Overshadowing Al Kaline's 3,000th and 3,001st hits, the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 5-4, and moved into first place in the East Division ahead of the Yankees. Kaline doubled in the fourth inning to become the 12th player in major league history with 3,000 hits. His 3,001st hit was a single that drove a run across the plate in the sixth. A walk to Ed Brinkman and double by Ron LeFlore produced a run for the Tigers in the third inning, but after singles by Mark Belanger and Rich Coggins in the fifth, LeFlore dropped a fly by Paul Blair, allowing two runs to score. A double by LeFlore and Kaline's single equalized matters in the sixth.

Singles by Tommy Davis and Don Baylor around a sacrifice by Boog Powell sent the Orioles ahead again in their half, but Aurelio Rodriguez singled and Brinkman homered for the Tigers in the seventh. The Orioles came back to win in the eighth, opening their rally with the tying run on doubles by Baylor and Brooks Robinson. A wild pitch by John Hiller, pitching in relief of Vern Ruhle, moved Robinson to third. Andy Etchebarren then laid down a squeeze bunt and beat it out for a hit as Robinson came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4  9  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  2  x  -   5 13  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .239      Coggins rf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .245
Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .253        Cabell ph,rf,1b     2   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Kaline dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .263      Blair cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Sanders 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Davis dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Powell 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .224        Northrup rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Brinkman ss           2   2   1   2     1   1   .213      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .294
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren ph,c    2   0   1   1     0   0   .219
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .221
                                                          McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               35   5  13   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,492
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: LeFlore 2 (8), Kaline (28), Blair (25), Baylor (18), Robinson (26)
Home Runs: Brinkman (14)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (26)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Freehan (6), Powell (3)
GIDP: Roberts (1), Baylor (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   5.1   9   3   1   0   0   0  24   2.25
Hiller L(17-12)         2.2   4   2   2   2   1   0  14   2.39
Totals                  8    13   5   3   2   1   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 6.2   8   4   4   2   4   1  29   3.57
Reynolds W(7-5)         2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.92
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   1  37

Wild Pitches: Hiller (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland lined to second; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins singled to right; Blair singled to center
[Coggins to second]; Coggins was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); Grich popped to first in foul territory; Davis
singled to third [Blair to second]; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to center; Sanders was called out
on strikes; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Hendricks made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Meyer flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman walked; LeFlore doubled [Brinkman
scored]; Sutherland lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins
grounded out (second to first); Blair doubled; Grich grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles
0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline doubled to right; Al Kaline's 3000th
hit; Freehan struck out; Sanders grounded out (third to
first); Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Powell
singled to right; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Belanger singled to
left; Coggins singled to center [Belanger to second]; Blair
reached on an error by LeFlore [Belanger scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Coggins scored (unearned) (no RBI), Blair to second];
Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore doubled to left; Sutherland singled to first
[LeFlore to third]; Kaline singled to center [LeFlore scored,
Sutherland to second]; Freehan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Sutherland to third, Kaline to second]; Sanders was
walked intentionally; Roberts grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sanders out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis singled to center; Powell out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Davis to second]; Baylor singled to
center [Davis scored]; HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Baylor
stole second; Robinson was walked intentionally; ETCHEBARREN
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Etchebarren flied out to left; Belanger
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Meyer
popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez singled; Brinkman
homered [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sutherland singled to left; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY
(PITCHING); Kaline flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: CABELL BATTED FOR COGGINS; Cabell flied out to
center; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich walked;
Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 3.

TIGERS 8TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Freehan made an
out to second; Sanders singled to center; Roberts made an out to
second; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: OLIVER BATTED FOR POWELL; Oliver struck out; Baylor
doubled to left; Robinson doubled to right [Baylor scored];
Hiller threw a wild pitch [Robinson to third]; On a bunt
Etchebarren singled [Robinson scored]; Belanger popped to third
in foul territory; Cabell singled [Etchebarren to second]; Blair
made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles
5.

TIGERS 9TH: NORTHRUP REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING RF); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
Oglivie struck out; G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown was
called out on strikes; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 5.