Hitting a pair of doubles, Mark Belanger scored one run and drove in another to enable the Orioles to defeat the Tigers, 2-1, as Jim Palmer gained his 10th victory of the season. In the third inning, Belanger's first double, a single by Brooks Robinson, pass to Dave Duncan and single by Al Bumbry produced the Orioles' initial run. The Tigers came back to tie the score in the fifth, but Reggie Jackson led off the seventh with single, Lee May sacrificed and Belanger hit his second double of the game to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .344      Bumbry lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .266
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      R. Jackson rf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .227
Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .236      L. May 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Johnson dh            3   0   2   0     0   0   .283        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Mora dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Freehan c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .297      Belanger ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .197      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     0   4             Totals               27   2   8   2     1   3

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 32,338
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Orioles 3
DP: Tigers 3, Orioles 0
Doubles: Oglivie (6), Belanger 2 (12), Grich (13)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (26), R. Jackson (10)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (4), L. May (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (3)
GIDP: Blair 2 (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(5-4)            7     8   2   2   1   1   0  26   3.93
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.80
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   3   0  29

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-7)          9     5   1   1   0   4   0  31   3.10
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Veryzer struck out; Oglivie struck out; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Blair grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bumbry out at second];
Grich popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson singled to center; R. Jackson stole
second; L. May flied out to center; Mora lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan made an out to second; Garcia struck out;
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger doubled; Robinson singled [Belanger to
third]; Duncan walked [Robinson to second]; Bumbry singled to
center [Belanger scored, Robinson out at home (center to
catcher), Duncan to second]; Blair grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Duncan out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Oglivie lined to second;
Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich doubled to left; R. Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Grich to third]; L. May reached on a
fielder's choice [Grich out at home (pitcher to catcher to
third)]; Mora made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson singled; Johnson singled [Thompson to
second]; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Thompson to third, Johnson to second]; Freehan hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Thompson scored, Johnson to third]; Garcia lined to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to left; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie doubled; Staub grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Blair struck
out; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Johnson singled;
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson singled to center; L. May out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Jackson to second]; Mora
flied out to left [R. Jackson to third]; Belanger doubled [R.
Jackson scored]; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Freehan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garcia struck out; LeFlore flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Duncan flied out
to right; Bumbry struck out; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Oglivie flied out to
right; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 2.