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.