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Mark Fidrych's string of six straight victories was snapped when the Orioles exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Tigers, 6-4. With 45,339 fans on hand, representing the largest July 4 crowd in Baltimore history, the Orioles opened their outburst after two were out with a single by Ken Singleton. Eddie Murray followed with a homer to tie the score at 2-2. Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Monday, July 4, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumTigers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 9 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 x - 6 11 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Bumbry cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .287 Fuentes 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .307 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Staub dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .238 Kelly lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Kemp lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .263 Singleton rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .335 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Murray dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 .283 Wockenfuss rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .314 L. May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Mankowski 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Muser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .182 DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 May ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Dempsey c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Kimm c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Belanger ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 .214 Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 R. May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 3 Totals 33 6 11 6 3 4 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 45,339 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 6 DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 2 Errors: Kimm Doubles: L. May (10), Belanger (6) Home Runs: Wockenfuss 2 (6), Staub (10), Murray (11) Stolen Bases: Belanger (11), Kelly (14) GIDP: Staub (9), DeCinces (8), Murray (12) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fidrych L(6-3) 5.2 10 6 6 2 2 1 28 2.41 Grilli 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 5.19 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 4 1 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. May W(10-7) 8 8 4 4 2 2 3 33 3.67 T. Martinez SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.16 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 3 36 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to left; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fuentes to second]; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Smith flied out to center; Kelly forced Bumbry (first to shortstop); Singleton forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Wockenfuss homered; Mankowski made an out to third; Veryzer walked; Kimm flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; L. May flied out to center; DeCinces grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to center; Fuentes singled; Staub singled to right [Fuentes to third]; Kemp singled [Fuentes scored, Staub to third]; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger lined to center; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Kimm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton singled to left; Murray singled to right [Singleton to second]; L. May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger singled to right; Belanger stole second; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp struck out; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton singled to left; Murray homered [Singleton scored]; L. May doubled; DeCinces was walked intentionally; Dempsey singled to right [L. May scored, DeCinces to third]; Belanger doubled to right [DeCinces scored, Dempsey scored]; Bumbry singled [Belanger scored, Bumbry to second (error by Kimm)]; GRILLI REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Smith struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 6. TIGERS 7TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer flied out to center; Kimm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly singled; Kelly stole second; Singleton walked; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kelly to third, Singleton out at second]; L. May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 6. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore lined to right; Fuentes lined to left; Staub homered; Kemp walked; Thompson forced Kemp (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey lined to third; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 6. TIGERS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Wockenfuss homered; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Mankowski struck out; MAY BATTED FOR VERYZER; May singled to left; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR KIMM; Oglivie lined into a double play (first unassisted) [May out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 6. |
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