Willie Horton hit a pair of two-run homers, his first blow capping a seven-run outburst in the fifth inning, as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 11-2. After the Indians took the lead with a round-tripper by George Hendrick in the fourth, the Tigers erupted in the fifth.

Tom Veryzer drove in two runs with a single and Dan Meyer batted in three runs with a double before Horton hit his first circuit clout of the game. Horton and Bill Freehan climaxed the Tigers' scoring with back-to-back homers in the ninth, Horton's drive coming with Meyer on base. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  7  0    0  1  3  -  11 15  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Roberts rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .259      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Sutherland 2b         3   1   0   0     2   0   .250        Crosby 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Meyer 1b              4   2   2   3     0   1   .255      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
  Pierce 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Hendrick rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Horton dh             5   2   3   4     0   0   .270      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Freehan c             5   1   2   1     0   1   .252      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     1   2   .257      Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Oglivie lf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .271      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .209
Veryzer ss            4   2   3   2     0   0   .246      Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  15  11     3   7             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  4,108
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Meyer (17), Veryzer (9), Duffy (19)
Home Runs: Horton 2 (23), Freehan (14), Hendrick (20)
Stolen Bases: Freehan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (5)
GIDP: Freehan (10), Duffy (10)
Hit by Pitch: Meyer (2,by LaRoche)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(11-10)          9     7   2   2   2   2   1  34   3.76
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-1)            4.1   8   6   6   1   3   0  21   3.38
Brown                   1.2   2   1   1   2   1   1   9   4.60
Andersen                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Buskey                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.92
LaRoche                 1     3   3   3   0   2   2   7   2.25
Totals                  9    15  11  11   3   7   3  44

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (2)
Wild Pitches: Ruhle (2), Brown (5)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dale Ford


TIGERS 1ST: 1:23 rain delay before start of game; Roberts
struck out; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled to right; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper struck out; Manning grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to left; Freehan stole second;
Rodriguez flied out to right; Oglivie struck out; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty
grounded out (third to first); Gamble walked; Bell forced Gamble
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Sutherland grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled; Manning flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer struck out; Horton singled to left; Freehan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Horton
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Powell flied out to left; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Oglivie singled to left
[Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore singled [Rodriguez to third,
Oglivie to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Rodriguez scored,
Oglivie scored, LeFlore to second]; Roberts out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to third, Veryzer to second];
Sutherland was walked intentionally; Meyer doubled to left
[LeFlore scored, Veryzer scored, Sutherland scored]; BROWN
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Horton homered [Meyer scored];
Freehan was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked; Oglivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled; Ruhle threw a wild pitch [Bell to
second]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy doubled
to center [Bell scored]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first)
[Duffy to third]; Manning was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Veryzer singled; Brown
threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutherland walked; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Powell
singled to right; Carty flied out to right; Gamble flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSEN
REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Horton popped to first in foul
territory; Debut game for Larry Andersen; Freehan flied
out to center; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to center; Ashby walked; Duffy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Indians
2.

TIGERS 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); LeFlore flied out to right;
Veryzer doubled to center; Roberts singled to center [Veryzer
scored, Roberts out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Crosby grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
singled; Hendrick singled to left [Manning to second]; Powell
lined into a double play (second to first) [Hendrick out at
first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Sutherland flied
out to right; Meyer was hit by a pitch; Horton homered [Meyer
scored]; Freehan homered; Rodriguez struck out; Oglivie singled
to left; LeFlore struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: PIERCE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 1B); Carty flied out
to center; Gamble flied out to right; Bell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 11, Indians 2.