The Orioles erupted for five runs in the second inning and defeated the Tigers, 7-2. Eddie Murray started the outburst with a homer. Andres Mora singled, Doug DeCinces walked and Mark Belanger doubled for another run. Dave Skaggs followed with a two-run double and Al Bumbry capped the inning with a run-scoring single. Ken Singleton homered in the the fifth. Skaggs singled and Bumbry doubled for the Orioles' last tally in the sixth. Mickey Stanley hit a homer for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  5  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   7 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   0   2   2     0   0   .301      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .323
Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Singleton rf          4   1   3   1     1   0   .336      Staub dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
  Dimmel pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .264
L. May dh             5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Murray 1b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .267      Stanley rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .247
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Mora lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .253      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .198
DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .201
Skaggs c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .303
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   7     2   6             Totals               33   2   8   1     0   9

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,851
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 4
DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 1
Doubles: Belanger (10), Skaggs (7), Bumbry (23), Singleton (21)
Triples: Staub (3)
Home Runs: Murray (21), Singleton (21), Stanley (8)
GIDP: L. May (16), Staub (18), Thompson (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(11-10)       9     8   2   2   0   9   1  33   3.62
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   9   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(7-15)          9    13   7   7   2   6   2  41   3.94
Totals                  9    13   7   7   2   6   2  41

Wild Pitches: Flanagan (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry McCoy


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

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes struck out; Staub
singled to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; Mora singled to third; DeCinces
walked [Mora to second]; Belanger doubled to right [Mora scored,
DeCinces to third]; Skaggs doubled [DeCinces scored, Belanger
scored]; Bumbry singled to left [Skaggs scored]; Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled
to right [Bumbry to third]; L. May grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 5 R, 6 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to shortstop; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); May singled to right; Rodriguez popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray struck out; Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs popped to
first; Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub tripled to right; Flanagan threw a wild pitch
[Staub scored]; Kemp struck out; Thompson struck out; Stanley
singled to left; May popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
homered; L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray singled
to right; Mora forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Veryzer popped to
third; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Belanger popped
to shortstop; Skaggs singled to left; Bumbry doubled [Skaggs
scored]; Dauer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp was
called out on strikes; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May
struck out; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley homered; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora struck out; DeCinces grounded out (third to
first); Belanger singled to left; Skaggs singled to left
[Belanger to second]; Bumbry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes flied
out to center; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer struck out; Singleton doubled; DIMMEL RAN FOR
SINGLETON; L. May flied out to center; Murray popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); Kemp singled to left; Thompson grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Kemp out at second];
Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Tigers 2.