Detroit (July 7) - Deron Johnson drove an opposite field home run to right field in the 12th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers, 3-2, Monday night at Tiger Stadium.
Leading off the 12th, the 36-year-old DH connected off Bob Reynolds as the Tigers fell to 14-29 at home and 31-49 overall. They have lost seven of eight.
The Tigers tied the game 2-2 in the eighth inning and put runners on base in the ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th but couldn't score again. They had 14 hits.
Bill Melton slugged a two-run homer in the sixth to put Chicago ahead, 2-1.
Tom Veryzer had four hits for the Tigers.
The Major Said: "It's not like we didn't have any chances. You should get a lot more runs than two when you have 14 hits. It's not like (the players) are not trying, but the results just aren't there.
Chicago 000 002 000 001 3-10-1
Tigers 100 000 100 000 2-14-0
HR: Melton (CHI); Johnson (CHI)
WP: Gossage
LP: Reynolds
Tigers record: 31-49 (actual 34-46)
Home: 14-29
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Games 78 & 79: Brewers Take Twinbill With Blowout and 1-Run Affair
Detroit (July 6) - The Milwaukee Brewers surrendered just four runs in two games and swept a doubleheader from the Tigers Sunday afternoon in Detroit, taking three of four games in the weekend series.
The Brewers routed the Tigers, 13-2 in Game 1, then held on to win 3-2 in the nightcap.
Milwaukee banged out 19 hits in the first game---at least one in every inning. Robin Yount had three doubles and four RBI. He scored three times. Tigers pitchers walked eight Milwaukee hitters.
Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (6-10) became the third Detroit pitcher to register double digits in losses this season (Joe Coleman 12; Lerrin LaGrow 11). Lolich lasted just 3.2 innings, surrendering 10 hits and seven earned runs.
In Game 2, Milwaukee fell behind 1-0 in the first inning, but scored twice in the fifth inning on a 2-run double by George Scott. They added an insurance run in the seventh and survived a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the ninth with the score 3-2. The game ended with Ron LeFlore's line drive being caught by shortstop Kurt Bevacqua, who threw to second baseman Bob Sheldon to double off Gates Brown.
Brewers starters Tom Hausman and Pete Broberg (Games 1 and 2, respectively) combined to throw 13 innings and allow just three runs between them.
The Major Said: "That first game was as ugly as it gets. We had a shot in the second game, but Ronnie hits into that double play. That's pretty much how our season has gone, right there."
Game 1
Milwaukee 210 401 500 13-19-1
Tigers 100 000 100 2-11-2
HR: Scott (MIL); Bevacqua (MIL)
WP: Hausman
LP: Lolich (6-10)
Game 2
Milwaukee 000 020 100 3-9-0
Tigers 100 000 010 2-8-0
WP: Broberg
SV: Murphy
LP: LaGrow (3-11)
Tigers record: 31-48 (actual 33-46)
Home: 14-28
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
The Brewers routed the Tigers, 13-2 in Game 1, then held on to win 3-2 in the nightcap.
Milwaukee banged out 19 hits in the first game---at least one in every inning. Robin Yount had three doubles and four RBI. He scored three times. Tigers pitchers walked eight Milwaukee hitters.
Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (6-10) became the third Detroit pitcher to register double digits in losses this season (Joe Coleman 12; Lerrin LaGrow 11). Lolich lasted just 3.2 innings, surrendering 10 hits and seven earned runs.
In Game 2, Milwaukee fell behind 1-0 in the first inning, but scored twice in the fifth inning on a 2-run double by George Scott. They added an insurance run in the seventh and survived a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the ninth with the score 3-2. The game ended with Ron LeFlore's line drive being caught by shortstop Kurt Bevacqua, who threw to second baseman Bob Sheldon to double off Gates Brown.
Brewers starters Tom Hausman and Pete Broberg (Games 1 and 2, respectively) combined to throw 13 innings and allow just three runs between them.
The Major Said: "That first game was as ugly as it gets. We had a shot in the second game, but Ronnie hits into that double play. That's pretty much how our season has gone, right there."
Game 1
Milwaukee 210 401 500 13-19-1
Tigers 100 000 100 2-11-2
HR: Scott (MIL); Bevacqua (MIL)
WP: Hausman
LP: Lolich (6-10)
Game 2
Milwaukee 000 020 100 3-9-0
Tigers 100 000 010 2-8-0
WP: Broberg
SV: Murphy
LP: LaGrow (3-11)
Tigers record: 31-48 (actual 33-46)
Home: 14-28
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Game 77: Colborn Outduels Ruhle, 1-0
Detroit (July 5) - Darrell Porter slammed a solo home run into the right field upper deck in the eighth inning, and Jim Colborn pitched a complete-game shutout as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tigers, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.
Colborn outdueled Tigers starter Vern Ruhle (6-7) by hurling a four-hitter and walking only one batter.
Ruhle went 7.1 innings, giving up just three hits. He carried a one-hitter into the eighth before Porter led off with his home run.
The Tigers (31-46) moved only one runner to second base all game, on Aurelio Rodriguez's double in the third inning.
The Major Said: "Vern made one mistake and it cost him. We've done this a lot this season---wasting good pitching performances. My heart breaks for the kid."
Milwaukee 000 000 010 1-4-1
Tigers 000 000 000 0-4-0
HR: Porter (MIL)
Tigers record: 31-46 (actual 31-46)
Home: 14-26
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Colborn outdueled Tigers starter Vern Ruhle (6-7) by hurling a four-hitter and walking only one batter.
Ruhle went 7.1 innings, giving up just three hits. He carried a one-hitter into the eighth before Porter led off with his home run.
The Tigers (31-46) moved only one runner to second base all game, on Aurelio Rodriguez's double in the third inning.
The Major Said: "Vern made one mistake and it cost him. We've done this a lot this season---wasting good pitching performances. My heart breaks for the kid."
Milwaukee 000 000 010 1-4-1
Tigers 000 000 000 0-4-0
HR: Porter (MIL)
Tigers record: 31-46 (actual 31-46)
Home: 14-26
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Game 76: Singles Galore as Tigers Tame Brewers, 4-1
Detroit (July 4) - The Tigers rapped out 11 hits, all singles, and Ray Bare pitched seven strong innings in a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers' 7-8-9 hitters went 4-for-8 and scored three runs, drawing three walks in the process.
Bare (2-2) scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking none.
The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a single run, then added two more runs in the sixth.
Ron LeFlore had two RBI for the Tigers (31-45), who improved to 14-25 at home.
Robin Yount had two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee.
The Major Said: "Ray was good. We got some timely hits. We played good defense. And we won. Funny how that works."
Milwaukee 001 000 000 1-8-0
Tigers 001 102 00x 4-11-0
Tigers record: 31-45 (actual 30-46)
Home: 14-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
The Tigers' 7-8-9 hitters went 4-for-8 and scored three runs, drawing three walks in the process.
Bare (2-2) scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking none.
The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a single run, then added two more runs in the sixth.
Ron LeFlore had two RBI for the Tigers (31-45), who improved to 14-25 at home.
Robin Yount had two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee.
The Major Said: "Ray was good. We got some timely hits. We played good defense. And we won. Funny how that works."
Milwaukee 001 000 000 1-8-0
Tigers 001 102 00x 4-11-0
Tigers record: 31-45 (actual 30-46)
Home: 14-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
Friday, July 6, 2012
Game 75: O's Dismantle Tigers Again, 11-2
(Ed. note: beginning 7/5/12, this
project will be played on a daily, "real time" basis, meaning the season
will now carry on as if it was really 1975, day-by-day. As such, the
recaps will be more brief, "agate type" recaps and will appear the day
after the game is played, just like a 1975 newspaper. The only
difference is that the 2012 calendar is two days ahead of the 1975
calendar. Example: the July 3, 1975 game [Thursday] will be played on
July 5, 2012 [Thursday]. Each recap will feature "The Major Said," a
quote from Tigers manager Ralph "The Major" Houk)
Detroit (July 3) - Ken Singleton had four hits and scored four runs, and Bobby Grich followed his eight-RBI game with three hits, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers for the second straight night, 11-2, Thursday night in Detroit.
The Tigers (30-45) are 13-25 at home and have lost six of their past eight overall, including the last three straight. The two losses to the Orioles were by a combined score of 27-7.
Tigers starter Joe Coleman (3-12) saw his ERA shoot up to 5.01 with a 4.2 inning outing in which he gave up nine hits and six runs.
The O's scored twice in the first inning. Lee May drove in a run with a ground out, and former Tiger Jim Northrup laced a double in the gap to plate Al Bumbry from first base.
Singleton made it 3-0 with a solo HR in the third, but the Tigers narrowed the lead to 3-2 with two runs in their half of the third, courtesy a two-run double by Bill Freehan.
Then it was all Baltimore.
The Orioles scored three times in the fifth and exploded for five runs in the seventh to win going away.
After being swept in the two-game set by Baltimore, the Tigers welcome the Milwaukee Brewers for a four-game weekend series which includes a Sunday doubleheader.
The Major Said: "Twenty-seven runs in two games. I don't care if I ever see those guys (Orioles) again.They beat us like a drum/ Good riddance."
Baltimore 201 030 500 11-16-1
Tigers 002 000 000 2-8-1
Tigers record: 30-45 (actual 29-46)
Home: 13-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Detroit (July 3) - Ken Singleton had four hits and scored four runs, and Bobby Grich followed his eight-RBI game with three hits, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers for the second straight night, 11-2, Thursday night in Detroit.
The Tigers (30-45) are 13-25 at home and have lost six of their past eight overall, including the last three straight. The two losses to the Orioles were by a combined score of 27-7.
Tigers starter Joe Coleman (3-12) saw his ERA shoot up to 5.01 with a 4.2 inning outing in which he gave up nine hits and six runs.
The O's scored twice in the first inning. Lee May drove in a run with a ground out, and former Tiger Jim Northrup laced a double in the gap to plate Al Bumbry from first base.
Singleton made it 3-0 with a solo HR in the third, but the Tigers narrowed the lead to 3-2 with two runs in their half of the third, courtesy a two-run double by Bill Freehan.
Then it was all Baltimore.
The Orioles scored three times in the fifth and exploded for five runs in the seventh to win going away.
After being swept in the two-game set by Baltimore, the Tigers welcome the Milwaukee Brewers for a four-game weekend series which includes a Sunday doubleheader.
The Major Said: "Twenty-seven runs in two games. I don't care if I ever see those guys (Orioles) again.They beat us like a drum/ Good riddance."
Baltimore 201 030 500 11-16-1
Tigers 002 000 000 2-8-1
Tigers record: 30-45 (actual 29-46)
Home: 13-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Game 74: Grich, Orioles Spank Tigers, 16-5
(Ed. note: beginning with this game recap, this project will be played on a daily, "real time" basis, meaning the season will now carry on as if it was really 1975, day-by-day. As such, the recaps will be more brief, "agate type" recaps and will appear the day after the game is played, just like a 1975 newspaper. The only difference is that the 2012 calendar is two days ahead of the 1975 calendar. Example: the July 3, 1975 game [Thursday] will be played on July 5, 2012 [Thursday]. Each recap will feature "The Major Said," a quote from Tigers manager Ralph "The Major" Houk)
Detroit (July 2) - Bobby Grich slugged two three-run home runs and had 8 RBI, and the Baltimore Orioles built a 10-1 lead after three innings, eventually coasting to a 16-5 victory at Tiger Stadium last night.
The Orioles scored 14 runs off starter Tom Walker and the man who relieved him, Dave Lemanczyk, in 5.2 innings.
Veteran third baseman Brooks Robinson had five hits for the Orioles and scored three runs.
Grich hit a three-run homer in the second inning, added a two-run single in the third, and hit another three-run shot in the sixth as he set a career high for most RBI in one game.
Two Tigers (Gary Sutherland, Bill Freehan) had triples and scored a run.
The Tigers (30-44) lost for the seventh time in their past 10 games.
The Major Said: "Not much you can say after something like this. You take your lumps and come back tomorrow. It still just counts one in the standings. Grich was something else, eh?"
Baltimore 145 013 002 16-20-2
Tigers 010 020 011 5-9-2
Tigers record: 30-44 (actual 28-46)
Home: 13-24
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Detroit (July 2) - Bobby Grich slugged two three-run home runs and had 8 RBI, and the Baltimore Orioles built a 10-1 lead after three innings, eventually coasting to a 16-5 victory at Tiger Stadium last night.
The Orioles scored 14 runs off starter Tom Walker and the man who relieved him, Dave Lemanczyk, in 5.2 innings.
Veteran third baseman Brooks Robinson had five hits for the Orioles and scored three runs.
Grich hit a three-run homer in the second inning, added a two-run single in the third, and hit another three-run shot in the sixth as he set a career high for most RBI in one game.
Two Tigers (Gary Sutherland, Bill Freehan) had triples and scored a run.
The Tigers (30-44) lost for the seventh time in their past 10 games.
The Major Said: "Not much you can say after something like this. You take your lumps and come back tomorrow. It still just counts one in the standings. Grich was something else, eh?"
Baltimore 145 013 002 16-20-2
Tigers 010 020 011 5-9-2
Tigers record: 30-44 (actual 28-46)
Home: 13-24
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Game 73: Oh, Mon! Carty, Tribe Scalp Tigers in 9th, 5-4
July 1 (Cleveland) - They call Rico Carty the Big Mon. Tonight he showed why.
Carty hit a home run that temporarily put his Cleveland Indians ahead, then continued a ninth inning rally that enabled the Indians to slip past the Tigers, 5-4, at Municipal Stadium.
The loss stunned the Tigers (30-43), who looked to be on the verge of sweeping this two-day, three-game series. The Tigers led, 4-2, after they scored twice in the seventh inning. But the Indians didn't quit.
Charlie Spikes' solo homer made it 4-3 in the Indians' seventh.
In the ninth, Mickey Lolich carried a six-hitter into the frame, but after George Hendrick doubled and Carty sent him to third with a single, manager Ralph Houk called for Bob Reynolds to relieve Lolich.
Spikes then hit a ball that caromed off Reynolds' leg and went to first baseman Jack Pierce, who made the out as Hendrick scored the tying run. Carty advanced to second.
Carty had two hits, including a home run, and scored twice, including the game-winning run
After John Ellis flied out to center, Bill Sudakis---just signed yesterday as a free agent---lofted a flare to left field that dropped in front of Dan Meyer and scored Carty with the winning run.
The loss dropped the Tigers back into the AL East cellar, one-half game behind the Tribe.
Bill Freehan (4th) hit a solo homer for Detroit.
In the seventh, the game tied 2-2, Gene Michael led off with a double. Aurelio Rodriguez singled him to third. Ron LeFlore singled, scoring Michael and sending Rodriguez to second base. After Gary Sutherland was hit by a pitch, loading the bases, Meyer hit a tapper to pitcher Jim Kern (in relief of Jim Bibby), whose only play was to first base, scoring Rodriguez to make it 4-2, Detroit.
The Tigers put runners on first and second with two out in the ninth, but couldn't tack on any insurance.
Thanks partly to the Big Mon, that would prove fatal.
Notes: Freehan, on his homer: "I thought I'd have more (than 4) by now. But I'm starting to feel better at the plate"...The Tigers finished their 11-game road trip with a 4-7 record.
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Tigers record: 30-43 (actual 28-45)
Home: 13-23
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
Carty hit a home run that temporarily put his Cleveland Indians ahead, then continued a ninth inning rally that enabled the Indians to slip past the Tigers, 5-4, at Municipal Stadium.
The loss stunned the Tigers (30-43), who looked to be on the verge of sweeping this two-day, three-game series. The Tigers led, 4-2, after they scored twice in the seventh inning. But the Indians didn't quit.
Charlie Spikes' solo homer made it 4-3 in the Indians' seventh.
In the ninth, Mickey Lolich carried a six-hitter into the frame, but after George Hendrick doubled and Carty sent him to third with a single, manager Ralph Houk called for Bob Reynolds to relieve Lolich.
Spikes then hit a ball that caromed off Reynolds' leg and went to first baseman Jack Pierce, who made the out as Hendrick scored the tying run. Carty advanced to second.
Carty had two hits, including a home run, and scored twice, including the game-winning run
After John Ellis flied out to center, Bill Sudakis---just signed yesterday as a free agent---lofted a flare to left field that dropped in front of Dan Meyer and scored Carty with the winning run.
The loss dropped the Tigers back into the AL East cellar, one-half game behind the Tribe.
Bill Freehan (4th) hit a solo homer for Detroit.
In the seventh, the game tied 2-2, Gene Michael led off with a double. Aurelio Rodriguez singled him to third. Ron LeFlore singled, scoring Michael and sending Rodriguez to second base. After Gary Sutherland was hit by a pitch, loading the bases, Meyer hit a tapper to pitcher Jim Kern (in relief of Jim Bibby), whose only play was to first base, scoring Rodriguez to make it 4-2, Detroit.
The Tigers put runners on first and second with two out in the ninth, but couldn't tack on any insurance.
Thanks partly to the Big Mon, that would prove fatal.
Notes: Freehan, on his homer: "I thought I'd have more (than 4) by now. But I'm starting to feel better at the plate"...The Tigers finished their 11-game road trip with a 4-7 record.
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Tigers record: 30-43 (actual 28-45)
Home: 13-23
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
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