New York (Mon., July 28, 1975) - The Tigers scored five runs in the fifth inning then fended off a furious rally to beat the New York Yankees, 7-4, at Shea Stadium on Monday night.
Ben Oglivie's solo home run started the scoring, and the Tigers added four more runs off starter Larry Gura as they sent 10 men to the plate.
The Yankees closed to within 5-4 and threatened to tie or take the lead in the eighth. But with the bases loaded and one out, reliever Dave Lemanczyk got Lou Piniella to ground into an inning-ending double play.
The Tigers (42-59) added two insurance runs in the ninth inning to seal the win, their eighth victory in twelve games.
Thurman Munson had four hits and a walk for the Yankees.
After Oglivie's fourth home run of the year, the next five Tigers singled to score three times. One out later, Aurelio Rodriguez singled to plate the fifth run of the inning.
The Yankees got three runs across the plate in the eighth and the crowd was shrieking, but Piniella pounded a Lemanczyk slider into the ground to second baseman Gary Sutherland, who started a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat.
Tigers starter Vern Ruhle went 6.1 innings, allowing just one run.
Before the game, reliever John Hiller had his left (pitching) elbow examined at a Manhattan clinic. So far, Hiller has been advised to rest the elbow for 10 days to two weeks, to relieve the tightness he experienced after Sunday's appearance. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
The Major Said: "That was a tough spot for Dave (Lemanczyk), with the bases loaded and the crowd into it. He made the perfect pitch, really."
Tigers 000 050 002 7-16-1
NY 000 000 130 4-13-0
HR: Oglivie (DET, 4)
WP: Ruhle (7-7)
SV: Lemanczyk (1)
LP: Gura
Tigers record: 42-59 (actual 46-55)
Home: 22-34
Away: 20-25
Last 10: 6-4
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