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.

Lee May doubled and, after an intentional pass to Doug DeCinces, Rick Dempsey singled to drive in May. Mark Belanger followed with a double, scoring DeCinces and Dempsey, and then crossed the plate himself on a single by Al Bumbry. John Wockenfuss hit two homers and Rusty Staub one for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Monday, July      4, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       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.