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.

The White Sox came back with a pair in the fifth on a single by Jerry Hairston and homer by Brian Downing, but Freehan settled the issue in the Tigers' half, hitting for the circuit and driving in Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton, who were on base with singles. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      9, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White 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.