Rudy May pitched a three-hitter and gained his 10th victory when the Yankees scored in the sixth inning on doubles by Bobby Bonds and Roy White and a single by Thurman Munson to defeat the Tigers, 2-1. The Tigers' run came in the previous stanza. Aurelio Rodriguez doubled, advanced to third after the catch on a fly by Ben Oglivie and scored on a sacrifice fly by Gene Michael. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      30, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .248
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Bladt cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      White lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Munson c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .311
Freehan 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Piniella dh           2   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Wockenfuss c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Michael ss            2   0   0   1     0   0   .197      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   7             Totals               29   2   5   2     1   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 12,591
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Yankees 4
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Nettles, Chambliss
Doubles: Rodriguez (15), Bonds (14), White (20)
Caught Stealing: Sutherland (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Michael (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-10)         8     5   2   2   1   5   0  30   3.32
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   5   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(10-6)             9     3   1   1   1   7   0  32   3.26
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore made an out to shortstop; Sutherland walked;
Roberts struck out while Sutherland was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds struck out (catcher to first); Bladt grounded
out (second to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Freehan singled;
Wockenfuss grounded out (first unassisted) [Freehan to second];
Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Piniella made an out to second;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie reached on an error by Chambliss; Michael
grounded out (third to first) [Oglivie to second]; LeFlore
struck out (catcher to first); Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
popped to first in foul territory; Stanley lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
singled; Freehan forced Horton (third to second); Wockenfuss was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Bonds struck out; Bladt grounded out (shortstop to
first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez doubled; Oglivie flied out to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Michael hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Piniella
walked; Nettles singled [Piniella to third]; Chambliss flied out
to right; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
doubled; Bladt lined to right; White doubled [Bonds scored];
Munson singled [White scored]; Piniella flied out to right; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan flied out to center; Wockenfuss struck out;
Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to first in foul territory;
Chambliss struck out; Alomar singled; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Bonds struck out (catcher to first); Bladt grounded
out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland reached on an error by Nettles; Roberts
struck out; Horton struck out; Freehan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.