Monday September 1, 1975
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The Tigers rallied for four runs in the seventh inning on a walk and five singles to defeat the Brewers, 5-4. The Brewers also had a four-run inning, scoring in the fifth with the aid of a triple by George Scott and doubles by Robin Yount and Hank Aaron to take a 4-1 lead.

Ben Oglivie walked to open the Tigers' rally with one out in the seventh and Tom Veryzer singled. After Billy Baldwin was retired for the second out, consecutive singles by Gary Sutherland, Dan Meyer, Willie Horton and Bill Freehan produced the Tigers' four runs. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 2 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x - 5 11 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Sheldon 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .327 LeFlore cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .263 Moore lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .286 Baldwin pr,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Scott 1b 5 1 1 1 0 3 .280 Sutherland 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Aaron dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .228 Meyer 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Horton dh 4 0 3 2 0 1 .273 Hegan rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Freehan c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .254 Thomas pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Bianco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Lezcano rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Oglivie lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Money 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Veryzer ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Sharp cf,rf,cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .241 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yount ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Austin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 11 4 2 7 Totals 34 5 11 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 7,584 Left on Base: Brewers 8, Tigers 8 DP: Brewers 3, Tigers 1 Errors: Money, Yount Doubles: Yount (24), Aaron (14) Triples: Scott (4) Sacrifice Flies: Sheldon (1) GIDP: Porter (7), Roberts (7) Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (2,by Travers) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers 6.2 7 4 3 2 3 0 29 3.82 Austin L(2-3) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.50 Murphy 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.62 Rodriguez 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.18 Totals 8 11 5 4 2 3 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 0 21 3.86 Lemanczyk W(2-4) 4.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 18 4.61 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 7 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Travers (10) Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (6) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy BREWERS 1ST: Sheldon grounded out (third to first); Moore flied out to right; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Yount; Sutherland lined to right; Meyer singled [LeFlore to second]; Horton singled [LeFlore scored (unearned), Meyer to third]; Freehan lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Meyer out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 2ND: Aaron singled; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; Hegan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez reached on an error by Money; Roberts grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Money singled; Sharp singled [Money to second]; Yount forced Money (pitcher to third) [Sharp to second]; Sheldon made an out to third; Moore walked [Sharp to third, Yount to second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Hegan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Horton struck out; Freehan singled; Rodriguez walked [Freehan to second]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 5TH: Money singled; Sharp singled [Money to second]; Yount doubled [Money scored, Sharp to third]; Sheldon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sharp scored]; Moore struck out; Scott tripled [Yount scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Aaron doubled [Scott scored]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Veryzer struck out; LeFlore was hit by a pitch; BALDWIN RAN FOR LEFLORE; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. BREWERS 6TH: BALDWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hegan walked; THOMAS RAN FOR HEGAN; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Money struck out; Sharp grounded out (first unassisted) [Thomas to third]; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SHARP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Horton singled; Freehan singled [Horton to second]; Rodriguez lined into a double play (third to second) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. BREWERS 7TH: Sheldon lined to center; Moore was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie walked; Veryzer singled [Oglivie to second]; Baldwin popped to first in foul territory [Oglivie to third]; Sutherland singled [Oglivie scored, Veryzer to second]; AUSTIN REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Meyer singled [Veryzer scored, Sutherland to second]; MURPHY REPLACED AUSTIN (PITCHING); Horton singled [Sutherland scored, Meyer to third]; Freehan singled [Meyer scored, Horton to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 5. BREWERS 8TH: Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Porter singled; BIANCO BATTED FOR THOMAS; Bianco flied out to center; Money lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: LEZCANO REPLACED BIANCO (PLAYING RF); SHARP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Roberts grounded out (third to first); Oglivie lined to shortstop; Veryzer singled; Baldwin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 5. BREWERS 9TH: Sharp struck out; Yount singled; Sheldon singled [Yount to second]; Moore flied out to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 5.

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