Bill Freehan homered in the second inning and the Tigers added another run in the third on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Ron LeFlore to defeat the Royals, 2-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Lerrin LaGrow. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      12, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Wohlford rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .288
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Oglivie rf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .215      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      McRae lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .314
Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Solaita dh            3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Pierce 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225        Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .236      Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Rodriguez 3b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 17,944
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Royals 7
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 2
Errors: Wohlford
Doubles: Rodriguez (12)
Home Runs: Freehan (9)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (25), Brett (7), Scott (2)
Caught Stealing: Veryzer (3)
GIDP: Sutherland (9), Horton (11), Brett (6)
Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (2,by Fitzmorris)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow W(6-8)           9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34   4.11
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(9-6)       9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35   3.68
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Fitzmorris (4)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie was hit by a pitch;
Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Brett singled; Brett stole
second; Mayberry flied out to left; McRae walked; Solaita lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan homered; Pierce grounded out (first to
pitcher); Stanley struck out; Veryzer flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Cowens flied
out to left; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled; LeFlore singled [Rodriguez
scored]; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out (first to
pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Oglivie struck out; Horton flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to left; Wohlford was called out on
strikes; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (second to first); Pierce
grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled; McRae struck out; Solaita flied
out to left; Rojas forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled; Rodriguez walked [Veryzer to
second]; LeFlore lined to center [Veryzer to third]; Sutherland
struck out; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Freehan flied out to left; Pierce
singled; Stanley walked [Pierce to second]; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
singled; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae singled [Brett to
third]; Solaita walked [McRae to second]; Rojas flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by Wohlford; LeFlore
flied out to center; Sutherland grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens lined to center; Martinez flied out to
center; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie singled; Horton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Oglivie out at second]; Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford singled; Brett grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second];
Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Pierce popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer singled; Veryzer was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae lined to first; Solaita singled; SCOTT RAN FOR
SOLAITA; Scott stole second; Rojas flied out to right; Cowens
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.