The Orioles collected 11 hits off Mark Fidrych and beat the Tigers, 5-3, but three of their runs off the colorful rookie were unearned. On the other hand, the Tigers scored their three runs on only one hit with the aid of two wild pitches by Wayne Garland, two walks, one hit batsman and a sacrifice fly.

With the score tied, 3-3, the Orioles loaded the bases in the seventh inning on two singles and an error. Tony Muser hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tie-breaking tally and Doug DeCinces followed with a single for an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5 11  1
Tigers       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  4


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .258      LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .317
Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .277      Mankowski 3b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .348
R. Jackson rf         5   3   1   0     0   1   .279      Oglivie rf            3   1   1   0     0   2   .286
L. May dh             5   1   3   1     0   1   .245      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Singleton lf          2   0   0   1     2   0   .264      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   1     2   1   .226
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Meyer lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .246
Muser 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .228      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .260
DeCinces 3b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .241      Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .260        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener 2b,ss       3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
                                                          Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               31   3   6   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 16,410
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Tigers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Duncan, Thompson, Wagner 2, Scrivener
Doubles: L. May (15), Muser (7), Mankowski (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (21), LeFlore 2 (56), Oglivie (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Wagner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Muser (5), Meyer (1)
GIDP: Grich (8)
Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (2,by Garland)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(16-6)         9     6   3   3   4   7   0  38   2.75
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   7   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(15-8)         9    11   5   2   3   2   0  43   2.34
Totals                  9    11   5   2   3   2   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Garland (6)
Wild Pitches: Garland 2 (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich walked; R. Jackson
was called out on strikes; L. May singled to left [Grich to
second]; Singleton walked [Grich to third, L. May to second];
Muser popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second
[LeFlore to third (error by Duncan)]; Mankowski flied out to
right; Oglivie struck out; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Belanger
popped to first; Duncan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Meyer flied out to left; Kimm
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Thompson to second]; Wagner
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry reached on an error by Wagner; Grich
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bumbry
out at second]; R. Jackson reached on an error by Thompson; L.
May doubled to left [R. Jackson scored (unearned), L. May to
third (error by Scrivener)]; Singleton walked; Muser grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener flied out to left; LeFlore struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Mankowski singled [LeFlore to
third]; Oglivie was hit by a pitch [Mankowski to second];
Garland threw a wild pitch [LeFlore scored, Mankowski to third,
Oglivie to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Thompson
walked [Mankowski scored, Oglivie to third, Staub to second];
Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oglivie scored]; Kimm
struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: On a bunt DeCinces singled; Belanger forced
DeCinces (second to shortstop); Belanger stole second; Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner flied out to right; Scrivener singled to
center; LeFlore forced Scrivener (shortstop to second); LeFlore
stole second; Mankowski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson singled to right
[Grich to second]; L. May flied out to center [Grich to third,
R. Jackson to second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first)
[Grich scored, R. Jackson to third]; Muser doubled to right [R.
Jackson scored]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie singled to right; Oglivie stole second;
Staub struck out; Thompson struck out; Meyer flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kimm singled to left; Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Kimm to second]; Scrivener grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson reached on an
error by Wagner [Grich to second]; L. May singled to center
[Grich to third, R. Jackson to second]; Singleton forced Grich
(first to catcher) [R. Jackson to third, L. May to second];
Muser hit a sacrifice fly to center [R. Jackson scored
(unearned)]; DeCinces singled to left [L. May scored (unearned),
Singleton to second]; Belanger singled to shortstop [Singleton
to third, DeCinces to second]; Duncan forced Belanger (shortstop
to second); 2 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mankowski doubled to left;
Oglivie struck out; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer lined to shortstop; Kimm walked; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR WAGNER; Johnson lined into a double play (second to
second to first) [Kimm out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); SCRIVENER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); L. May struck out; Blair flied
out to left; Muser singled to second; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: HORTON BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Horton struck out;
LeFlore flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 3.