Sunday, July 29, 2012

Game 98: Lolich Quiets Tribe, 3-1

Detroit (Sat., July 26, 1975) - The Tigers like those 3-1 games.

They won for the fourth time out of their past seven victories by the score of 3-1, beating the Cleveland Indians Saturday in Detroit.

The win evened this four-game weekend series between the Tigers (40-58) and the Tribe.

Mickey Lolich pitched his seventh complete game, a masterful six-hitter, allowing just one Indian runner to reach second base after the third inning. The run he surrendered was unearned.

Ron LeFlore and Aurelio Rodriguez each had two hits and a run scored for Detroit, winners of six of their past nine games.

Lolich (8-12) outdueled Indians starter Dennis Eckerlsey, a 20-year-old rookie. Eckersley went 7.2 innings of six-hit baseball.

The Major Said: "They (Indians) thumped us pretty good Friday night, so it was great to see Mickey do his thing. We do tend to win low-scoring games."

Cleveland 001 000 000  1-6-1
Tigers    000 020 01x  3-7-2

WP: Lolich (8-12)
LP: Eckersley

Tigers record: 40-58 (actual 44-54)
Home: 21-33
Away: 19-25
Last 10: 6-4




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