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.

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