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Saturday July 26, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Dennis Eckersley, Indians' rookie righthander, posted his second shutout of the season and brought his record to 7-3 with a 6-0 victory over the Tigers. The Indians started Mickey Lolich on the road to defeat in the second inning, scoring two runs on a walk to Frank Robinson, double by Charlie Spikes and single by Frank Duffy. Alan Ashby homered in the fourth. George Hendrick singled and Rico Carty hit for the circuit in the fifth. The final run followed in the ninth on a single by Duffy and triple by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 26, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      0  2  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .297      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Bell 3b               5   0   1   1     0   2   .243      Knox 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Hendrick rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Carty 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .291      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
  Powell 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .256
Robinson dh           1   1   1   0     3   0   .250      Pierce 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .234
Spikes lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .209      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Ashby c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .165      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Duffy ss              4   1   2   2     0   0   .223      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               33   0   7   0     2  10

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Powell, Pierce
Doubles: Spikes (9), Pierce (4), Oglivie (4)
Triples: Bell (1), Roberts (4)
Home Runs: Ashby (4), Carty (8)
GIDP: Spikes (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(7-3)        9     7   0   0   2  10   0  35   2.31
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2  10   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-9)          9    10   6   6   4   6   2  40   3.38
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   6   2  40

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; Manning was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Pierce [Manning to second];
Bell struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to first)
[Manning to third]; Carty made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore made an out to shortstop; Knox lined to
right; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Robinson walked; Spikes doubled to left [Robinson
to third]; Ashby struck out; Brohamer struck out; Duffy singled
to left [Robinson scored, Spikes scored, Duffy to second];
Manning singled [Duffy to third]; Bell was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Freehan struck out; Pierce
walked; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (third to first); Robinson walked; Spikes forced
Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Veryzer made an
out to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby homered; Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to
first); Duffy lined to center; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Knox singled; Oglivie forced Knox (second to
shortstop); Horton struck out; Freehan singled to center
[Oglivie out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell flied out to left; Hendrick singled to left;
Carty homered [Hendrick scored]; Robinson walked; Spikes
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Robinson
out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Pierce doubled to right; Roberts flied out to right
[Pierce to third]; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Ashby flied to left in foul territory; Brohamer was
called out on strikes; Duffy grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore struck out; Knox walked; Oglivie flied out
to center; Horton singled to center [Knox to second]; Freehan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning lined to second; Bell grounded out (second
to first); Hendrick lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Pierce flied out to center; Roberts flied out to
center; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty struck out; Robinson singled to left; Spikes
walked [Robinson to second]; Ashby flied out to left; Brohamer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer singled
to left; Powell dropped a foul fly hit by LeFlore for an error;
LeFlore was called out on strikes; Knox flied out to right;
Oglivie doubled to right [Veryzer to third]; Horton made an out
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy singled; Manning grounded out (second to
first) [Duffy to second]; Bell tripled to right [Duffy scored];
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Powell flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan was called out on strikes; Pierce grounded
out (first to second to pitcher); Roberts tripled to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 0.



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