Mark Belanger's bunt single capped a two-run rally in the seventh inning that snapped the Orioles' five-game losing streak and produced a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Detroit starter Tom Walker yielded one hit, a third-inning homer by Brooks Robinson, in six innings. Reliever John Hiller was the victim of the seventh-inning rally.

Lee May walked, moved to third on Don Baylor's single and scored when second baseman Gary Sutherland threw late to the plate on pinch-hitter Dave Duncan's grounder. Paul Blair's sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and Robinson was walked to load the bases. Belanger's perfect bunt up the first base line scored Baylor. The Tiger runs came on singleton homers by Bill Freehan in the second and Gene Michael in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      27, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  3  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bumbry dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Davis ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Freehan c             4   1   3   1     0   0   .281      May 1b                2   1   0   0     1   0   .222
  Oglivie pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Stanley 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Baylor lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .223        Duncan ph,c         1   0   0   1     0   0   .178
Michael ss            3   1   1   1     0   1   .235      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson 3b           2   1   1   1     1   0   .206
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .223
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   5   2     1   5             Totals               25   3   3   3     3   2

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  8,748
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 4
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Meyer, Belanger
Triples: Freehan (2)
Home Runs: Freehan (6), Michael (3), Robinson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Baylor (2), Blair (7)
GIDP: Singleton (5)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Walker)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker                  6     1   1   1   1   1   1  21   4.09
Hiller L(2-3)           2     2   2   1   2   1   0  10   2.92
Totals                  8     3   3   2   3   2   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(4-9)         9     5   2   2   1   5   2  34   4.08
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   5   2  34

Hit by Pitch: Walker (3)
Wild Pitches: Walker (3)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Grich
flied out to right; Bumbry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Freehan homered; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts walked; Rodriguez
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May was hit by a pitch; Walker threw a wild pitch
[May to second]; Baylor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [May to third]; Hendricks grounded out (first
unassisted); Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Michael struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sutherland made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson homered; Belanger struck out; Singleton
flied out to center; Grich flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(third to first); Freehan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); May
popped to first in foul territory; Baylor flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley made an out to third; Roberts flied out to
left; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks made an out to third; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Michael homered; LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Meyer
singled; Horton forced Meyer (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Grich flied out to center; Bumbry lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan tripled; Stanley struck out; Roberts struck
out; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: HILLER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); May walked;
Baylor singled [May to third (error by Meyer)]; DUNCAN BATTED
FOR HENDRICKS; Duncan reached on a fielder's choice [May scored,
Baylor to second]; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Baylor to third, Duncan to second]; Robinson was walked
intentionally; Belanger singled [Baylor scored (unearned),
Duncan to third, Robinson to second]; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Belanger out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 8TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Michael reached
on an error by Belanger; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Michael to second]; Sutherland grounded out (third to first);
Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich struck out; DAVIS BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Davis
flied out to right; May made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MUSER REPLACED
MAY (PLAYING 1B); Horton struck out; Freehan singled; OGLIVIE
RAN FOR FREEHAN; Stanley made an out to shortstop; Roberts flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.