The Tigers ended their seven-game losing skein with a 5-2 victory over the Orioles. A sacrifice fly by Tim Corcoran and infield grounder by Alan Trammell drove in two runs in the second inning and singles by Corcoran, Phil Mankowski and Trammell were good for another tally in the fourth frame. Aurelio Rodriguez put the game on ice with a two-run pinch-homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  3  0
Tigers       0  2  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   0   1   2     0   2   .294      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .230      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .320
  Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
  Lopez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .292
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .293
Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .304      May c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Corcoran rf           3   2   2   1     0   0   .260
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Mankowski 3b          2   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   1   1   2     0   0   .292
DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .253      Trammell ss           3   0   1   2     0   1   .270
Smith 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .205        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   3   2     4   9             Totals               33   5  11   5     0   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,530
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Tigers 5
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Errors: LeFlore
Triples: Harlow (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (3)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harlow (1), Corcoran (3)
GIDP: Dempsey (3), LeFlore (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(1-4)           3.1   8   3   3   0   1   0  18   4.03
T. Martinez             3.2   3   2   2   0   5   1  13   6.33
Flinn                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   0   6   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker W(1-0)            7     3   2   1   4   7   0  28   1.35
Hiller SV(5)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.63
Totals                  9     3   2   1   4   9   0  34

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Belanger struck out; Kelly flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out
(first unassisted); Staub singled to right; Thompson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; May flied out to
center; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled to center; May singled to right [Kemp
to third]; Corcoran hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kemp scored];
Mankowski singled to center [May to third]; Trammell grounded
out (third to first) [May scored, Mankowski to second]; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; Smith walked [DeCinces to second];
Dempsey reached on an error by LeFlore [DeCinces to third, Smith
to second, Dempsey to first]; Harlow hit a sacrifice fly to
center [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Belanger flied out to
right; Kelly was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to center; Whitaker stole second;
Staub flied out to center; Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); May
struck out; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled
to center; Mankowski singled to right [Corcoran to third];
Trammell singled to shortstop [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to
second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); LeFlore
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Trammell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled to right; Dempsey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
flied out to right; Thompson singled to left; Kemp struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow struck out; Belanger walked; Kelly singled
to center [Belanger to second]; Singleton struck out; May flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran
singled to left; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez
homered [Corcoran scored]; Trammell struck out; LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Murray
popped to shortstop; DeCinces struck out; Smith flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub was called
out on strikes; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey walked; Harlow tripled to center [Dempsey
scored]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; HILLER REPLACED BAKER
(PITCHING); LOPEZ BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Lopez grounded out (third
to first); Kelly struck out; Singleton popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING SS); FLINN REPLACED
T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out
(first unassisted); Corcoran grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: May struck out; Murray grounded out (third to
first); DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 5.