Tommy Davis and Don Baylor hit two-run homers off Mickey Lolich in the first inning to start the Orioles off to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Mark Belanger was on base with a single when Davis homered. Bobby Grich followed with a single ahead of Baylor's blast. Earl Williams added a homer for the Orioles in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    3, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      4  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .237      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .154
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Davis dh              4   2   3   2     0   0   .280      Kaline dh             4   1   3   2     0   0   .259
Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Freehan 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Baylor lf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .247      Lane lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Williams 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .264      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Fuller rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6   9   6     0   7             Totals               34   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 30,019
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Cabell, Brinkman
Doubles: Davis (17), Moses (6)
Home Runs: Davis (7), Baylor (7), Williams (7), Kaline (8)
Stolen Bases: Davis (5)
GIDP: Northrup (7), Freehan (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(13-8)        9     8   2   2   1   4   1  35   3.22
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(11-14)         9     9   6   6   0   7   3  37   3.93
Totals                  9     9   6   6   0   7   3  37

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (6), Lolich (9)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to left; Blair struck out; Davis
homered [Belanger scored]; Grich singled to left; Lolich threw a
wild pitch [Grich to second]; Baylor homered [Grich scored];
Williams flied out to right; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
struck out; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Fuller flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to center; Lane flied out to center;
Northrup grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to right; Davis doubled to left;
Davis stole third; Grich struck out; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
walked; Moses flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams homered; Etchebarren grounded out (third
to first); Fuller made an out to first; Cabell flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland singled to right; Kaline singled to right
[Sutherland to second]; Freehan grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Sutherland to third, Kaline out at
second]; Lane struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Blair
grounded out (third to first); Davis singled to center; Grich
singled to center [Davis to third]; Baylor singled to left
[Davis scored, Grich to second]; Williams was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Brinkman singled to left; Moses doubled to left
[Brinkman to third]; LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Fuller was
called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Kaline homered;
Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Lane made an out to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger made an out to second; Blair struck out;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Brinkman reached on an error by Cabell
[Brinkman to second]; Moses struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
reached on an error by Brinkman; Williams made an out to second;
Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled; Sutherland flied out to left;
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Kaline singled
to left [LeFlore scored]; Freehan flied out to left; Lane forced
Kaline (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Fuller flied out to center; Cabell flied out to
center; Belanger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup struck out; Rodriguez made an out to third;
Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Tigers 2.