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. Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2Game Played on Friday, April 5, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumTigers 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. |
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