Mickey Lolich became the major leagues' lefthanded leader in strikeouts while pitching the Tigers to an 11-2 victory over the Athletics. Lolich fanned four to bring his career total to 2,586, going ahead of Warren Spahn, who had whiffed 2,583. Willie Horton led the Tigers' attack in support of Lolich, driving in four runs, including three with a homer in the sixth inning. mickey Stanley also had a circuit clout among the Tigers' 16 hits.

Lolich, who gained his fourth straight victory, was touched for seven hits including a homer by Joe Rudi, before leaving the mound with an 11-2 lead after six innings. John Hiller finished. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 11, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  3  0    3  0  5    0  0  0  -  11 16  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            6   0   3   2     0   1   .298      North cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Sutherland 2b         5   2   0   0     0   1   .247      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .279        Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .030
Horton dh             5   1   3   4     0   1   .246      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Roberts rf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .314        Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Pierce 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Rudi 1b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Freehan c             5   2   3   1     0   0   .269        Holt 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Stanley 3b            4   3   1   2     1   0   .189      Tenace c              2   0   2   0     1   0   .295
Veryzer ss            3   0   2   2     0   0   .236        Hopkins rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .192
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Haney 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Williams dh           2   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                            Mangual ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                          C. Washington lf      4   0   2   0     0   1   .305
                                                          Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  16  11     3   5             Totals               33   2   8   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  6,536
Left on Base: Tigers 9, A's 8
DP: Tigers 1, A's 0
Errors: North
Doubles: Freehan (8), Tenace (7)
Triples: Veryzer (1)
Home Runs: Stanley (1), Horton (13), Rudi (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (13)
Caught Stealing: North (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Veryzer 2 (3)
GIDP: Garner (5)
Hit by Pitch: Sutherland (2,by Perry)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(7-3)           6     7   2   2   2   4   1  26   3.55
Hiller SV(7)            3     1   0   0   2   1   0  11   1.93
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   5   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-3)           3.2   9   6   5   1   0   1  21   4.21
Perry                   2     1   2   0   0   2   0   8   6.47
Hamilton                3.1   6   3   3   2   3   1  18   3.78
Totals                  9    16  11   5*  3   5   2  47

Passed Balls: Tenace (5)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (1)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland
flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted)
[LeFlore to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Campaneris popped to first in foul
territory; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Roberts singled; Pierce flied out to right; Freehan
doubled [Roberts to third]; Stanley was walked intentionally;
Veryzer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Roberts scored]; Tenace
allowed a passed ball [Freehan to third, Stanley to second];
LeFlore singled [Freehan scored, Stanley scored (unearned),
LeFlore to second (on throw to home)]; Sutherland made an out to
second; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace
doubled; Bando flied out to right; Williams grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Horton singled;
Roberts flied out to left; Pierce grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington singled; Garner flied out to right;
North forced C. Washington (third to second); Campaneris flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled; Stanley homered [Freehan scored];
Veryzer tripled; LeFlore grounded out (second to first);
Sutherland reached on a fielder's choice [Veryzer out at home
(third to catcher)]; Meyer singled [Sutherland to second]; PERRY
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Horton singled to center [Sutherland
scored, Meyer out at third (center to third)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi singled; Tenace singled
[Rudi to second]; Bando flied out to right; Williams struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Pierce made an out to third;
Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington struck out; Garner singled; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Garner to second]; North grounded out
(second to first) [Garner to third]; Campaneris singled [Garner
scored]; Jackson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley reached on an error by North [Stanley to
third]; Veryzer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stanley scored
(unearned)]; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland was
hit by a pitch; HAMILTON REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Meyer walked
[Sutherland to second]; Horton homered (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher) [Sutherland scored (unearned), Meyer scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Roberts singled; Pierce
walked [Roberts to second]; Freehan singled [Roberts scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Pierce to second];
Stanley flied out to left; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
11, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi homered; Tenace walked; Bando flied out to
left; MANGUAL BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Mangual flied out to left; C.
Washington flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 7TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED
CAMPANERIS (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS);
HOLT REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING 1B); HOPKINS REPLACED TENACE
(PLAYING RF); Veryzer flied out to left; LeFlore singled;
Sutherland forced LeFlore (first to shortstop); Meyer made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Garner flied
out to center; North made an out to first; Fosse flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 11, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton struck out; Roberts singled; Pierce struck
out; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
11, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Martinez made an out to shortstop; Holt made an
out to first; Hopkins walked; Bando walked [Hopkins to second];
Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 11, Athletics
2.

TIGERS 9TH: HANEY REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Stanley made an
out to first; Veryzer singled; LeFlore grounded out (first
unassisted) [Veryzer to second]; Sutherland struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington singled; Garner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [C. Washington out at second];
North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 11, Athletics 2.