Paul Blair batted in five runs and Doyle Alexander pitched a four-hitter as the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 8-0, to pull within four games of the Red Sox in the East Division race. A triple by Ken Singleton and singles by Blair and Don Baylor produced two runs in the first inning. Blair homered with two men on base in the second. Bobby Grich joined in the attack with a two-run homer in the eighth before Blair accounted for his fifth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      2  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   8 10  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          4   2   2   0     1   0   .309      Baldwin cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Blair cf              4   2   2   5     0   0   .213      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Davis dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Baylor lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .276      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Grich 2b              3   1   1   2     1   2   .262      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .198      Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   8     3   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 10,266
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Alexander
Doubles: Rodriguez (20), Horton (11)
Triples: Singleton (4)
Home Runs: Blair (4), Grich (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Blair (5)
GIDP: Robinson (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(8-8)        9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33   2.93
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(11-18)         8     8   7   7   3   4   2  34   3.88
Pentz                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.79
Totals                  9    10   8   8   3   4   2  39

Wild Pitches: Alexander (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton tripled; Blair singled to center
[Singleton scored]; Davis flied out to center; May flied out to
center [Blair to second]; Baylor singled to left [Blair scored];
Grich struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Baldwin struck out; Sutherland flied out to left;
Meyer walked; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to center; Duncan struck out;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Singleton walked
[Robinson to second]; Blair homered [Robinson scored, Singleton
scored]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to second; Alexander threw a wild
pitch [Oglivie to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Veryzer grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third];
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: May struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin
flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to right; Duncan singled to
left; Belanger forced Duncan (shortstop to second); Singleton
forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (third to first); Horton flied
out to right; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Davis made an
out to second; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to right;
Roberts was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Alexander [Roberts to third]; Humphrey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor walked; Grich walked [Baylor to second];
Robinson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Grich to
second, Baylor out at third]; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Baldwin flied out to left; Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); Meyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Singleton
flied out to center; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton struck out; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rodriguez doubled to right; Veryzer walked; Roberts made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis singled to left; May flied out to right;
Baylor flied out to right; Grich homered [Davis scored];
Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Humphrey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baldwin flied out to center;
Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Duncan flied out
to right; Belanger singled to left; Singleton singled to center
[Belanger to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to left [Belanger
scored]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Horton
doubled to right; Oglivie flied out to right; Rodriguez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Tigers 0.