The Tigers rallied for three runs in the ninth, two driven home by Gary Sutherland, who singled with the bases loaded and two out, to defeat the Orioles, 5-3. Detroit tied the score when Baltimore loser Mike Cuellar walked Aurelio Rodriguez with the bases loaded.

The Orioles scored all their runs in the second inning, the first tally coming on Don Baylor's homer. In the Tiger sixth, Willie Horton homered after Rodriguez doubled and scored on a fly ball and a groundout. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Monday, April     28, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   5  8  0
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .320
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Blair ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .354
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   3     1   0   .291      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     2   0   .255
Horton dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .283      Davis dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .170
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .104      May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   0   .207
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .149      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .345
  Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baylor cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .283
  Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Hendricks c           0   1   0   0     4   0   .235
Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .205      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          2   1   1   1     2   1   .222        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     5   3             Totals               31   3   7   2     8   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  3,784
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 11
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 0
Doubles: Rodriguez (1), May (4)
Home Runs: Horton (4), Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Hits: LeFlore (1), Belanger 2 (6)
GIDP: Belanger (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(1-3)          8     6   3   3   7   1   1  36   7.25
Hiller SV(3)            1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   8   2   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(1-1)          8.1   7   5   5   5   2   1  36   4.18
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   3   1  39

Wild Pitches: Coleman (1)

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Singleton singled to
right; Davis singled to left [Singleton to second]; May flied
out to center; Grich forced Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Freehan
walked; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first) [Freehan to
second]; Meyer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; Robinson singled to center;
Hendricks walked [Robinson to second]; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Robinson to third, Hendricks
to second]; Bumbry singled to right [Robinson scored, Hendricks
to third, Bumbry to second (on throw to home)]; Singleton was
walked intentionally; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Hendricks
scored, Bumbry to third, Singleton to second]; Davis reached on
a fielder's choice [Bumbry out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Singleton to third, Davis to second]; May grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out;
LeFlore popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Horton
singled to center; Colbert forced Horton (third to second);
Freehan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hendricks to second]; Bumbry struck out;
Singleton walked; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Roberts flied out to right; Meyer flied out to left;
Veryzer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich lined
to shortstop; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; LeFlore flied out to
center [Rodriguez to third]; Sutherland grounded out (second to
first) [Rodriguez scored]; Horton homered; Colbert struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson popped to second; Hendricks walked;
Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan popped to third; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to right; Davis flied out to
left; May doubled; Grich walked; Baylor popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer singled to center; Rodriguez walked [Veryzer
to second]; LeFlore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Veryzer to third, Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland was walked
intentionally; Horton lined to shortstop; Colbert grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks walked; Belanger grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan singled to center; KNOX RAN FOR FREEHAN;
Roberts singled to left [Knox to second]; Meyer singled to left
[Knox out at home (left to catcher), Roberts to third, Meyer to
second]; Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by HP umpire Jim
McKean; Veryzer was walked intentionally; Rodriguez walked
[Roberts scored, Meyer to third, Veryzer to second]; JOHNSON
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR LEFLORE; Brown
struck out; Sutherland singled to third [Meyer scored, Veryzer
scored, Rodriguez to third]; Horton grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); STANLEY
REPLACED KNOX (PLAYING CF); HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING);
BLAIR BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Blair singled to left; SHOPAY RAN FOR
BLAIR; Singleton popped to shortstop; Davis struck out; May
walked [Shopay to second]; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 3.