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 Stadium
Orioles      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.