Games 1 thru 9

(since I'm starting this blog after the first nine games have been played, what follows are brief capsules of those nine games. Going forward, each game will be its own blog post)

Game 1 (4-10-75; Baltimore at Tigers)
Orioles 3, Tigers 0
Palmer (BAL): CG, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K
Singleton (BAL): 2-3, 2 R, 2-run HR

Tigers record: 0-1

Game 2 (4-11-75; Tigers at New York)
Tigers 4, Yankees 1
Lolich (DET): 8.1 IP, 7 H, 7 K, 0 ER
Rodriguez (DET): 3-run HR

Tigers record: 1-1

Game 3 (4-12-75; Tigers at New York)
Yankees 5, Tigers 4 (1o inn)
Chambliss (NY): Walk-off solo HR
Yankees: Erased 4-0 deficit with four-run 5th

Tigers record: 1-2

Game 4 (4-13-75; Tigers at New York; DH #1)
Tigers 3, Yankees 2
Michael (DET): Squeeze play in 9th inning for go-ahead run
Rodriguez (DET): Pinch-hit triple in 9th; scored on squeeze

Tigers record: 2-2

Game 5 (4-13-75; Tigers at New York; DH #2)
Tigers 4, Yankees 3
Yankees: two runs in ninth; left tying run on third base
Veryzer (DET): 4-for-4, run, RBI

Tigers record: 3-2

Game 6 (4-18-75; New York at Tigers)
Yankees 6, Tigers 2
Blomberg (NY): 3-for-3, on base 5-for-5 (2 BB); 2 RBI, 2 runs
Yankees: 14 hits
Medich (NY): 8 IP, 7 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 ER

Tigers record: 3-3

Game 7 (4-19-75; New York at Tigers)
Yankees 5, Tigers 4
Yankees: 5-0 lead after seven, held on for win
Horton (DET): 2-run HR
Johnson, Nettles (NY): 2 RBI each

Tigers record: 3-4

Game 8 (4-20-75; New York at Tigers)
Yankees 15, Tigers 0
Yankees: 22 hits (no HR); hit in every inning except 9th
Maddox (NY): four hits, 2 RBI
Munson (NY): four hits (two 2B), 4 RBI
Yankees: all nine batters got at least one hit
Tigers: as many errors (4) as hits

Tigers record: 3-5

Game 9 (4-22-75; Cleveland at Tigers)
Tigers 4, Indians 2
Horton (DET): 2-run HR (2)
Meyer (DET): solo HR
Lowenstein (CLE): leadoff HR

Tigers record: 4-5