Mike Flanagan pitched a six-hitter as the Orioles extended their winning streak to seven games with a 2-0 victory over the Tigers. Ken Singleton homered for the first run in the fourth inning and the other marker followed on a triple by Rick Dempsey and sacrifice fly by Al Bumbry in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      6, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Bumbry cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .290
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Wockenfuss dh         4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Singleton rf          3   1   2   1     1   1   .337
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Thompson 1b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Stanley rf            3   0   3   0     0   0   .274      Murray dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
May c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Mora lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .297        Shopay lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .184      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .223
  Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     0   3             Totals               28   2   5   2     1   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  7,341
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Orioles 4
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 2
Errors: L. May
Doubles: Stanley (5), Mora (1)
Triples: Dempsey (4)
Home Runs: Singleton (10)
Sacrifice Hits: May (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bumbry (3)
GIDP: Fuentes (8), May (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(4-8)          8     5   2   2   1   3   1  30   4.39
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   3   1  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(5-8)         9     6   0   0   0   3   0  31   3.83
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Fuentes grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [LeFlore out at
second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to pitcher); Dauer
grounded out (third to first); Singleton walked; L. May grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp flied out to center; Thompson reached on an
error by L. May; Stanley doubled to left [Thompson out at home
(left to shortstop to catcher)]; May grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to left; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
made an out to second; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss
grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
homered; L. May grounded out (second to first); Murray flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson singled to left; Stanley singled [Thompson
to second]; May out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Thompson to third, Stanley to second]; Mankowski struck out;
Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora doubled; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Mora to
third]; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Dempsey struck
out; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes made
an out to first; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied
out to right; Singleton singled; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (third to first); Thompson
singled; Stanley singled to center [Thompson to third]; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to center; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 8TH: SHOPAY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Mankowski
grounded out (second to first); STAUB BATTED FOR VERYZER; Staub
struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING SS); Dempsey
tripled to center; Belanger flied to right in foul territory;
Bumbry hit a sacrifice fly to first [Dempsey scored]; Dauer
singled; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Fuentes struck
out; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Kemp lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.