The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie with a six-run outburst in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Tigers, 9-1. Jim Palmer pitched his first complete game of the season. In the Orioles' big inning, Lenn Sakata doubled and scored on a single by Lee May. After an error and hit batsman loaded the bases, Ken Singleton drove in two runs with a single and Eddie Murray followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       24, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  6  0    0  2  x  -   9  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters dh             5   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Bumbry cf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .361
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .336        Dempsey ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Gibson cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .264      Dauer 2b,3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .274      Singleton rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .234
Summers rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .337      Murray 1b             4   2   2   3     0   0   .270
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Graham c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .333
Parrish c             4   0   2   0     0   2   .288      DeCinces 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Corcoran lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Sakata 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Brookens 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      May dh                3   1   2   1     1   1   .250
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roenicke lf,cf        4   1   1   2     0   0   .232
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     3   8             Totals               33   9   9   8     3   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 29,384
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Orioles 4
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Hebner, Murray
Doubles: Peters (1), Parrish (8), Sakata (1), May (5), Murray (6)
Home Runs: Murray (6)
Caught Stealing: Gibson (6)
GIDP: Singleton (7)
Hit by Pitch: Dauer (3,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(2-4)           4.2   6   7   2   1   4   1  22   4.92
Hiller                  3.1   3   2   2   2   2   0  15   3.71
Totals                  8     9   9   4   3   6   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-2)           9     7   1   1   3   8   0  37   3.28
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   8   0  37

Passed Balls: Parrish (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (3)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean


TIGERS 1ST: Peters struck out; Trammell flied out to center;
Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Dauer singled to left [Bumbry to
third]; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bumbry scored, Dauer out at second]; Murray
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner walked; Summers reached on an error by Murray
[Hebner to second]; Thompson flied out to left; Parrish singled
to left [Hebner to third, Summers to second]; Corcoran popped to
shortstop; Brookens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Graham struck out; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher
to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); SAKATA
REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); Peters doubled to left; Trammell
flied out to center [Peters to third]; Gibson singled to left
[Peters scored]; Gibson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hebner walked; Summers walked [Hebner to second];
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke grounded out (second to first); Belanger
popped to second; Bumbry singled to left; Dauer popped to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Corcoran flied out to center;
Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; Murray flied out to center;
Graham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Peters grounded out (second to first); Trammell
struck out (catcher to first); Gibson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Sakata doubled to left; May singled to center
[Sakata scored]; Roenicke reached on an error by Hebner [May to
second]; Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (first
to pitcher) [May to third, Roenicke to second]; Dauer was hit by
a pitch; Singleton singled [May scored (unearned), Roenicke
scored (unearned), Dauer to third]; Murray homered (unearned)
[Dauer scored (unearned), Singleton scored (unearned)]; HILLER
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Graham popped to shortstop; 6 R (1
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Hebner struck out; Summers singled to center;
Thompson flied out to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Sakata grounded out (third to first); May doubled;
Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Brookens grounded out
(second to first); Peters grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: DEMPSEY BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Dempsey struck out;
Dauer flied out to right; Singleton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

TIGERS 8TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Trammell grounded out (second to
first); Gibson singled to center; Hebner popped to shortstop;
Rick Dempsey (in LF) knocked Mark Belanger down; Summers
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray doubled to right; Graham walked; Sakata
struck out; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Murray to third,
Graham to second]; May walked; Roenicke singled to center
[Murray scored, Graham scored, May to second]; Belanger popped
to shortstop; Dempsey flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to left; Parrish doubled to
right; Corcoran lined to shortstop; Brookens singled to left
[Parrish to third]; Peters struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 9.