The batting of Gary Sutherland and Aurelio Rodriguez led the Tigers to an 8-4 victory over the Royals. Sutherland drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and double. Rodriguez, who hit a double and two singles, knocked in two runs and scored two.

Joe Coleman gave up three runs to the Royals in the first inning on a double by Jim Wohlford, safe bunt by George Brett, double by John Mayberry, a sacrifice and wild pitch. John Hiller relieved in the seventh, put down a Royals' threat and gained his 12th save. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      13, 1975 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    4  3  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .289      Wohlford rf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .295
Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   3     1   0   .262      Brett 3b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .304
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Mayberry dh           4   1   2   2     1   0   .251
Horton dh             5   1   1   0     0   1   .274      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Freehan c             5   1   2   1     0   1   .274      Solaita 1b            2   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Pierce 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .239        Killebrew ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Stanley lf            5   2   1   0     0   1   .258      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   1     0   2   .232      Pinson cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   3   2     0   0   .241        Cowens ph,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  13   8     3   7             Totals               37   4  11   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 19,856
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Royals 10
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1
Errors: White
Doubles: Pierce 2 (3), Rodriguez (13), LeFlore (10), Roberts (9), Wohlford (8), Mayberry (15)
Triples: Horton (1)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (12)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (15), Veryzer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sutherland (3), Veryzer (4)
GIDP: Horton (12)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (4,by Leonard), Pierce (2,by Leonard), Veryzer (4,by Briles)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(6-12)         6     9   4   4   3   6   0  30   5.91
Hiller SV(12)           3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   2.48
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3  10   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(5-5)          3.2   7   5   5   2   4   0  20   4.27
McDaniel                1.1   4   3   3   0   1   0   8   4.03
Briles                  3     2   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.16
Bird                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.40
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   7   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Leonard 2 (5), Briles (4)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (10)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Sutherland walked; Roberts was hit by a
pitch [Sutherland to second]; Horton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford doubled to right; On a bunt Brett singled
[Wohlford to third]; Mayberry doubled [Wohlford scored, Brett
scored]; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Mayberry to third]; Solaita walked; Coleman threw a wild pitch
[Mayberry scored, Solaita to second]; Rojas flied out to center;
Pinson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Pierce
doubled; Stanley struck out; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Martinez flied out to right; White struck out;
Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled; LeFlore singled [Rodriguez to
third]; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rodriguez
scored]; Roberts forced LeFlore (third to second); Horton struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry walked; McRae
forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Solaita struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan struck out; Pierce was hit by a pitch;
Stanley singled [Pierce to second]; Veryzer struck out;
Rodriguez singled [Pierce scored, Stanley to second]; LeFlore
doubled [Stanley scored, Rodriguez to third]; Sutherland singled
[Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored]; MCDANIEL REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Roberts struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas flied out to left; Pinson lined to first;
Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton tripled; Freehan singled [Horton scored];
Pierce doubled [Freehan to third]; Stanley reached on a
fielder's choice [Pierce out at second (first to shortstop),
Stanley to second]; Veryzer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Freehan
scored, Stanley to third]; Rodriguez singled [Stanley scored];
LeFlore forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White was called out on strikes; Wohlford singled;
Brett walked [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry flied out to right
[Wohlford to third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: BRILES REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts reached on an error
by White; Horton popped to shortstop; Freehan singled [Roberts
to third]; Pierce grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Solaita struck out; Rojas lined to first; Pinson
singled; Martinez singled [Pinson to third]; White forced
Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Royals 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Veryzer was
hit by a pitch; Veryzer was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled; Wohlford stole second; Brett
singled [Wohlford scored]; Mayberry singled [Brett to second];
HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); McRae flied out to center
[Brett to third]; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Killebrew struck
out; Rojas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 4.

TIGERS 8TH: KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore
struck out; Sutherland lined to third; Roberts doubled; Horton
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON; Cowens singled; Martinez
struck out; White forced Cowens (third to second); Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
8, Royals 4.

TIGERS 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIRD REPLACED
BRILES (PITCHING); Freehan flied out to center; Pierce walked;
Stanley flied out to center; Veryzer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled; Mayberry flied out to left; McRae
flied out to center; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 8, Royals 4.