Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Sutherland 2b 4 1 3 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Kaline dh 4 1 1 1
Horton lf 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
Northrup rf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 1
LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 5 1 3 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 2 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 3 0 1 0
Gamble dh 3 0 0 0
  Blanco ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spikes rf 3 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 2 0
Duncan c 4 0 2 1
  Anderson pr 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 1 0 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 2
Detroit 000 013 000481
Cleveland 000 000 0213110
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
LaGrow  W (3-3) 7.2 9 2 2 3 0
  Hiller  SV (6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (2-2) 5.2 7 4 4 2 0
  Beene   3.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3

  E–LaGrow (1).  DP–Detroit 4, Cleveland 1.  PB–Duncan (1).  2B–Detroit Sutherland (6,off Peterson), Cleveland Lowenstein (3,off LaGrow); Duncan (2,off Hiller).  SF–Brinkman (2,off Peterson).  IBB–Horton (1,by Peterson).  WP–LaGrow (4).  IBB–Peterson (2,Horton).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:15.  A–11,292.
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