Facing a defeat that would have cost them first place in the East Division, the Orioles rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to overcome the Tigers, 5-4. With Dan Meyer hitting a two-run triple, the Tigers led, 4-2, before the Orioles began a comeback that enabled them to remain one-half game ahead of the Yankees.

With one out, Andy Etchebarren singled and gave way to pinch-runner Rich Coggins, Curt Motton walked and was replaced on the paths by Al Bumbry. Paul Blair singled, driving in Coggins with Bumbry stopping at second. Bobby Grich hit a deep fly to Ron LeFlore in center field and the runners advanced after the catch. Tommy Davis then singled, driving both men home, to hand Mickey Lolich his 20th defeat of the season. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 25, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .239      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Motton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Kaline dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .263        Bumbry pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .224
Freehan c             2   1   2   0     1   0   .284      Blair cf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .259
  Lamont c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     3   1   .262
Sanders 1b            4   0   2   1     0   2   .282      Davis dh              5   0   3   2     0   0   .285
Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Baylor lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Meyer lf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .286      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
  Stanley lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .223      Cabell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Etchebarren c         4   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Coggins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               35   5  10   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,542
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Robinson (27)
Triples: Meyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Grich 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (5)
GIDP: Rodriguez (15), Blair (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(16-20)         8.2  10   5   5   5   4   0  40   4.05
Totals                  8.2  10   5   5   5   4   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                5     8   4   4   1   3   0  23   2.97
Garland W(5-5)          4     1   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.03
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   4   0  36

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich walked; Grich stole second; Davis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan walked; Sanders struck out; Roberts singled
to right [Freehan to third]; Meyer tripled [Freehan scored,
Roberts scored]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer
scored]; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor walked; Robinson doubled to left [Baylor
scored]; Oliver flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center;
Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled to left;
Kaline flied out to left; Freehan singled to right [Sutherland
to second]; Sanders struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Blair grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at second];
Grich walked; Grich stole second; Davis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to center; Meyer flied out to
left; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to left; LeFlore singled; LeFlore
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cabell struck out; Etchebarren singled to right;
Belanger flied out to center; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled; Freehan singled to center [Kaline to
second]; Sanders singled to left [Kaline scored, Freehan to
second]; GARLAND REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Roberts grounded
out (third to first) [Freehan to third, Sanders to second];
Meyer was walked intentionally; Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: LAMONT REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); Grich walked;
Davis singled to right [Grich to second]; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Robinson flied out to left; Oliver singled to center
[Grich scored, Davis to second]; Cabell lined to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman made an out to first; LeFlore was called
out on strikes; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren flied out to right; Belanger struck
out; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Lamont
grounded out (second to first); Sanders singled; Roberts forced
Sanders (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich struck out; Davis singled to right; Baylor
singled to second [Davis to second]; Robinson grounded out
(third to first) [Davis to third, Baylor to second]; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Cabell flied
out to left; Etchebarren singled to left; COGGINS RAN FOR
ETCHEBARREN; MOTTON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Motton walked [Coggins
to second]; BUMBRY RAN FOR MOTTON; Blair singled to left
[Coggins scored, Bumbry to second]; Grich flied out to center
[Bumbry to third, Blair to second]; Davis singled to center
[Bumbry scored, Blair scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 5.