A pair of homers by Lee May paced the attack as the Orioles handed the Tigers their seventh straight loss, 6-3. May's first homer came in the third inning and followed singles by Billy Smith and Ken Singleton. The designated hitter then hit a solo clout in the fifth frame. Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 3Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumOrioles 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 0 Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopez cf,rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .225 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Smith 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Singleton rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .316 Staub dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .304 Harlow cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 May dh 4 2 3 4 0 1 .260 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Mora lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Dempsey c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .209 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 7 6 1 4 Totals 33 3 6 3 0 1 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 20,534 Left on Base: Orioles 3, Tigers 3 DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Trammell Doubles: LeFlore (8) Home Runs: Lopez (3), May 2 (11), Staub (6) Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (4) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(5-3) 9 6 3 3 0 1 1 33 4.21 Totals 9 6 3 3 0 1 1 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes L(3-2) 5 7 6 6 1 2 3 23 2.54 Morris 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.09 Totals 9 7 6 6 1 4 3 36 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano ORIOLES 1ST: Lopez homered; Smith grounded out (third to first); Singleton flied out to center; May singled to center; Murray grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; Staub out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to center; Mora flied out to left; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Lopez flied out to right; Smith singled to right; Singleton singled to right [Smith to third]; May homered [Smith scored, Singleton scored]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Whitaker singled to third; LeFlore doubled [Whitaker scored]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces walked; Mora singled to center [DeCinces to third]; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to right [DeCinces scored]; Belanger struck out; Lopez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Singleton lined to shortstop; May homered; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 6TH: MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); DeCinces flied out to center; Mora flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); LeFlore flied out to right; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger reached on an error by Trammell [Belanger to first]; Lopez flied out to left; Smith popped to shortstop; Singleton forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 8TH: May struck out; Murray struck out; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to left; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Mora popped to third in foul territory; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled to center; Trammell flied out to center; Staub homered [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp singled to second; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 3. |
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