If there were any doubts about Jim Palmer's comeback, the Orioles' righthander removed them by pitching a three-hitter and breezing past the Tigers, 10-0, in the delayed Detroit opener that attracted 40,139. Last season, when Palmer was afflicted by elbow and shoulder troubles, his record was only 7-12.

Three former National leaguers made their A. L. debuts in this game. Nate Colbert collected one of the Tigers' hits. Opening the game, Ken Singleton walked in his first appearance with the Orioles, Tommy Davis singled and Lee May made a dramatic entrance by hitting a homer. Don Baylor had four singles and batted in three runs. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 10, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 10, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles      3  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  2  -  10 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   2   0   0     2   1   .000      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Blair cf              5   2   3   0     0   1   .600      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Davis dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
May 1b                4   1   1   3     1   1   .250      Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Grich 2b              2   3   1   1     2   0   .500      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baylor lf             5   1   4   3     0   0   .800      Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson 3b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .400      James rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  13  10     5   6             Totals               29   0   3   0     0   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 40,139
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 2
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Grich (1), Blair (1)
Home Runs: May (1)
Caught Stealing: Blair (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (1)
GIDP: Veryzer (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(1-0)           9     3   0   0   0   4   0  29   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   4   0  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(0-1)          6     8   6   6   2   3   1  26   9.00
Lemanczyk               2     3   2   2   1   3   0  10   9.00
Bare                    1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7  18.00
Totals                  9    13  10  10   5   6   1  43

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton walked; Blair flied out to right; Davis
singled to left [Singleton to third]; May homered [Singleton
scored, Davis scored]; Grich popped to shortstop; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
flied out to center; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson flied out to right; Etchebarren struck
out; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Freehan
popped to first in foul territory; Meyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
singled to left; Blair was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: James was called out on strikes; Debut game for
Art James; Veryzer flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
doubled to left; Baylor singled to right [Grich scored]; Baylor
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Robinson flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore lined to right; Sutherland flied out to
left; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Belanger
struck out; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Colbert singled to center; Freehan forced Colbert
(left to second); Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Freehan
to second]; James flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair doubled to right; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (third to first); Grich
walked; Baylor singled to left [Blair scored, Grich to second];
Robinson singled to right [Grich scored, Baylor to third];
Etchebarren popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to
left; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Belanger
struck out (catcher to first); Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton popped to third in foul territory; Colbert
popped to third; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis popped to third; May struck out (catcher to
first); Grich walked; Baylor singled to left [Grich to second];
Robinson singled to right [Grich scored, Baylor to third];
Etchebarren singled to left [Baylor scored, Robinson to second];
Belanger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer flied out to center; James singled to right;
Veryzer grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[James out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Tigers
0.

ORIOLES 9TH: BARE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Singleton
walked; Blair singled to center [Singleton to third]; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to second]; May was
walked intentionally; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Singleton scored]; Baylor singled to left [Blair scored, May to
second]; Robinson forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown grounded out
(first to pitcher); LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
10, Tigers 0.

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