Boog Powell, Oscar Gamble and George Hendrick hit homers to account for six of the Indians' runs in a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. Powell started the slugging with a solo shot in the second inning. Gamble connected following a walk to Rico Carty in the fifth and Hendrick slammed his homer with two men on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  2  4    1  0  1  -   9 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .310      Knox 2b               4   0   0   0     1   1   .267
  Brohamer ph,2b      1   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Baldwin rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Manning cf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .281      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Hendrick rf           3   1   1   3     0   0   .260      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Spikes ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .283
Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .293      Freehan c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .247
Carty dh              3   1   0   0     1   1   .307      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Gamble lf             3   2   1   2     1   2   .270      Veryzer ss            4   0   3   1     0   0   .245
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      LeFlore cf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .258
Ashby c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .229      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9  10   9     4   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  4,472
Left on Base: Indians 3, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Doubles: Manning (13), Baldwin (3), Freehan (15)
Home Runs: Powell (23), Gamble (15), Hendrick (22)
Stolen Bases: Carty (2), Manning (18), Oglivie (10)
Sacrifice Hits: LeFlore (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Manning (2)
GIDP: Hendrick (22)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(13-5)       8     6   2   2   3   5   0  33   2.30
Buskey                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.58
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(2-1)           5     5   6   6   2   4   3  21   4.56
Pentz                   4     5   3   2   2   4   0  18   3.09
Totals                  9    10   9   8   4   8   3  39

Passed Balls: Freehan (4)
Balks: Arroyo (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to left; Manning forced Kuiper
(second to shortstop); Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Knox popped to third in foul territory; Baldwin
grounded out (second to first); Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell homered; Carty was called out on strikes;
Gamble struck out; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Oglivie singled to
center; Oglivie stole second; Freehan struck out; Rodriguez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby lined to first; Duffy was called out on
strikes; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center; LeFlore out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Veryzer to second]; Knox was
called out on strikes; Baldwin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to right; Horton made an out to
shortstop; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty walked; Carty stole second; Gamble homered
[Carty scored]; Bell made an out to second; Ashby struck out;
Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
made an out to third; Veryzer singled to right; LeFlore was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper walked; Arroyo balked [Kuiper to second];
Manning singled [Kuiper to third]; Manning stole second;
Hendrick homered [Kuiper scored, Manning scored]; PENTZ REPLACED
ARROYO (PITCHING); Powell struck out; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble walked; Bell singled to right
[Gamble to third]; Ashby singled to right [Gamble scored, Bell
out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Knox flied to right in foul territory; Baldwin made
an out to shortstop; Meyer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 7, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy popped to second in foul territory; BROHAMER
BATTED FOR KUIPER; Brohamer struck out; Manning doubled to
center; SPIKES BATTED FOR HENDRICK; Spikes singled to center
[Manning scored]; Powell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SPIKES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Horton flied out to center; Oglivie was
called out on strikes; Freehan walked; Rodriguez walked [Freehan
to second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 8, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Gamble struck
out; Bell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Knox walked;
Baldwin doubled to left [Knox to third]; Meyer popped to third
in foul territory; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 8, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Ashby singled to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Ashby to second]; Brohamer walked; Freehan
allowed a passed ball [Ashby to third, Brohamer to second];
Manning hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ashby scored (unearned)];
Spikes struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to center; Freehan doubled to left
[Oglivie scored, Freehan to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer singled to
center [Freehan scored]; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Knox
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Tigers 2.