Jim Palmer posted his 22nd victory of the season as the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 8-1, in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was postponed because of rain. The victory enabled the Orioles to pull within 3½ games of the Red Sox in the East Division race. Rain washed out the scheduled twin bill between the Red Sox and Yankees in New York.

The Orioles gained their decision over the Tigers with a five-run outburst in the fifth inning. Singles by Bobby Grich and Elrod Hendricks, plus an error by Jerry Manuel, accounted for the first run to break a 1-1 tie. An infield hit by Mark Belanger and pass to Al Bumbry then loaded the bases for Paul Blair, who doubled to drive in two runs. After Ken Singleton walked, Lee May rapped a single to add two more tallies. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Orioles 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 x - 8 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Bumbry dh 3 2 0 0 2 1 .271 Molinaro rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 Blair cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .221 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Singleton rf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .302 Horton dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 May 1b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .261 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Baylor lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Freehan c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .248 Grich 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Hendricks c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .220 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .201 Manuel 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .227 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 0 4 Totals 34 8 10 7 6 3 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 4,626 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Orioles 8 DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Manuel Doubles: Blair (12), Singleton (37), Grich (25) Stolen Bases: Meyer (8), Freehan (2), Baylor (30) GIDP: Oglivie (10) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(10-18) 4.1 6 6 6 3 2 0 22 5.55 LaGrow 3.2 4 2 2 3 1 0 18 4.38 Totals 8 10 8 8 6 3 0 40 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(22-11) 9 6 1 1 0 4 0 32 2.15 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 4 0 32 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro made an out to shortstop; Oglivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Blair was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Meyer singled to center [Horton to second]; Freehan singled to center [Horton scored, Meyer to second]; Meyer stole third and Freehan stole second; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer struck out; Manuel was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to left; Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Grich flied out to left; Hendricks singled to right [Baylor scored, Hendricks to second]; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Molinaro made an out to second; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Bumbry flied out to right; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Meyer flied out to right; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Manuel grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Grich singled to left; Hendricks singled to left [Grich scored (error by Manuel) (no RBI), Hendricks to second]; Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Hendricks to third]; Belanger singled to shortstop [Hendricks stayed at third]; Belanger advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Belanger to second]; Bumbry walked; Blair doubled to left [Hendricks scored, Belanger scored, Bumbry to third]; Singleton was walked intentionally; May singled to right [Bumbry scored, Blair scored, Singleton to third]; LAGROW REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Baylor flied out to right; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 6. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Molinaro singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Molinaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks flied out to center; Robinson singled to center; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry walked [Robinson to second]; Blair singled to left [Robinson scored, Bumbry to second]; Singleton doubled to left [Bumbry scored, Blair to third]; May flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8. TIGERS 7TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (second to first); Freehan singled to left; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8. ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor flied out to center; Grich doubled to left; Hendricks flied out to center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8. TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Manuel made an out to second; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger walked; Bumbry was called out on strikes; Blair grounded out (first unassisted) [Belanger to second]; Singleton walked; May made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8. TIGERS 9TH: Molinaro flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Horton singled to center; Meyer lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 8.

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