With Mike Flanagan tossing a two-hitter, the Orioles handed the Tigers their first shutout of the season, 2-0. Rick Dempsey cracked a homer in the fifth inning and the other run scored in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to Lee May. The Tigers' hits were singles by Rusty Staub in first and Ron LeFlore in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Harlow cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .323
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Kelly lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .326
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   3   .289        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Wockenfuss rf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .324      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Parrish c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      May dh                2   0   0   1     1   0   .245
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .299      DeCinces 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Dempsey c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .255
  Whitaker 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .352      Dauer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   9             Totals               27   2   4   2     4   1

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance:  4,536
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Orioles 5
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Dillard
Home Runs: Dempsey (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (18)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (4)
GIDP: Wagner (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(4-2)       8     4   2   2   4   1   1  31   3.39
Totals                  8     4   2   2   4   1   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(5-3)         9     2   0   0   2   9   0  30   3.01
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   9   0  30

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to left; Wagner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Staub singled; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to center;
Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez made an out to second; Dillard grounded
out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); Dauer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner grounded out (third to first); Staub popped
to third in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow reached on an error by Dillard [Harlow to
first]; Belanger singled to shortstop [Harlow to second]; Harlow
was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Kelly walked
[Belanger to second]; Singleton grounded out (catcher to first)
[Belanger to third, Kelly to second]; Murray grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp struck out; Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: May made an out to third; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Dempsey homered; Dauer flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Dillard flied out to left;
LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow singled to center; Belanger walked [Harlow
to second]; Kelly forced Harlow (pitcher to third) [Belanger to
second]; Singleton walked [Belanger to third, Kelly to second];
Murray forced Belanger (first to catcher) [Kelly to third,
Singleton to second]; May walked [Kelly scored, Singleton to
third, Murray to second]; DeCinces forced May (third to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); Staub flied
out to center; Thompson grounded out (catcher to first); Kemp
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
lined to third; Harlow singled to right; Harlow was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss walked; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez
struck out; STANLEY BATTED FOR DILLARD; Stanley flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: WHITAKER REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); Belanger
flied out to center; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); LeFlore
singled to right; Wagner grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.