Pitching out of a jam in the ninth inning, Grant Jackson made it possible for the Orioles to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers before an opening-day turnout of 20,395. Willie Horton homered for the Tigers, who wasted a 2-0 lead when the Orioles scored twice in the fourth inning on three of their five hits off Mickey Lolich, together with a passed ball by Bill Freehan.

The Orioles then went ahead in the eighth when Don Baylor singled for his second RBI of the game to score Al Bumbry, who had reached base on an error. Jim Palmer, the Orioles' starter, was lifted after walking Norm Cash with one out in the ninth. Jackson took over and retired Mickey Stanley on a pop fly, but then yielded bases-loading singles by Ed Brinkman and Aurelio Rodriguez before bearing down and striking out Jim Northrup to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, April     5, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           4   1   2   0     1   0   .500      Bumbry lf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   3   0     0   0   .600      Coggins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Northrup rf           5   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Kaline dh             3   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Davis dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Horton lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Baylor 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .500
N. Cash 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Cabell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Cash ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     4   5             Totals               28   3   5   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 23,918
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Orioles 5
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Sutherland
Doubles: Robinson (1)
Home Runs: Horton (1)
Stolen Bases: Kaline (1)
Caught Stealing: N. Cash (1), Grich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-1)           8     5   3   1   3   2   0  32   1.13
Totals                  8     5   3   1   3   2   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(1-0)           8.1   7   2   2   4   4   1  35   2.16
Jackson SV(1)           0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Freehan (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Nick Bremigan; Brinkman
walked; Rodriguez singled to right [Brinkman to third]; Northrup
forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second) [Brinkman scored]; Kaline
struck out; Horton made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins flied out to center;
Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Stanley
walked; Freehan singled to left [Stanley to third]; Sutherland
reached on a fielder's choice [Stanley out at home (third to
catcher to third to pitcher), Freehan to third, Sutherland to
second]; Brinkman popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis flied out to right; Baylor lined to
shortstop; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams made an out to shortstop; Blair grounded
out (third to first); Belanger walked; Bumbry flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton homered; N. Cash singled to right; Stanley
popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan struck out while N.
Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
singled to left; Davis singled to center [Grich to third];
Freehan allowed a passed ball [Grich scored, Davis to second];
Baylor singled to left [Davis scored (unearned)]; Robinson made
an out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland singled to left; Brinkman popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez singled to center
[Sutherland to second]; Northrup flied out to left; Kaline
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to left; N. Cash flied out to
right; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
lined to shortstop; Davis walked; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan lined to shortstop; Sutherland flied out to
left; Brinkman singled; Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson doubled; Williams struck out; Blair made
an out to shortstop; Belanger made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup made an out to shortstop; Kaline walked;
Kaline stole second; Horton struck out; N. Cash grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry reached on an error by Sutherland [Bumbry to
first]; Coggins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bumbry to second]; Grich was walked intentionally; Davis flied
out to center; Baylor singled to left [Bumbry scored (unearned),
Grich to third]; Grich was caught stealing home (pitcher to
catcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: CABELL REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); Stanley popped
to catcher in foul territory; Freehan walked; KNOX RAN FOR
FREEHAN; G. BROWN BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); R. CASH BATTED FOR G. BROWN; R. Cash flied out to
left; Brinkman singled to center [Knox to second]; Rodriguez
singled to shortstop [Knox to third, Brinkman to second];
Northrup struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.