Fritz Peterson posted his eighth straight victory, pitching a shutout in the second game, as the Indians swept over the Tigers in a doubleheader, 7-2 and 9-0. Oscar Gamble and George Hendrick led the Indians at bat. Hendrick hammered a homer and single in the opener, driving in three runs, and Gamble also hit for the circuit. In the nightcap, Gamble smashed his second homer of the day and tripled to account for three RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Indians      3  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  x  -   7 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Knox 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Baldwin rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Manning cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .291
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Hendrick rf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .263
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Powell 1b             4   1   2   0     0   2   .296
Oglivie lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Carty dh              2   1   1   1     2   0   .305
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Gamble lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .266
Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .256
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Ashby c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .218
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Duffy ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .229
LeFlore cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .261      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   1     3   3             Totals               32   7  11   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:13
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 7
DP: Tigers 2, Indians 1
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Oglivie (10), Powell (13)
Home Runs: Oglivie (7), Hendrick (21), Gamble (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Duffy (4)
GIDP: Horton (16), Duffy (11), Carty (14)
Hit by Pitch: Manning (2,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(9-16)         8    11   7   7   4   5   2  38   5.71
Totals                  8    11   7   7   4   5   2  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(6-14)           6     6   2   2   3   2   1  26   3.99
Buskey SV(6)            3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.78
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (9)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Knox grounded out (pitcher to first); Baldwin made
an out to pitcher; Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Manning was hit by a
pitch; Hendrick homered [Manning scored]; Powell doubled to
right; Carty singled to right [Powell scored, Carty out at
second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; Gamble made an out to
second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell struck out; Ashby flied out to right; Duffy
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss flied out to left; LeFlore walked;
Veryzer made an out to third; Knox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
flied out to right; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Baldwin walked; Meyer singled to right [Baldwin to
third]; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Baldwin scored (no RBI), Meyer out at second];
Oglivie homered; Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty walked; Gamble struck out; Bell flied out to
center; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; LeFlore singled;
Veryzer forced LeFlore (third to second); Knox walked [Veryzer
to second]; Baldwin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled to left; Manning walked [Kuiper to second]; Hendrick
flied out to center; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer struck out; Horton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oglivie doubled to center; Rodriguez lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty walked; Gamble singled to right [Carty to
third]; Bell lined to shortstop; Ashby singled to right [Carty
scored, Gamble to third]; Duffy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss singled to center; LeFlore singled to
left [Wockenfuss to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
Veryzer forced Wockenfuss (third to shortstop) [LeFlore to
second]; Knox forced Veryzer (second unassisted) [LeFlore to
third]; Baldwin flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to right; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Hendrick singled to
center [Kuiper scored]; Powell singled to right [Hendrick to
third]; Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer lined to second; Horton struck out; Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING C ); Gamble
homered; Bell walked; Ashby singled to right [Bell to third];
Duffy hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bell scored, Ashby to
second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to third];
Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Indians 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez made an out to second; BROWN BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Brown grounded out (second to first); LeFlore grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians
7.