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.