The Tigers erupted for all their runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Indians, 4-3, but lost the services of John Hiller, their ace reliever, who pulled a muscle in the back of his upper left arm. In the fourth, Ben Oglivie doubled and Willie Horton singled to tie the score at 1-1. After another single by Bill Freehan, Mickey Stanley tripled and scored himself on a single by Gene Michael.

Alan Ashby homered with a man on base for the Indians in the seventh, forcing the exit of Ray Bare. Hiller worked two innings and struck out six, including five in a row, before being forced to leave the game. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Manning cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Powell 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .289      Horton dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .267
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Freehan c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Stanley 1b            4   1   4   2     0   0   .256
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Spikes lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .207      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .221
Ashby c               3   1   2   2     0   0   .162      Michael 2b            4   0   2   1     0   2   .219
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .162        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     1  11             Totals               31   4  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 25,627
Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Oglivie (3)
Triples: Stanley (3)
Home Runs: Ashby (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Rodriguez (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4)
GIDP: Freehan (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(3-6)             5.1   7   3   3   0   3   0  23   4.69
Brown                   2.2   3   1   1   3   2   0  13   5.02
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   5   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare W(6-5)             6.1   7   3   3   0   3   1  26   4.01
Hiller                  2     1   0   0   1   6   0   8   2.17
Reynolds SV(2)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   5.58
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1  11   1  36

Wild Pitches: Hood (5)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to right; Brohamer flied out to
center; Manning singled to right [Bell to third, Manning to
second]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bell scored];
Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop
to first); Roberts singled to left; Horton made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Spikes
struck out; Ashby singled; Duffy forced Ashby (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
singled to center; Rodriguez forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to right; Brohamer flied out to
right; Manning singled; Powell singled to left [Manning to
second]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Michael was called out on strikes; LeFlore flied out
to right; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble flied out to center; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts struck out; Horton grounded out (third to
first); Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied out to center; Bell flied out to left;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled to left; Rodriguez made an out to
shortstop; Veryzer forced Stanley (shortstop to second); Michael
singled to center [Veryzer to second]; LeFlore forced Michael
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers
0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to left; Roberts grounded out
(second to first) [Oglivie to third]; Horton singled to left
[Oglivie scored]; Hood threw a wild pitch [Horton to second];
Freehan singled to left [Horton to third]; BROWN REPLACED HOOD
(PITCHING); Stanley tripled [Horton scored, Freehan scored];
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer walked;
Michael singled [Stanley scored, Veryzer to second]; LeFlore
forced Michael (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble made an out to shortstop; Spikes singled to
left; Ashby homered [Spikes scored]; HILLER REPLACED BARE
(PITCHING); Duffy was called out on strikes; Bell struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie walked; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Oglivie to second]; Horton was walked
intentionally; Freehan grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer struck out; Manning struck out; Powell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley singled to center; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stanley to second]; Veryzer
struck out; Michael struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick singled to left; CARTY BATTED FOR GAMBLE;
Carty struck out; Spikes walked [Hendrick to second]; REYNOLDS
REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ASHBY;
Lowenstein struck out; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Sudakis was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
4.