Milwaukee, WI (Sat., Sept. 27, 1975) - Darrell Porter led off the 10th inning with a triple, and one out later scored on a sacrifice fly as the Milwaukee Brewers handed the Tigers their fifth straight loss in the second-to-last game of the season, 3-2, at County Stadium.
Mike Hegan's fly ball to right field was more than deep enough to score Porter, who arrived at home plate without a throw by Leon Roberts.
The Tigers (60-98) and Brewers finish the season Sunday. The Tigers long ago clinched their second straight last place finish after not finishing in the basement since 1952.
George Scott hit two solo homers for the Brewers, in the sixth and seventh innings.
The Tigers trailed 2-1 in the eighth, but tied the game on back-to-back doubles by Bill Freehan and Tom Veryzer.
First baseman Dan Meyer had to leave the game in the fourth inning when he collided with Hegan in a race to the bag, that Meyer won. TV replays seemed to indicate that Hegan's left knee caught Meyer in the jaw. Freehan moved from catcher to first base, and Terry Humphrey entered the game as the new backstop.
Porter started the 10th inning by driving Fernando Arroyo's first pitch up the alley in right-center, legging out a three-bagger ahead of Jerry Manuel's relay to Chuck Scrivener. Arroyo got Bobby Darwin to pop up, but Hegan ended the night with his fly ball.
Vern Ruhle started for Detroit and went eight innings. Arroyo took the loss, while Ed Rodriguez got the win in relief of young lefty Jerry Augustine, who also went eight innings.
The Major Said: "Someone asked me if I was relieved that we can't lose 100 games. I had to laugh, because if that's the standard we set this year, that shows you what kind of year we had. And, no I'm not relieved. I'm angry, to tell you the truth."
Tigers 000 010 010 0 2-9-1
Milw. 000 001 100 1 3-11-0
HR: Scott (MIL, [2])
WP: Rodriguez
LP: Arroyo
Tigers record: 60-98 (actual 57-101)
Home: 31-49
Away: 29-49
Last 10: 3-7
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Game 154: Tiant, Red Sox Bats Too Much For Tigers, 7-0
Detroit (Sat., Sept. 20, 1975) - Carl Yastrzemski had three hits and scored three runs, Rico Petrocelli had four RBI, and Luis Tiant pitched a complete game shutout as the Boston Red Sox stymied the Tigers, 7-0, at Tiger Stadium.
The Red Sox squared the weekend series at a game apiece.
Tiant was masterful, scattering eight hits and walking one.
The Red Sox scored twice in the first inning, twice in the seventh, and three times in the ninth to hand the Tigers (60-94) their 30th loss in their past 43 games.
Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (14-16) went 8-plus innings, giving up 12 hits and five runs, three earned.
Petrocelli had a two-run single in the first, an RBI single in the seventh, and even drove in a run in the ninth by getting hit by a pitch.
Yastrzemski had three singles, walked, and reached base on an error.
Ron LeFlore had two singles for Detroit, but was caught stealing in the third with the score just 2-0, Boston. The caught stealing canceled an error by Rick Burleson that put LeFlore on first base.
Rookies Bob Molinaro (RF) and Jerry Manuel (2B) started, but went 0-for-7 between them.
The Major Said: "Tiant was as good as I've seen him. We got eight hits but nothing hit real hard and we couldn't really bunch them."
Boston 200 000 203 7-16-1
Tigers 000 000 000 0-8-1
WP: Tiant
LP: Lolich (14-16)
Tigers record: 60-94 (actual 57-97)
Home: 31-48
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
The Red Sox squared the weekend series at a game apiece.
Tiant was masterful, scattering eight hits and walking one.
The Red Sox scored twice in the first inning, twice in the seventh, and three times in the ninth to hand the Tigers (60-94) their 30th loss in their past 43 games.
Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (14-16) went 8-plus innings, giving up 12 hits and five runs, three earned.
Petrocelli had a two-run single in the first, an RBI single in the seventh, and even drove in a run in the ninth by getting hit by a pitch.
Yastrzemski had three singles, walked, and reached base on an error.
Ron LeFlore had two singles for Detroit, but was caught stealing in the third with the score just 2-0, Boston. The caught stealing canceled an error by Rick Burleson that put LeFlore on first base.
Rookies Bob Molinaro (RF) and Jerry Manuel (2B) started, but went 0-for-7 between them.
The Major Said: "Tiant was as good as I've seen him. We got eight hits but nothing hit real hard and we couldn't really bunch them."
Boston 200 000 203 7-16-1
Tigers 000 000 000 0-8-1
WP: Tiant
LP: Lolich (14-16)
Tigers record: 60-94 (actual 57-97)
Home: 31-48
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
Friday, September 21, 2012
Game 152: Indians Score 4 in 1st, Hang On, 5-2
Detroit (Thu., Sept. 18, 1975) - The Cleveland Indians jumped on spot starter Dave Lemanczyk for a four-run first inning, then held on the rest of the way to beat the Tigers, 5-2, at Tiger Stadium.
Buddy Bell's two out, two-run single capped the four-run frame.
The Tigers trailed, 5-0, before scoring single runs in the sixth and seventh.
Lemanczyk lasted just 3.2 innings, giving up all five Boston runs, all earned.
Rookie Steve Grilli pitched well, going 3.1 innings and striking out three, walking none.
The game featured the big league debuts of Chuck Scrivener (SS, batted lead-off, went 1-5); Bob Molinaro (RF, batted fifth, went 1-3 with an RBI); and Jerry Manuel (2B, batted ninth, went 0-4).
The Tigers took two of three in the series and welcome the Boston Red Sox for a weekend series.
The Major Said: "Not a great start, but I was happy to see the kids in the lineup kind of settle down and they didn't look out of place. We had five of 'em (rookies) in the game tonight. I want to see as much of them as I can before the season ends next week."
Cleveland 400 100 000 5-9-1
Tigers 000 001 100 2-7-1
WP: Bibby
SV: Buskey
LP: Lemanczyk (1-5)
Tigers record: 59-93 (actual 56-96)
Home: 30-47
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
Buddy Bell's two out, two-run single capped the four-run frame.
The Tigers trailed, 5-0, before scoring single runs in the sixth and seventh.
Lemanczyk lasted just 3.2 innings, giving up all five Boston runs, all earned.
Rookie Steve Grilli pitched well, going 3.1 innings and striking out three, walking none.
The game featured the big league debuts of Chuck Scrivener (SS, batted lead-off, went 1-5); Bob Molinaro (RF, batted fifth, went 1-3 with an RBI); and Jerry Manuel (2B, batted ninth, went 0-4).
The Tigers took two of three in the series and welcome the Boston Red Sox for a weekend series.
The Major Said: "Not a great start, but I was happy to see the kids in the lineup kind of settle down and they didn't look out of place. We had five of 'em (rookies) in the game tonight. I want to see as much of them as I can before the season ends next week."
Cleveland 400 100 000 5-9-1
Tigers 000 001 100 2-7-1
WP: Bibby
SV: Buskey
LP: Lemanczyk (1-5)
Tigers record: 59-93 (actual 56-96)
Home: 30-47
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
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