After power produced their earlier runs, the Orioles turned to a pair of singles around a sacrifice in the ninth inning to defeat the Tigers, 5-4. The Orioles hit three homers, while the Tigers had two. Mickey Stanley produced the Tigers' first two runs with a round-tripper in the third inning, but a double by Earl Williams and homers by Don Baylor and Jim Fuller sent the Orioles ahead in the fourth.

The Tigers regained the lead in the seventh with a triple by Jim Northrup, sacrifice by Jerry Moses and boundary belt by Ed Brinkman, but Paul Blair tied the score with a homer in the Orioles' half. Brooks Robinson paved the way for the winning run in the ninth with a single. Al Bumbry came in to run for Robinson, advanced on a sacrifice by Fuller and scored on a single by Andy Etchebarren to bring Ross Grimsley his fourth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      26, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .220      Blair cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .247
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Kaline dh             2   0   1   0     2   0   .271      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Freehan 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Williams 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Sharon lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Baylor lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .241
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Northrup rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .229        Bumbry pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .192
Moses c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .196      Fuller rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .267
  Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   1     1   1   .205
  Lamont c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Brinkman ss           2   2   1   1     1   0   .213        Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   5   4     4   1             Totals               32   5   8   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  8,170
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Orioles 5
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Kaline (10), Williams (6), Davis (11)
Triples: Northrup (1)
Home Runs: Stanley (4), Brinkman (6), Baylor (2), Fuller (6), Blair (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuller (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Moses (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  6.2   6   4   4   2   3   3  28   4.42
Hiller L(9-5)           1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.22
Totals                  8.1   8   5   5   2   4   3  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(9-7)         9     5   4   4   4   1   2  35   3.46
Totals                  9     5   4   4   4   1   2  35

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland lined to
left; Kaline walked; Freehan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to right; Grich walked; Davis flied
out to center; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Northrup made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor lined to center; Robinson flied out to
right; Fuller popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Moses lined to second; Brinkman walked; Stanley
homered [Brinkman scored]; Sutherland flied out to center;
Kaline walked; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Belanger
flied out to right; Blair singled to center; Grich struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Northrup walked; Moses flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
doubled; Baylor homered [Williams scored]; Robinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Fuller homered; Etchebarren walked; Belanger
flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to left; Sutherland flied out to right; Kaline flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair made an out to shortstop; Grich flied out to
right; Davis doubled to left; Williams grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to center; Sharon flied out to
center; Rodriguez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
made an out to third; Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup tripled to center; Moses hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Northrup scored]; Brinkman homered; Stanley
grounded out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Belanger
popped to first in foul territory; Blair homered; HILLER
REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline doubled to center [Kaline out at third
(center to third)]; Freehan grounded out (third to first);
Sharon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis made an out to second; Williams struck out;
Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 4.

TIGERS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup made an out to
second; HORTON BATTED FOR MOSES; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: LAMONT REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING C ); Robinson
singled to left; BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Fuller out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bumbry to second];
Etchebarren singled to center [Bumbry scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 5.