A four-run rally in the last of the eighth inning enabled the Tigers to overcome the Orioles, 5-4. Capping the comeback was a bloop single by Ben Oglivie, scoring pinch-runner Bruce Kimm from second base with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     3   0   .260      LeFlore cf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .318
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .275      Stanley 3b,ss         3   1   1   1     1   0   .267
R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   2     0   1   .280      Staub rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .299
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Kimm pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .258
Singleton lf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .265      Johnson lf            2   0   0   1     1   0   .270
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Mora dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Freehan c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .202      Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Oglivie ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mankowski 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lane ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Manuel 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                          Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     5   5             Totals               29   5   8   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,204
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: R. Jackson (24), Blair (14), LeFlore 2 (22)
Home Runs: Singleton (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (10), Johnson (6), Freehan (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                7     7   4   4   2   3   0  30   4.98
Miller L(2-3)           0.2   0   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.09
T. Martinez             0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.20
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   3   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(13-14)        9     6   4   4   5   5   1  38   4.02
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger walked; Grich walked [Belanger to second];
R. Jackson doubled [Belanger scored, Grich scored]; L. May flied
out to right; Singleton homered [R. Jackson scored]; DeCinces
grounded out (second to first); Mora flied out to right; 4 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice
fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair lined to third; Duncan struck out; Belanger
walked; Grich singled to center [Belanger to second]; R. Jackson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Johnson walked; Thompson forced Johnson (second
unassisted); Freehan grounded out (first unassisted) [Thompson
to second]; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: L. May was called out on strikes; Singleton flied
out to center; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to center; Stanley flied out to left; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded
out (shortstop to first); Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan flied out to right; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scrivener struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
left; DeCinces singled to left; Mora flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
walked; Staub flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair singled to center; Duncan flied out to left;
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to second];
Grich walked; R. Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Johnson popped to second; Thompson singled to right;
Freehan singled to left [Thompson to second]; Wagner forced
Freehan (shortstop to second) [Thompson to third]; LANE BATTED
FOR SCRIVENER; Lane struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MANUEL REPLACED LANE (PLAYING 2B); L. May flied out
to center; Singleton popped to catcher; DeCinces flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore doubled
to right; Stanley singled [LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to
right [Stanley to second]; MILLER REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING);
Horton walked [Stanley to third, Staub to second]; KIMM RAN FOR
HORTON; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stanley scored];
Thompson walked [Staub to third, Kimm to second]; Freehan hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Staub scored, Kimm to third]; OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR WAGNER; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING);
Oglivie singled to left [Kimm scored, Thompson to second];
Manuel flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: KIMM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MANKOWSKI
REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING 3B); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Mora struck out; Blair doubled to right; Duncan
popped to first; Belanger walked; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 5.