Dennis Eckersley, Indians' rookie righthander who will not be 21 years old until the season is over, brought his record to 11-5 by defeating the Tigers, 4-2. Rick Manning and Oscar Gamble each scored two of the Indians' runs. One of Gamble's runs came on a homer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Indians 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 x - 4 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Knox 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Manning cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Baldwin cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Oglivie lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 Powell 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .294 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Pierce 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .237 Gamble lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .263 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Ashby c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .211 Roberts rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .260 Duffy ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .231 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freehan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LeFlore pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .247 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 4 8 Totals 32 4 9 4 0 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 7,851 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Indians 6 DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1 Errors: Kuiper Triples: Manning (4) Home Runs: Oglivie (6), Gamble (11) Stolen Bases: Gamble (10), Manning (15) Sacrifice Hits: Manning (7) GIDP: Knox (4) Hit by Pitch: Gamble (2,by Lemanczyk) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(2-5) 8 9 4 4 0 4 1 34 4.60 Totals 8 9 4 4 0 4 1 34 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(11-5) 8.1 6 2 1 3 8 1 34 2.35 LaRoche SV(14) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.23 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 8 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (3) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Hank Morgenweck TIGERS 1ST: Knox was called out on strikes; Baldwin singled to center; Oglivie flied out to center; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kuiper to second]; Hendrick flied out to right; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Pierce struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss walked; Roberts walked [Wockenfuss to second]; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Gamble was hit by a pitch; Gamble stole second; Bell flied out to center [Gamble to third]; Ashby singled to center [Gamble scored]; Duffy singled to center [Ashby to second]; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. TIGERS 3RD: Knox grounded out (first unassisted); Baldwin struck out; Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Manning tripled to right; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Manning scored]; Carty flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 4TH: Horton singled to center; Pierce flied out to left; Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Gamble homered; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby made an out to third; Duffy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3. TIGERS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Veryzer singled; Knox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning singled to center; Manning stole second; Hendrick made an out to second; Powell singled to left [Manning scored]; Carty made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 4. TIGERS 6TH: Baldwin made an out to shortstop; Oglivie homered; Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; Pierce struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Gamble flied out to center; Bell singled to center; Ashby flied out to left; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; Roberts singled to center; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning flied out to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 8TH: Knox walked; Baldwin struck out; Oglivie flied out to right; Horton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty flied out to right; Gamble singled to left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 9TH: Pierce singled to center; Rodriguez reached on an error by Kuiper [Pierce to second]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; BROWN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; LAROCHE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); FREEHAN BATTED FOR BROWN; Freehan singled to center [Pierce to third, Rodriguez to second]; LEFLORE RAN FOR FREEHAN; Veryzer walked [Pierce scored (unearned), Rodriguez to third, LeFlore to second]; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR KNOX; Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory; Baldwin flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 4.

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