Detroit (Tue., Sept. 2, 1975) - Mike Hegan's three-run homer in the eighth inning highlighted a five-run frame, and the Milwaukee Brewers tore open a 1-1 game to beat the Tigers, 7-3 at Tiger Stadium.
Tigers right-hander Joe Coleman (3-18), making his first start since August 18, was locked in a duel with Milwaukee's Jim Colborn until he tired in the eighth. Though most of the damage in the frame was done against reliever Fernando Arroyo, that fact didn't prevent Coleman from inching closer to becoming the first Tigers pitcher to lose 20 games in a single season since Art Houtteman in 1952.
Coleman left after the first two Brewers singled in the eighth. Arroyo retired Hank Aaron on a pop up, but the next four Milwaukee hitters reached base, including Hegan, who slammed a fastball deep into the upper deck in right field for a 5-1 lead.
Milwaukee added one more run, then tacked on another in the ninth. The Tigers (52-83) countered with single runs in the eighth and ninth but it was much too little, much too late.
Ben Oglivie hit two solo homers for Detroit, losers of 19 of their past 24 games.
Colborn pitched eight innings to get the victory. Bill Castro pitched the ninth.
In an effort to get a look at some of the kids for 1976, Tigers manager Ralph Houk sat Ron LeFlore and Gary Sutherland, his 1-2 hitters for most of the season, and started John Knox (2B) and Billy Baldwin (CF) in the 1-2 spots, respectively. Knox had three singles; Baldwin went 0-for-5.
The New York Yankees invade Tiger Stadium for games Wednesday and Thursday before the Tigers head to Cleveland for a four-game weekend series.
The Major Said: "Of course I would hate to see Joe (Coleman) lose 20 games. He just won 23 games a couple years ago. So it's obviously not a complete reflection of him as a pitcher. He hasn't pitched like we thought, but he's had a ton of bad luck, too."
Milw. 000 001 051 7-14-1
Tigers 000 100 011 3-11-0
HR: Oglivie (DET, [2] 7); Hegan (MIL)
WP: Colborn
LP: Coleman (3-18)
Tigers record: 52-83 (actual 53-82)
Home: 25-44
Away: 27-39
Last 10: 4-6
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