Ken Singleton drew a walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the Orioles' deciding run in a 7-4 victory over the Tigers. With the Tigers leading, 4-3, Mark Belanger singled in the eighth, Bobby Grich walked and Reggie Jackson singled to tie the score.

After Andres Mora struck out, Lee May was handed an intentional pass to load the bases and Singleton coaxed his walk to force in Grich. Mora iced the victory for the Orioles with a two-run double in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  2  2  -   7 11  2
Tigers       2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      LeFlore cf            4   2   1   0     1   2   .342
  Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Veryzer ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     1   2   .282      Meyer lf              5   2   2   3     0   0   .269
Grich 2b              3   3   1   0     2   0   .273      Staub rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .310
R. Jackson rf         5   0   3   1     0   0   .232      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .239
Mora lf               5   0   1   2     0   2   .246      Johnson dh            4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Muser 1b              2   2   1   1     1   0   .248      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  L. May ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .219      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Singleton dh          3   0   2   2     1   0   .238        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .220        Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
                                                            Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          MacCormack p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   6     6   8             Totals               34   4   7   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,454
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Tigers 8
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Muser 2, LeFlore, Veryzer
Doubles: Singleton (9), Mora (6), Meyer (6)
Home Runs: Meyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger 2 (13), LeFlore (28)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (9), R. Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(9-1)          9     7   4   2   4   5   1  39   2.14
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   5   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
MacCormack              6.2   7   3   2   2   4   0  27   4.15
Hiller L(6-4)           2.1   4   4   4   4   4   0  15   3.32
Totals                  9    11   7   6   6   8   0  42

Wild Pitches: MacCormack (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
struck out; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Muser [LeFlore to third]; Veryzer lined to
second; Meyer reached on an error by Muser [LeFlore scored
(unearned), Meyer to second]; Staub grounded out (second to
first) [Meyer to third]; Thompson walked; Johnson singled to
center [Meyer scored (unearned), Thompson to second]; Rodriguez
flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Mora
flied out to center; Muser walked; Singleton doubled [Muser
scored]; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm made
an out to second; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to right; Bumbry flied out to
left; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Meyer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to center; MacCormack threw a wild
pitch [Grich to second]; R. Jackson singled to right [Grich to
third]; Mora made an out to shortstop; Muser singled to center
[Grich scored, R. Jackson out at third (center to third)];
Singleton singled to center [Muser to third]; DeCinces reached
on an error by Veryzer [Muser scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Singleton to third]; Dempsey forced DeCinces (shortstop to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center;
Garcia forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Belanger walked;
Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grich
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm flied out to center; LeFlore singled to center;
LeFlore stole second; Veryzer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Meyer homered [LeFlore scored]; Staub walked;
Thompson singled to center [Staub to third]; Johnson forced
Thompson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
3, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson singled to center; Mora struck out while
R. Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to first to
second to first); Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kimm popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
singled to left; Dempsey forced DeCinces (first to shortstop);
HILLER REPLACED MACCORMACK (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR BUMBRY;
Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LeFlore struck
out; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Meyer doubled to
right; Staub was walked intentionally; Thompson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: On a bunt Belanger singled; Belanger stole second;
Grich walked; R. Jackson singled to center [Belanger scored,
Grich to third, R. Jackson to second (error by LeFlore)]; Mora
struck out; L. MAY BATTED FOR MUSER; L. May was walked
intentionally; Singleton walked [Grich scored, R. Jackson to
third, L. May to second]; DeCinces was called out on strikes;
Dempsey grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: L. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Johnson singled
to left; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Johnson to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Oglivie was
called out on strikes; STANLEY BATTED FOR KIMM; Stanley struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); MANUEL
REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); Blair flied out to left; Belanger
singled to left; Belanger stole second; Grich walked; R. Jackson
flied out to right [Belanger to third, Grich to second]; Mora
doubled to left [Belanger scored, Grich scored]; L. May struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
popped to first in foul territory; Meyer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 4.