The Tigers came from behind to gain an 8-7 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before losing the second game to the Indians, 7-2. In the opener, Jack Pierce homered for the Tigers with a man on base in the second inning, but the Indians tied the score in the third and erupted for five runs in the fourth, three crossing the plate on a homer by Jack Brohamer. The Tigers began their comeback with a circuit clout by Leon Roberts in the fifth and pulled even in the sixth with a two-run single by Pierce and two-run double by Tom Veryzer. Then in the eighth, Pierce doubled and scored the winning run on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez.

The Tigers quieted down in the nightcap, collecting only four hits. Their two runs scored on Pierce's second homer of the day. Before Pierce's poke, the Indians already had built up a 7-0 lead. Oscar Gamble drove in three runs with a double and homer. Rick Manning accounted for two RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      27, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  1  4    0  1  x  -   8 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf         3   1   1   2     2   0   .235      LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Brohamer 2b           4   2   2   3     1   0   .269      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  Hood pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .266
Manning cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Horton dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Powell 1b             5   0   4   2     0   0   .298      Freehan c             3   2   1   0     0   1   .257
Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Pierce 1b             4   3   3   4     0   1   .250
  Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Roberts rf            2   1   1   1     1   1   .279
Gamble dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .246      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .234
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .246      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .223
Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .160      Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     5   3             Totals               33   8  11   8     2   5

Time of Game: 2:55
Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Pierce
Doubles: Bell (9), Oglivie (5), Veryzer (7), Pierce (5)
Triples: Oglivie (1), Rodriguez (2)
Home Runs: Brohamer (5), Pierce (6), Roberts (10)
Stolen Bases: Powell (1), Gamble (5), Manning (9), Horton (1)
Caught Stealing: Gamble (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (3)
GIDP: Spikes (6), Brohamer (4)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (5,by Beene)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich                   5     6   5   5   1   3   2  22   4.42
Beene                   2     3   2   2   1   2   0  10   5.94
LaRoche L(4-3)          1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.82
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   5   2  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker                  3     4   2   2   1   1   0  14   4.69
Lemanczyk               0.1   4   5   5   1   0   1   6   5.37
Arroyo W(1-0)           4.2   2   0   0   2   1   0  16   8.10
Reynolds SV(3)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.40
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Beene (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein walked; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first) [Lowenstein to second]; Manning flied out to left; Powell
singled [Lowenstein to third]; Powell stole second; Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble reached on an error by Pierce; Gamble stole
second; Bell grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gamble to third]; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Freehan singled to
center; Pierce homered [Freehan scored]; Roberts walked;
Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
singled to center; Manning singled to right [Brohamer to third];
Manning stole second; Powell singled to right [Brohamer scored,
Manning scored]; Spikes grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Sutherland
was called out on strikes; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Gamble
singled; Bell singled to left [Gamble to second]; Ashby walked
[Gamble to third, Bell to second]; Duffy made an out to
shortstop; Lowenstein singled to left [Gamble scored, Bell
scored, Ashby to third, Lowenstein to second]; Brohamer homered
[Ashby scored, Lowenstein scored]; ARROYO REPLACED LEMANCZYK
(PITCHING); Manning grounded out (second to first); Powell
singled to right; Spikes forced Powell (shortstop to second); 5
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Freehan flied
out to center; Pierce struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble made an out to second; Bell doubled to left;
Ashby flied out to center [Bell to third]; Duffy lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Roberts homered; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
singled to right; Sutherland forced LeFlore (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein walked; Brohamer grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at second];
Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to right; Horton singled [Oglivie
stayed at second]; BEENE REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Freehan was
hit by a pitch [Oglivie to third, Horton to second]; Pierce
singled to right [Oglivie scored, Horton scored, Freehan to
second]; Roberts was called out on strikes; Rodriguez made an
out to second; Veryzer doubled to right [Freehan scored, Pierce
scored, Veryzer out at third (catcher to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Spikes
struck out; Gamble walked; Gamble was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie tripled to center; Horton was
walked intentionally; Horton stole second; Freehan struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby
grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Pierce doubled to
right; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Pierce to third]; Rodriguez tripled to center [Pierce scored];
Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice [Rodriguez out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; LeFlore forced Veryzer (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer walked; HOOD RAN FOR
BROHAMER; Manning flied out to center; Powell singled to center
[Hood to second]; CARTY BATTED FOR SPIKES; Carty was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 8.