A pair of homers lifted the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. Larry Harlow clouted a round-tripper in the third inning and Lee May broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth with a belt over the left field fence. The Tigers' lone tally came on a homer by Lance Parrish in the seventh frame. Scott McGregor pitched his third straight complete game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  9  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   .263      Harlow cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .321
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Smith 2b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .250
Staub dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Kelly lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .348
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309        Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .302      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .314
Wockenfuss rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .289        Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .239      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .258
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      May dh                3   1   2   1     1   1   .252
Dillard 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .194
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   6             Totals               30   2   9   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,109
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 8
DP: Tigers 3, Orioles 1
Doubles: Staub (8), Smith (5)
Home Runs: Parrish (5), Harlow (3), May (9)
Stolen Bases: May (1), Kelly (2)
Caught Stealing: Lopez (2)
GIDP: Staub (9), Dempsey (2), Harlow (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   6.1   8   1   1   3   6   1  28   1.42
Hiller L(4-2)           1.2   1   1   1   1   3   1   6   2.55
Totals                  8     9   2   2   4   9   2  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(4-3)         9     6   1   1   1   6   1  34   4.46
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   1  34

Passed Balls: Parrish (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Debut game for Steve
Baker; Wagner popped to first in foul territory; Staub
singled to left; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Smith
doubled; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Smith to third]; Kelly
made an out to shortstop; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled to center; Wockenfuss struck out;
Parrish forced Kemp (shortstop to second); Rodriguez forced
Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to center; May struck out; Dempsey
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murray
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Dillard singled; LeFlore flied out to right; Wagner
reached on a fielder's choice [Dillard to second]; Staub
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Dauer
flied out to right; Harlow homered; Smith singled to left; Kelly
walked [Smith to second]; Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Kemp
walked; Wockenfuss flied out to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray struck out; May singled to left; May stole
second; Dempsey struck out; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
singled to center; LeFlore forced Dillard (shortstop to second);
Wagner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to center; Harlow grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dauer out at
second]; Smith singled to right; Kelly singled to center [Smith
to third]; Kelly stole second; Singleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

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

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray was called out on strikes; May walked;
Dempsey made an out to second; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Parrish homered;
Rodriguez flied out to right; Dillard grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to left; Harlow walked; HILLER
REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Smith struck out; MORA BATTED FOR
KELLY; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles
1.

TIGERS 8TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LeFlore struck
out; Wagner made an out to first; Staub doubled to left;
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray
struck out while Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); May homered; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kemp grounded out
(second to first); Wockenfuss lined to shortstop; Parrish made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.