Pat Kelly spoiled Detroit manager Ralph Houk's final game by driving in three runs with a pair of homers for Baltimore. Houk announced his retirement Sept. 12, effective at the end of this season. [ap]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4  9  0
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .243      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Smith 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   1     1   1   .285
Singleton dh          4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .287
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .286      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Kelly rf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .274      May c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Trammell ss           1   1   0   0     2   0   .268
Garcia ss             4   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .151
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     3   4             Totals               28   2   4   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,948
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 5
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Corcoran
Doubles: Harlow (25), Singleton (21), LeFlore (30)
Home Runs: Kelly 2 (11), Thompson (26)
Caught Stealing: Roenicke (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (3), Corcoran (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (8)
GIDP: Staub (24)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(16-11)    9     4   2   2   4   2   1  34   3.52
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   2   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(9-12)          8.1   9   4   3   3   3   2  36   3.14
Hiller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.34
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   4   2  38

Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (8)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to left; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker walked; Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[LeFlore to third, Whitaker out at second]; Thompson walked; On
a bunt Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
flied out to left; Kelly homered; Roenicke walked; Garcia
singled to right [Roenicke to second]; Roenicke was caught
stealing third (pitcher to first to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Corcoran grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow
singled to center; Smith struck out; Singleton flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch
[Trammell to second]; LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted)
[Trammell to third]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
walked; Kelly flied out to left; Roenicke popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled to left; May grounded
out (second to pitcher) [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to
center [Kemp to third]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; Skaggs
lined to shortstop; Harlow popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Singleton flied out to
left; Murray singled to right [Murray to second (error by
Corcoran)]; DeCinces singled to center [Murray scored
(unearned)]; Kelly lined to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
Skaggs walked; Harlow doubled to right [Skaggs to third]; Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: May singled to right; Corcoran out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [May to second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first) [May to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore
forced Trammell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton doubled to right; Murray grounded out
(first unassisted) [Singleton to third]; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly homered [Singleton scored]; Roenicke
popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED
ROENICKE (PLAYING LF); Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out
(second to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Garcia singled to right; Skaggs out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Garcia to second]; HILLER REPLACED
ROZEMA (PITCHING); Harlow was called out on strikes; Smith
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Kemp flied
out to center; May flied out to center; Corcoran flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 2.