The Orioles moved within three games of New York in the A.L. East by blanking the Tigers, 2-0, on a three-hitter by Scott McGregor. The Birds scored in the fifth inning on a leadoff homer by Doug DeCinces and added another run in the seventh on a double by DeCinces, single by Rick Dempsey and a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Lee May. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .315 Lentine lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .232 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Lowenstein pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Wockenfuss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Ayala dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Roenicke lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Jones dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .236 Stegman cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .184 Dempsey c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Papi ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 May ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 7 Totals 30 0 3 0 2 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 13,450 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 5 DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 1 Doubles: DeCinces (19) Home Runs: DeCinces (12) Sacrifice Flies: May (2) GIDP: Ayala (3) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(17-7) 9 3 0 0 2 6 0 32 3.00 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 6 0 32 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(9-11) 9 7 2 2 2 7 1 35 3.92 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 7 1 35 Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (7) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer was called out on strikes; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Lentine walked; On a bunt Trammell forced Lentine (pitcher to shortstop); Cowens struck out; Wockenfuss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Ayala grounded out (third to first); Roenicke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to right; Brookens lined to shortstop; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces struck out; Dempsey singled to left; Garcia flied out to center; Bumbry singled to center [Dempsey to second]; Dauer forced Bumbry (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stegman grounded out (third to first); Whitaker flied out to left; Lentine struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton popped to first in foul territory; Murray flied out to left; Ayala walked; Roenicke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Trammell flied out to center; Cowens popped to shortstop; Wockenfuss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces homered; Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bumbry singled to center; Dauer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish flied out to right; Brookens struck out; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied to right in foul territory; Murray popped to catcher in foul territory; Ayala popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Stegman singled to left; On a bunt Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; Lentine singled to right [Stegman to second]; Trammell flied out to left; Cowens forced Lentine (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke was called out on strikes; DeCinces doubled to left; Dempsey singled to left [DeCinces to third]; MAY BATTED FOR GARCIA; May out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul territory [DeCinces scored]; Bumbry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish was called out on strikes; Brookens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer flied out to right; Singleton singled to left; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to second]; Murray was walked intentionally; Ayala grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Jones popped to first in foul territory; Stegman walked; PAPI BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Papi was called out on strikes; Lentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 9TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Roenicke flied out to center; DeCinces popped to third; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); Cowens flied out to center; Wockenfuss singled to left; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

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