The Tigers snapped a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top of the ninth inning and defeated the Orioles, 4-2. Steve Kemp drew a walk to open the ninth and sped to third when losing reliever Don Stanhouse fielded a bunt by Lance Parrish and threw the ball into center field on an attempted force play. Aurelio Rodriguez then blooped a single to left, scoring Kemp. A single by Alan Trammell plated Parrish with an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  0
Orioles      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .239
Wockenfuss rf         3   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Kelly lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Staub dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .278      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .290      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Kemp lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .275      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Crowley dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Garcia ss             4   0   2   0     0   2   .264
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Dauer 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .264
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Wagner 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Dempsey c             2   0   1   1     1   1   .259
Trammell ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .275      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     2   3             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  9,081
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Harlow, Garcia, Stanhouse
Doubles: LeFlore (28), Trammell (14), Kelly (12), Dauer (23), Dempsey (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Wockenfuss (1)
GIDP: May (12), Kelly (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(16-11)         9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35   4.22
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                7     5   2   0   1   3   0  28   3.32
Stanhouse L(6-9)        2     2   2   0   1   0   0   9   2.95
Totals                  9     7   4   0   2   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Harlow [LeFlore to
second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Staub was picked off first (pitcher to first); Thompson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Kelly doubled to right;
Singleton flied out to center [Kelly to third]; Murray walked;
On a bunt DeCinces singled [Kelly scored, Murray to second];
Crowley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled
to left; Rodriguez made an out to second; Dillard forced Parrish
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Garcia was called out on strikes; Dauer doubled to
right; Dempsey doubled [Dauer scored]; Harlow grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dempsey to third]; Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell reached on an error by Garcia; LeFlore
doubled to left [Trammell to third]; Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Trammell scored (unearned), LeFlore to third];
Staub grounded out (catcher to first) [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Thompson was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton walked; Murray flied out to left;
DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp made an out to shortstop; Parrish flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Garcia singled to left; Dauer lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Garcia out at first]; Dempsey struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Dillard popped to first in foul territory; Trammell
singled; LeFlore forced Trammell (first to shortstop) [LeFlore
to first]; Wockenfuss forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow struck out; Kelly struck out; Singleton
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson struck out; Kemp
flied out to center; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley singled to left; On a
bunt Garcia singled [Crowley to second]; Dauer flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell doubled to right;
LeFlore made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey walked; Harlow struck out; Kelly grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied out to right;
Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp walked; Kemp was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Stanhouse [Kemp to third]; Parrish reached on a
fielder's choice; On a bunt Rodriguez singled [Kemp scored
(unearned), Parrish to second]; MAY BATTED FOR DILLARD; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Parrish to third, Rodriguez out at second]; Trammell singled to
right [Parrish scored (unearned)]; LeFlore forced Trammell
(shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); Crowley flied out
to left; Garcia struck out; BUMBRY BATTED FOR DAUER; Bumbry was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles
2.