A five-run explosion in the third inning carried the Tigers to a 9-6 victory over the Orioles. Loser Mike Flanagan loaded the bases in the third on a single and two walks before a single by Aurelio Rodriguez plated two tallies and sent Flanagan to the showers in favor of Dennis Martinez. Tim Corcoran singled home another run and Alan Trammell brought in the fourth marker with a sacrifice fly. An RBI single by Ron LeFlore capped the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  2  1    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   6 12  0
Tigers       3  0  5    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   9 13  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .292
  Lopez ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .299
Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .284      Staub dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Murray 1b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .270      Thompson 1b           3   2   2   2     1   0   .298
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Kelly lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Parrish c             3   1   0   0     1   2   .224
  Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .264
May dh                4   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Wockenfuss rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
DeCinces 3b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .267        Corcoran ph,rf      3   2   2   1     0   0   .262
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Trammell ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .272
Garcia ss             4   2   3   0     0   0   .306      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   5     1   8             Totals               31   9  13   9     5   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,056
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 3, Tigers 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: Garcia (5)
Home Runs: May (17), DeCinces 2 (17), Thompson (21)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Trammell (3), Whitaker (4)
GIDP: Kelly (6), Kemp (6), Corcoran (7), Parrish (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(13-8)        2.1   6   7   7   3   1   1  16   3.78
D. Martinez             0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.13
Stephenson              5.1   5   1   1   2   2   0  20   2.79
Totals                  8    13   9   9   5   3   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(10-5)      6.1   9   6   5   0   5   3  27   3.79
Sykes SV(1)             2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.73
Totals                  9    12   6   5   1   8   3  39

Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (6)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ORIOLES 1ST: 64 minute rain delay before start of game;
Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub
singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson homered [Staub
scored]; Kemp flied out to center; Parrish struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Kelly
struck out; May homered; DeCinces homered; Dempsey flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to right; Wockenfuss walked;
Trammell singled to third [Wockenfuss to second]; LeFlore forced
Trammell (shortstop to second) [Wockenfuss to third]; Whitaker
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia singled to center; Harlow flied out to
center; Dauer singled to center [Garcia to third]; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Garcia scored, Dauer to
second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub singled to right; Thompson forced Staub (first
to shortstop); Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; Parrish walked
[Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Rodriguez singled to left
[Thompson scored, Kemp scored, Parrish to second]; D. MARTINEZ
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS;
Corcoran singled to center [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third];
D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Corcoran to second]; Trammell
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore singled
to right [Corcoran scored]; STEPHENSON REPLACED D. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); LeFlore stole second; Whitaker struck out; 5 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kelly struck
out; May popped to second; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson walked; Kemp
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia doubled to left;
Harlow flied out to right [Garcia to third]; Dauer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez singled to left;
Corcoran grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to center; Singleton singled to
right [Murray to third]; Kelly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murray scored, Singleton out at
second]; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces homered; Dempsey popped to first; Garcia
singled to left; SYKES REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); LOPEZ
BATTED FOR HARLOW; Lopez struck out; Dauer singled to center
[Garcia to third (error by LeFlore)]; Murray singled to left
[Garcia scored (unearned), Dauer to second]; Singleton struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Thompson singled to center; Kemp singled
to right [Thompson to third]; Parrish grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora struck out; May
grounded out (third to first); DeCinces popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez flied
out to right; On a bunt Corcoran singled; Trammell singled to
center [Corcoran to second]; LeFlore walked [Corcoran to third,
Trammell to second]; Orioles Coach Jim Frey ejected by HP
umpire Al Clark; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Corcoran scored]; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey singled to right; Garcia forced Dempsey
(first to shortstop); Lopez forced Garcia (third to second);
Dauer walked [Lopez to second]; Murray flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 9.