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.

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