Bobby Bonds socked his first A. L. homer -- a three-run shot that highlighted a five-run outburst in the third inning -- and also added two singles to help power the Yankees to an 11-3 verdict over the Tigers. Bonds' circuit clout was preceded by Roy White's single and Elliott Maddox's double, a fly misplayed by Ron LeFlore.

Ron Blomberg followed Bonds' homer with another homer and singles by Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson and Jim Mason brought in the fifth run of the inning. Munson also singled in runs in the sixth and eighth. Doc Medich went the route for the second time this season and has the only Yankee victories so far. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  0  5    3  0  1    0  1  0  -  11 17  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              6   2   3   0     0   0   .500      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .182
Maddox cf             4   3   2   0     2   0   .310      Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   2     0   1   .217
Bonds rf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .219      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Blomberg dh           4   2   2   2     1   1   .238      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .318      Freehan c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .167
Nettles 3b            3   2   2   0     2   0   .233      Meyer lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
Munson c              5   0   3   2     0   1   .393      James rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Mason ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .167      Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .042      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  11  17   9     5   3             Totals               37   3  11   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,047
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Sutherland, Rodriguez 2
Doubles: Chambliss (3), Maddox (1), White (1), Nettles (1), Blomberg (1), Freehan (1), Sutherland (1), LeFlore (1)
Home Runs: Bonds (1), Blomberg (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Alomar (1), Nettles (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-1)           9    11   3   3   0   6   0  37   3.04
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   6   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(0-2)          2.1   8   6   5   2   2   2  16  11.88
Lemanczyk               5.2   9   5   4   3   1   0  28   7.04
Bare                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.06
Totals                  9    17  11   9   5   3   2  47

Balks: Coleman (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by HP umpire
Jim McKean sometime in game; White grounded out (first to
pitcher); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Bonds singled
[Maddox scored (error by Rodriguez) (unearned) (no RBI), Bonds
out at third (first to shortstop)]; Blomberg grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland struck out; Horton
singled; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled; Nettles walked; Munson struck
out; Coleman balked [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second];
Mason struck out; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan struck out; Meyer grounded out (second to
first); James grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled; Maddox doubled [White to third];
Bonds homered [White scored, Maddox scored]; Blomberg homered;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled;
Munson singled [Nettles to second]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Mason singled [Nettles scored, Munson to second];
Alomar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mason out at second]; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (catcher to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; LeFlore singled; Sutherland grounded out
(second to first); 49 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled; Maddox singled [White to second];
Bonds singled [White to third, Maddox to second]; Blomberg
walked [White scored, Maddox to third, Bonds to second];
Chambliss reached on an error by Sutherland [Maddox scored
(RBI), Bonds to third, Blomberg to second]; Nettles grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonds scored
(unearned), Blomberg to third, Chambliss out at second]; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Colbert popped to
catcher in foul territory; Freehan doubled; Meyer singled
[Freehan scored]; James popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason flied out to left; Alomar lined to shortstop;
White doubled; Maddox walked; Bonds forced Maddox (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled; Rodriguez singled [Veryzer to
second]; LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland doubled
[Veryzer scored, Rodriguez to third]; Horton hit into a double
play to center [Rodriguez out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); Nettles doubled; Munson singled [Nettles scored];
Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 10, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Colbert popped to first in foul territory; Freehan
made an out to second; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Rodriguez dropped a foul fly hit by Alomar for an
error; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out
to left; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 10, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: James grounded out (second to first); Veryzer struck
out; Rodriguez singled; LeFlore doubled [Rodriguez to third];
Sutherland singled [Rodriguez scored, LeFlore to third]; Horton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
10, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
doubled; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blomberg
to third]; Nettles walked; Munson singled [Blomberg scored,
Nettles to second]; Mason flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Colbert struck out; Freehan singled; Meyer grounded
out (first unassisted) [Freehan to second]; James grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: BARE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Alomar flied
out to center; White flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.