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Lee May hit his sixth homer and drove in four runs as the Orioles trimmed the Tigers, 6-0, behind Doyle Alexander's seven-hit pitching in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader. The Tigers came back to win the second game, 6-2, on two-run homers by Ron LeFlore and Ben Oglivie. LeFlore's first homer of the season extended his hitting streak to 29 games. He singled in the first game. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumOrioles 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 - 6 9 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blair cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .185 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .397 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Meyer lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Grich dh 4 2 2 0 0 1 .235 Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 R. Jackson rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .206 Staub dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 L. May 1b 4 1 2 4 0 2 .247 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Muser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Mora lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Bumbry lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Kimm c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .320 DeCinces 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Sutherland 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .198 Nordbrook pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duncan c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .273 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 9 6 2 7 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 1 Time of Game: 2:10 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 7 DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1 Doubles: Kimm (1) Home Runs: Blair (1), L. May (6) Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (3) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6) GIDP: Blair (5), Rodriguez (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(3-1) 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 34 1.50 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Laxton L(0-2) 7.2 8 6 6 2 7 2 32 3.26 Grilli 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.12 Totals 9 9 6 6 2 7 2 37 Wild Pitches: Laxton (2) Balks: Laxton (1) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to center; Belanger flied out to center; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson walked; Laxton balked [R. Jackson to second]; L. May struck out; Mora flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Staub struck out; Thompson walked; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson flied out to right; Duncan popped to second; Blair lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer walked; Kimm forced Veryzer (pitcher to shortstop); Sutherland forced Kimm (shortstop to second); LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger struck out; Grich singled to left; R. Jackson singled to center [Grich to third]; R. Jackson stole second; L. May singled [Grich scored, R. Jackson scored]; Mora flied out to left; DeCinces struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub singled to left; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Duncan singled to left; Blair homered [Duncan scored]; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Veryzer flied out to center; Kimm singled to center; Sutherland singled to right [Kimm to third]; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson struck out; L. May struck out; Mora grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Oglivie flied out to right; Staub singled to left; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to center; NORDBROOK RAN FOR DECINCES; Laxton threw a wild pitch [Nordbrook to second]; Robinson popped to third; Duncan walked; Blair grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: NORDBROOK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez popped to first; Veryzer flied out to right; Kimm doubled to left; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich singled to left; R. Jackson struck out; L. May homered [Grich scored]; GRILLI REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Mora grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); BUMBRY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); LeFlore flied out to center; Meyer flied out to center; Oglivie singled to right; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Nordbrook flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Duncan singled to left; Blair forced Duncan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0. |
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