The Tigers, who executed four double plays in support of Vern Ruhle's pitching, defeated the Royals, 3-2, for their ninth straight victory. Both of the Royals' runs in the third inning, putting them ahead, 2-1, were unearned on a pair of errors by Aurelio Rodriguez.

Jack Pierce tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Tigers then pushed over the deciding run in the fifth. Ron LeFlore singled, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and beat the throw home when Leon Roberts bounced to Frank White. Ruhle was removed with one out in the ninth and Bob Reynolds came in to register his first save in a Tiger uniform. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      10, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  2
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .287      Wohlford rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Sutherland 2b         5   1   2   0     0   1   .265        Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Roberts rf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Brett 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .300
Horton dh             5   0   3   1     0   1   .276      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Freehan c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .277      McRae lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .312
Pierce 1b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .235      Solaita dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Stanley lf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .265        Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .229        Killebrew ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Rojas 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Pinson ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                          Patek ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            White ss            3   1   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  11   3     5   8             Totals               31   2   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,968
Left on Base: Tigers 14, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 4, Royals 0
Errors: Rodriguez 2, White
Doubles: Freehan (11), McRae (25)
Triples: Brett (5)
Home Runs: Pierce (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (24), White (2)
Caught Stealing: McRae (8), Rojas (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (3)
GIDP: McRae (15)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (3,by Ruhle)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(8-5)            8.1   7   2   0   1   4   0  31   3.32
Reynolds SV(1)          0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.04
Totals                  9     8   2   0   1   5   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(11-7)           9    11   3   3   5   8   1  44   2.64
Totals                  9    11   3   3   5   8   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (4)
Wild Pitches: Busby (6)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland
grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; LeFlore was
picked off third (pitcher to third); Roberts singled; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Pierce
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley walked; Veryzer singled
[Stanley to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled; Solaita struck out while McRae was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rojas flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland
singled to shortstop; Freddie Patek injured on ground
ball; WHITE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Sutherland to second]; Horton singled
[Sutherland scored]; Freehan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens popped to second; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); White reached on an error by Rodriguez;
White stole second; Wohlford reached on an error by Rodriguez
[White scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wohlford to second]; Brett
tripled to right [Wohlford scored (unearned)]; Mayberry grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Pierce homered; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae was hit by a pitch; Solaita lined into a
double play (second to first) [McRae out at first]; Rojas
singled; Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland
grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Roberts
reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore scored]; Horton flied out
to left; Freehan doubled [Roberts to third]; Pierce was walked
intentionally; Stanley lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Healy grounded out (third to
first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer walked; Rodriguez struck out; LeFlore struck
out; Sutherland singled [Veryzer to third, Sutherland to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Brett
singled; Mayberry walked [Brett to second]; McRae grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled; Freehan struck out; Pierce struck
out; Stanley singled [Horton to second]; Veryzer popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita singled; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA; Rojas out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott to second]; Cowens
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Scott out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rodriguez
grounded out (catcher unassisted); LeFlore reached on an error
by White; Busby threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second];
Sutherland struck out; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: PINSON BATTED FOR HEALY; Pinson grounded out (second
to first); White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
singled; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING C ); Horton singled; Freehan flied
out to left; Pierce walked [Horton to second]; Stanley struck
out; Veryzer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry lined to shortstop; McRae doubled; REYNOLDS
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); KILLEBREW BATTED FOR SCOTT; Killebrew
struck out; Rojas singled [McRae to third]; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.