Tuesday August 31 (first game) The Tigers started fast with a two run homer by Gates Brown (7) in the first. After the Indians countered with 2 in the third to pull within one, Bill Freehan clubbed a two run shot in the 4th (28). Joe Coleman (20-4, 2.94) settled down and became the second Tiger hurled to reach 20 wins. He needed relief help from Fred Scherman in the ninth (15 saves). Ed Farmer (1-5, 4.63) took the loss. Tigers 5 Indians 3
Tuesday August 31 (second game) Dick McAuliffe led of the first with 19th homer and Norm Cash followed moments later with a two run shot (33). Joe Niekro went 6 strong innings (8-4, 3.57) to get the win. Tom Timmermann wen three innings fo the save (9). Vince Colbert was the loser (8-3, 5.37) Tigers 5 Indians 1
Wednesday September 1. The Indians scored first in the third on an rbi triple by Eddie Leon and a Freehan passed ball. Freehan mde up for his gaff with a three run homer in the 4th (29). There stood matters until Kurt Bevacqua tied the game in the top of the 8th with his 2nd hoer of the season. Starter Les Cain went to the bench and the Tigers pulled a double switch, sending Jim Northrup to left and batting in the ninth position and Tom Timmermann coming in to pitch. Northrup made a winner out of Timmerman (7-2, 2.43) when, batting second in the bottom of the 8th he hit his 22nd homer of the season. Phil Hennigan (2-6, 3.58) took the loss.
Tigers 4 Indians 3
Thursday, September 2. Mickey Lolich was not as sharp as he has been this season and yielded up 9 base hits to the Indians, including three to Roy Fosse, one of which was Fosse's 13th homer of the season. But on this date, he didnt need to be sharp. Cash hit a two run homer (34) in the first. Mcauliffe homered (20) in a two run 5th. The Tigers added two more in the 6th and then Al Kaline capped the scoring with a two run shot (18) in the 8th. Lolich throws his 17th complete game out of his last 19 starts, 18 of which he has thrown 9 innings. Mickey only needs two more wins to reach 30 (28-7, 1.84) Steve Dunning (2-14, 5.26) Tigers 8 Indians 2
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