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .241 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Osborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 2 Totals 36 6 13 6 5 7 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 16,155 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 11 DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Melton Doubles: Kelly (12) Home Runs: Downing (5), Freehan (8) GIDP: Sutherland (8), Rodriguez (4) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(1-4) 2 6 3 3 2 2 0 13 3.86 Osborn 2.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 10 4.57 Hamilton 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 4.06 Upshaw 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 11 3.60 Totals 8 13 6 6 5 7 1 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare W(4-5) 9 8 2 2 3 2 1 38 4.11 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 2 1 38 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Dent singled to center; May forced Dent (first to shortstop); D. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland flied out to center; Meyer walked; Horton walked [Meyer to second]; Freehan singled to shortstop [Meyer to third, Horton to second]; Pierce singled to center [Meyer scored, Horton scored, Freehan to third]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson lined to left; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston walked; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez singled to left; LeFlore singled to center [Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing struck out; Kelly lined to shortstop; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Meyer singled to right; STANLEY RAN FOR MEYER; Horton singled to center [Stanley to second]; OSBORN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Freehan flied out to center [Stanley to third]; Pierce forced Horton (first to shortstop) [Stanley scored]; Roberts flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez lined to left; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston singled to center; Stein flied out to right; Downing homered [Hairston scored]; Kelly flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to center; Horton singled to center [Stanley to third]; Freehan homered [Stanley scored, Horton scored]; HAMILTON REPLACED OSBORN (PITCHING); Pierce made an out to second; Roberts struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to center; D. Johnson forced May (shortstop to second); Henderson singled to center [D. Johnson to third]; Melton lined to shortstop; Hairston walked [Henderson to second]; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer walked; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled to center [Veryzer to third]; Stanley walked [Sutherland to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Horton lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to center; Dent singled to left; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan walked; Pierce singled to right [Freehan to second]; Roberts struck out; Veryzer reached on an error by Melton [Freehan to third, Pierce to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Johnson struck out; Henderson singled to center; Melton flied out to center; Hairston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to center; Horton singled to left [Stanley to second]; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 9TH: NYMAN BATTED FOR STEIN; Nyman grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing flied out to left; Kelly doubled to center; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6. |
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