The Tigers scored their third successive victory after a 19-game losing streak, defeating the A's, 5-3, with help of a three-run homer by Bill Freehan. The Tiger catcher connected in the third after singles by Gary Sutherland and Dan Meyer to give Joe Coleman his first victory in nearly a month.

Gene Tenace's solo homer gave Oakland its first run in the sixth. The Tigers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second against loser Vida Blue on a walk and singles by Aurelio Rodriguez and Ben Oglivie. Their final run came in the ninth on singles by Oglivie and Ron LeFlore, combined with an error by A's shortstop Bert Campaneris. Other A's tallies came on RBI hits by Tenace on an eighth-inning single and Reggie Jackson's ninth-inning double. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Monday, August 18, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers       0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   3 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .267      North cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Sutherland 2b         4   1   2   0     1   0   .253      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     1   1   .263
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Bando 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .199
Horton dh             4   1   2   0     1   1   .275      Jackson rf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Freehan c             4   1   1   3     0   1   .256      C. Washington lf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .310
Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .264        Mangual pr,lf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .221
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Oglivie lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .275      Tenace c              3   1   2   2     1   1   .249
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Holt 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                            McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  13   4     3   6             Totals               37   3  11   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 24,488
Left on Base: Tigers 8, A's 11
DP: Tigers 1, A's 3
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Horton (10), Jackson 2 (31), C. Washington (19)
Triples: Roberts (5)
Home Runs: Freehan (13), Tenace (19)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (21)
Sacrifice Hits: LeFlore (3), Veryzer (2)
GIDP: Meyer 2 (14), Freehan (8), Garner (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(9-14)         9    11   3   3   4   3   1  41   5.48
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   3   1  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(16-10)           4.2   8   4   4   2   4   1  22   3.15
Abbott                  4     5   1   0   1   2   0  17   3.87
Lindblad                0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.97
Todd                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.79
Totals                  9    13   5   4   3   6   1  40

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled; Meyer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris struck out; Bando flied
out to center; Jackson doubled [North to third]; C. Washington
walked; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton walked; Freehan struck out; Roberts made an
out to shortstop; Rodriguez singled [Horton to second]; Oglivie
singled [Horton scored, Rodriguez to third]; Veryzer made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Holt flied out to center; Garner
made an out to third; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland
singled; Meyer singled [Sutherland to second]; Horton struck
out; Freehan homered [Sutherland scored, Meyer scored]; Roberts
tripled; Rodriguez flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole second;
Campaneris stole third; Bando flied out to left; Jackson reached
on a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at home (third to
catcher)]; C. Washington singled [Jackson to third]; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Holt singled;
Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Holt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland walked; Meyer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sutherland out at second];
Horton doubled; ABBOTT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Freehan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North flied out to left; Campaneris walked; Bando
popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Williams flied out to left; Tenace homered; Holt flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer singled; LeFlore out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Veryzer to second]; Sutherland popped to
catcher in foul territory; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner flied out to center; North singled;
Campaneris forced North (shortstop to second); Bando singled
[Campaneris to third]; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton singled; Freehan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; Roberts
singled; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington doubled; MANGUAL RAN FOR C.
WASHINGTON; Williams popped to third in foul territory; Tenace
singled [Mangual scored]; Holt flied out to left; MCKINNEY
BATTED FOR GARNER; McKinney popped to catcher in foul territory;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); Oglivie singled; Veryzer out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oglivie to second]; LeFlore
singled [Oglivie scored (error by Campaneris) (unearned) (no
RBI), LeFlore to second]; Sutherland flied out to right;
LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Meyer walked (walk was
charged to Abbott); TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled; Bando made an out to shortstop; Jackson doubled
[Campaneris scored]; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

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