Wednesday April 23, 1975
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Driving in two runs apiece, George Hendrick and Jack Brohamer batted the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. Tommy McCraw opened the game with a single, advanced on an infield out, stole third and scored on a single by Hendrick. Oscar Gamble doubled and Brohamer homered in the fourth before the Indians added their deckiding run on doubles by Leron Lee and Hendrick in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McCraw 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .316 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Lee lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Sutherland 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .256 Berry lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Horton dh 2 0 1 0 2 0 .263 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .278 Knox pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellis c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gamble dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Freehan c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .176 Spikes rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Meyer lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .156 James rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Brohamer 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .258 Veryzer ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 .233 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Michael ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 10 4 0 5 Totals 31 3 6 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 5,470 Left on Base: Indians 7, Tigers 4 DP: Indians 3, Tigers 0 Errors: Bell Doubles: Gamble (3), Lee (1), Hendrick (2), McCraw (1), Sutherland (2) Home Runs: Brohamer (1), Sutherland (1), Freehan (2) Stolen Bases: McCraw (2), Lee (1), Duffy (1) GIDP: James (1), Colbert (3) Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1,by Coleman) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA J. Perry W(1-2) 5.2 6 3 3 1 2 2 23 5.03 Hood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Buskey SV(2) 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 1.42 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 3 2 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(0-3) 6 9 4 4 0 4 1 28 9.42 Walker 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.86 Totals 9 10 4 4 0 5 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy INDIANS 1ST: McCraw singled to left; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first) [McCraw to second]; McCraw stole third; Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [McCraw scored]; Ellis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Horton singled to center; Colbert forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Gamble singled to right; Spikes flied out to left; Bell singled to right [Gamble to second]; Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; Duffy forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to left; Meyer flied out to left; James grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. INDIANS 3RD: McCraw made an out to third; Lee singled to right; Lee stole second; Hendrick struck out; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland doubled to right [Veryzer scored]; Horton was walked intentionally; Colbert flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1. INDIANS 4TH: Gamble doubled to left; Spikes struck out; Bell flied out to right [Gamble to third]; Brohamer homered [Gamble scored]; Duffy made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer flied out to left; James made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1. INDIANS 5TH: McCraw flied out to center; Lee doubled to right; Hendrick doubled to left [Lee scored]; Ellis was hit by a pitch; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick to third, Ellis to second]; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez made an out to third; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 1. INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled to right; Duffy forced Brohamer (second to shortstop); Duffy stole second; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland homered; Horton reached on an error by Bell; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; Freehan homered; HOOD REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); Meyer flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. INDIANS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Lee flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to center; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: BERRY REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); BUSKEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); James grounded out (pitcher to first); BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez walked; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. INDIANS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); Gamble grounded out (second to first); Spikes grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton walked; KNOX RAN FOR HORTON; Colbert flied into a double play (right to first) [Knox out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. INDIANS 9TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw doubled to right; Berry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); James grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

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