Mark Fidrych, Tigers' rookie sensation, pitched the first shutout of his major league career and raised his record to 9-1 by defeating the Orioles, 4-0, before a crowd of 51,032, second largest turnout of the season in Detroit. Rusty Staub started the 21-year-old righthander on his way to triumph by smashing a homer with two men on base in the first inning. Jason Thompson accounted for the other run with a circuit clout in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Tigers       3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf,cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .343
Blair cf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .209      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .236
  Muser ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Staub rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .313
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .238
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Mora dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Stanley lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .194
Robinson 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .212      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   4             Totals               29   4   7   4     2   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 51,032
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 3
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Johnson (9), Kimm (4)
Home Runs: Staub (6), Thompson (12)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (27)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3), Veryzer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(4-9)          3.2   6   4   4   2   0   2  18   5.14
Pagan                   4.1   1   0   0   0   4   0  13   2.82
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   4   2  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(9-1)          9     4   0   0   3   4   0  34   1.85
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Fidrych (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Blair out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Bumbry to second]; Grich struck out while
Bumbry was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer
walked; Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Veryzer scored]; Johnson
flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Rodriguez made an out to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); L. May
grounded out (second to first); Mora grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson walked; Duncan forced Robinson (first to shortstop);
Bumbry lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub reached on an error by Grich;
Johnson doubled [Staub out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair walked; Grich singled to right [Blair to
second]; R. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Blair to
third, Grich to second]; L. May struck out; Mora struck out;
Belanger forced R. Jackson (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first); Stanley singled [Stanley out at second (center to
second)]; Garcia walked; Kimm doubled [Garcia to third]; PAGAN
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
made an out to second; Bumbry walked; Blair forced Bumbry (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled to center; Staub struck out while
Veryzer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
flied out to right; L. May grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied
out to center; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora flied out to left; Belanger flied out to
right; Robinson singled to center; Fidrych threw a wild pitch
[Robinson to second]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; Kimm
grounded out (second to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); MUSER
BATTED FOR BLAIR; Muser singled to center; Grich flied out to
left; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MUSER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Veryzer flied out to right; Staub lined to
third; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May struck out; Mora flied out to center;
Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 4.