Don Baylor hit homers his first three trips to the plate and tied a major league record with circuit clouts in four consecutive official times at bat to lead the Orioles' attack in a 13-5 victory over the Tigers. In the previous night's game against the Red Sox, Baylor homered in the seventh inning and then walked in his last plate appearance.

Picking up his slugging string, the 26-year-old outfielder homered with two aboard against the Tigers in the first inning and followed with solo swats in the third and fourth before popping up on his next trip. Jim Northrup added a two-run homer for the Orioles, while Al Bumbry accounted for four of the Birds' 18 hits and drove in three runs. Although staked to an 11-0 lead at one point, Mike Torrez failed to hurl the route and needed relief from Dyar Miller in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 13, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, July      2, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      4  2  4    1  0  0    2  0  0  -  13 18  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    2  1  0  -   5 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   2   1   0     3   0   .289      LeFlore cf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .268
Grich 2b              6   0   2   2     0   0   .236      Sutherland 2b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Bumbry dh             6   1   4   3     0   0   .294        Knox pr,2b          2   2   1   0     0   0   .172
May 1b                5   2   3   1     0   1   .238      Meyer lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .260
  Muser 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Horton dh             4   1   2   0     1   0   .241
Northrup cf           4   2   1   2     1   2   .306      Freehan c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .282
  Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Pierce 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .224
Baylor lf             4   3   3   5     1   0   .273      Roberts rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .203      Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  DeCinces 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .225
Duncan c              5   1   1   0     0   2   .199      Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .231        Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  13  18  13     7   8             Totals               36   5  11   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 10,671
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Tigers 9
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Bumbry 3 (16), Belanger (6), Rodriguez (10)
Home Runs: Baylor 3 (13), Northrup (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (2)
GIDP: Horton (10)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (6,by Reynolds)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(9-5)           6.1   9   4   4   4   2   0  31   3.60
Miller                  2.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.38
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   3   0  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(2-6)           1.1   6   6   6   2   0   1  12   4.86
Arroyo                  1     4   4   4   1   3   1   8  11.57
Reynolds                4.2   6   3   3   3   3   2  24   5.18
Hiller                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.78
Totals                  9    18  13  13   7   8   4  52

Hit by Pitch: Reynolds (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton flied out to right; Grich grounded out
(third to first); Bumbry doubled; May singled to left [Bumbry
scored]; Northrup walked [May to second]; Baylor homered [May
scored, Northrup scored]; Robinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
walked; Meyer singled to center [Sutherland to second]; Horton
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Meyer
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Duncan made an out to shortstop; Belanger doubled
to left; Singleton walked; Grich singled to third [Belanger to
third, Singleton to second]; Bumbry singled to left [Belanger
scored, Singleton scored, Grich to second]; ARROYO REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); May struck out; Northrup struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Pierce
grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Baylor homered; Robinson singled; Duncan singled
[Robinson to second]; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Singleton walked [Robinson to third, Duncan to second]; Grich
singled to center [Robinson scored, Duncan scored, Singleton to
second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Bumbry doubled to
right [Singleton scored, Grich to third]; May made an out to
shortstop; Northrup struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Michael struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second
to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor homered; Robinson walked; Duncan struck out;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Singleton singled to
right [Robinson to second]; Grich lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 11, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland flied out to right; Meyer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Horton singled to center; Freehan singled to
right [Horton to third]; Pierce walked [Freehan to second];
Roberts forced Pierce (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 11, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); May
singled; Northrup forced May (first to shortstop); Baylor popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 11,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 11, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied out to center; Duncan struck out;
Belanger walked; Singleton walked [Belanger to second]; Grich
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 11, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland singled to left; KNOX RAN FOR SUTHERLAND;
Meyer flied out to center; Horton singled to right [Knox to
third]; Freehan singled to left [Knox scored, Horton to second];
Pierce made an out to second; Roberts singled to center [Horton
scored, Freehan to third, Roberts to second]; Michael flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 11, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bumbry grounded
out (first to pitcher); May singled to left; Northrup homered
[May scored]; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Robinson popped to
first in foul territory; Duncan flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 13, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); DECINCES REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Rodriguez made an out to second; LeFlore
walked; Knox singled to center [LeFlore to second]; Meyer
singled to left [LeFlore scored, Knox to second]; Horton walked
[Knox to third, Meyer to second]; MILLER REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Knox scored,
Meyer to third]; Pierce struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 13, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: HILLER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (third to
first); Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 13, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts singled to center; Michael popped to third
in foul territory; Rodriguez doubled to left [Roberts scored];
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third];
Knox flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 13, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry doubled to right; Muser singled to center
[Bumbry out at home (center to catcher), Muser to second]; BLAIR
BATTED FOR NORTHRUP; Blair struck out; Baylor walked; DeCinces
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 13, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Meyer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Horton popped to catcher in foul
territory; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 13, Tigers 5.