Allowing only four hits, Jim Palmer pitched the Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers for his third shutout of the season. Doug DeCinces cemented the decision by hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 8, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  2  -   4 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Dauer 2b              5   1   4   0     0   0   .236      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .337      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Dimmel rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
L. May dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Thompson 1b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Oglivie rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Bumbry lf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .198
DeCinces 3b           3   2   2   2     1   0   .261        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Belanger ss           4   0   3   1     0   0   .205        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .102
Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  13   4     3   3             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  1,969
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Tigers 3
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 3
Doubles: Thompson (21)
Triples: Bumbry (3)
Home Runs: DeCinces (16)
Stolen Bases: DeCinces (6)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (8), Oglivie (8), Kemp (3)
GIDP: Singleton (12), Mora (4), Murray (22)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(15-11)         9     4   0   0   1   3   0  30   3.20
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   3   0  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(4-5)            8    10   4   4   3   3   1  34   4.14
Taylor                  1     3   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.75
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   3   1  39

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley was called out on strikes; Fuentes struck
out; Staub singled to right; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May singled to left; Murray walked [L. May to
second]; Mora grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [L. May to third, Murray out at second]; DeCinces popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Oglivie forced Thompson (second to
shortstop); Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to right; Skaggs forced Belanger
(second to shortstop); Maddox flied out to center; Dauer forced
Skaggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

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

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; L. May flied out to right; Murray
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Staub flied out to
center; Kemp singled to center; Kemp was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora flied out to center; DeCinces singled to
center; Belanger forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); Skaggs
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Oglivie popped to
third in foul territory; May singled to right; Mankowski flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Dauer singled to
left; Singleton struck out; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
popped to second; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (third to first); Mora flied
out to center; DeCinces walked; DeCinces stole second; Belanger
singled to left [DeCinces scored, Belanger to second (on throw
to home)]; Skaggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson doubled; Oglivie
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Maddox popped to second; Dauer singled to left;
Singleton singled to center [Dauer to third]; L. May forced
Singleton (shortstop to second) [Dauer scored]; Murray forced L.
May (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 8TH: DIMMEL REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); MUSER
REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); BUMBRY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF);
May grounded out (second to first); Mankowski grounded out
(second to first); MOLINARO BATTED FOR VERYZER; Molinaro was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers
0.

ORIOLES 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING SS); Bumbry
tripled; DeCinces homered [Bumbry scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED SYKES
(PITCHING); Belanger singled to left; Belanger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Skaggs popped to second;
Maddox singled to center; Dauer singled to right [Maddox to
third]; Dimmel forced Dauer (shortstop to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.