The Yankees tagged Mickey Lolich with the 12th defeat in his last 13 decisions, 3-0, as Rudy May shut out the Tigers on seven hits. Graig Nettles homered to lead off the second. The Yankees scored the final two runs in the fourth on Rick Dempsey's double, an error and a single by Bobby Bonds. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Yankees      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .257      Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .264
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Munson dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .315
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .290
Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Bladt cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .214
Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               34   3   8   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,944
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Meyer, Rodriguez, Bonds
Doubles: Roberts (16), Dempsey (7)
Home Runs: Nettles (19)
Stolen Bases: White (15), Bladt (3), Stanley (2)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (2)
GIDP: Freehan (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(11-17)         8     8   3   1   2   7   1  36   3.74
Totals                  8     8   3   1   2   7   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(13-10)            9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33   3.07
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33

Passed Balls: Freehan (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
grounded out (second to first); Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Alomar
grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled; White stole
second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled; Freehan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles homered; Chambliss struck out (catcher to
first); Dempsey flied out to left; Bladt singled; Stanley
singled [Bladt to second]; Bladt stole third and Stanley stole
second; Bonds was walked intentionally; Alomar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Roberts grounded out (catcher to first); Veryzer singled to
right [Veryzer to second (error by Bonds)]; LeFlore was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Munson struck
out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Meyer singled;
Horton flied out to center; Meyer was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss lined to center; Dempsey doubled; Bladt
reached on an error by Rodriguez [Dempsey scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Bladt to second]; Stanley grounded out (third to first);
Bonds singled [Bladt scored (unearned), Bonds to second (on
throw to home)]; Alomar was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rodriguez made an out to second; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White struck out; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bladt grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland singled; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Sutherland to second]; Horton grounded out (third to
first); Freehan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley flied out to right; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Alomar singled; White forced Alomar (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); Roberts doubled; Veryzer walked; LeFlore
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled; Nettles reached on an error by
Meyer [Munson to second]; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Munson
to third, Nettles to second]; Chambliss struck out; Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bladt walked; Stanley flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Meyer
flied out to right; Horton singled; Freehan singled [Horton to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 3.