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.

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