Overcoming a 6-0 deficit, the Orioles battled their way to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers to extend their winning streak to six games. The Tigers kayoed Ross Grimsley in the third inning while building up their early lead, but the Orioles rallied for five runs in their half of the third, including a homer by Doug DeCinces with two men on base.

The Tigers picked up a tally in fourth, chasing Dave Pagan, but rookie Dennis Martinez made his major league debut and pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way to gain credit for the victory. The Orioles won with four runs in the seventh. Mark Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tie-breaking tally and when Rusty Staub threw wild after making the catch, an insurance run crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  2  4    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 15  2
Orioles      0  0  5    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   9 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lane cf               4   0   2   1     1   1   .143      Bumbry cf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .256
Oglivie 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .281        Blair cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Staub rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Grich 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Horton dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .263      R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   0     1   1   .284
Johnson lf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .270      L. May dh             4   2   2   2     1   0   .249
Stanley 3b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .274      Singleton lf          3   2   1   1     2   0   .265
Freehan c             5   1   1   1     0   2   .270      DeCinces 3b,1b        5   2   3   3     0   0   .245
Scrivener 2b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .235      Muser 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .223
Wagner ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260        Robinson ph,3b      1   0   0   1     0   0   .214
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .259
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  15   6     3   6             Totals               34   9  11   8     7   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  4,516
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Staub, Freehan, R. Jackson
Doubles: Stanley (13), R. Jackson (27), L. May (16), Blair (16)
Home Runs: DeCinces (9)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (26), Bumbry (34)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (3)
GIDP: Horton (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   2.1   5   4   4   2   1   0  14   3.79
Lemanczyk               3.2   4   3   3   2   0   1  17   5.35
Hiller L(11-8)          1     1   2   1   1   0   0   5   2.51
Laxton                  1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   4.16
Totals                  8    11   9   8   7   2   1  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                2.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  13   3.93
Pagan                   1     6   4   4   1   0   0  10   4.48
D. Martinez W(1-0)      5.2   4   0   0   1   5   0  20   0.00
Totals                  9    15   7   7   3   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Pagan (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Lane singled to center; Oglivie struck out; Staub
forced Lane (second to shortstop); Horton flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Grich singled to third; R.
Jackson walked [Grich to second]; L. May flied out to right
[Grich to third]; R. Jackson stole second; Singleton lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Johnson walked; Stanley singled [Johnson to third];
Freehan singled to right [Johnson scored, Stanley to third,
Freehan to second (error by R. Jackson)]; Scrivener reached on a
fielder's choice [Stanley out at home (third unassisted),
Freehan stayed at second]; Wagner lined to third; Lane singled
[Freehan scored, Scrivener to second]; Oglivie forced Lane
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to left; Muser forced DeCinces
(second to shortstop); Belanger made an out to second; Dempsey
forced Muser (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (third to first); Horton singled;
PAGAN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Johnson singled to center
[Horton to third]; Pagan threw a wild pitch [Horton scored,
Johnson to second]; Stanley doubled to right [Johnson scored];
Freehan flied out to center; Scrivener singled [Stanley scored,
Scrivener to second]; Wagner singled to center [Scrivener
scored]; Lane forced Wagner (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry walked; Grich singled to left [Bumbry to
second]; R. Jackson flied out to right [Bumbry to third]; L. May
singled to left [Bumbry scored, Grich to second]; Singleton
singled to center [Grich scored, L. May to second]; LEMANCZYK
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); DeCinces homered [L. May scored,
Singleton scored]; Muser walked; Belanger forced Muser (pitcher
to second); On a bunt Dempsey singled [Belanger to second];
Bumbry flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Orioles 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie popped to first; Staub walked; Horton
singled [Staub to second]; Johnson singled to left [Staub
scored, Horton to second]; D. MARTINEZ REPLACED PAGAN
(PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Debut game for Dennis
Martinez; Freehan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson
grounded out (second to first); L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener was called out on strikes; Wagner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lane walked; Oglivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub singled to center; Horton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at
second]; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to
right; Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second [Bumbry to third
(error by Freehan)]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
was called out on strikes; Scrivener singled to shortstop;
Wagner forced Scrivener (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson doubled; L. May doubled [R. Jackson
scored]; HILLER REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Singleton walked;
On a bunt DeCinces singled [L. May to third, Singleton to
second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MUSER; Robinson grounded out (third
to first) [L. May scored, Singleton to third, DeCinces to
second]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Singleton
scored, DeCinces scored (error by Staub) (unearned)]; Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

TIGERS 8TH: DECINCES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ROBINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF);
Lane struck out; Oglivie singled to left; Staub singled to left
[Oglivie out at third (left to third)]; Horton forced Staub
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles
9.

ORIOLES 8TH: LAXTON REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Blair doubled to
left; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson was
called out on strikes; L. May was walked intentionally;
Singleton walked [Blair to third, L. May to second]; DeCinces
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Orioles 9.