A two-run double by Enos Cabell in the seventh inning enabled the East Division champion Orioles to end their regular season with a 5-4 victory over the Tigers. Al Kaline, who struck out and flied out in two trips before leaving the game, ended his 22-year career with a total of 3,007 hits for the Tigers. The defeat left the Tigers with a 72-90 record, their worst percentage since Kaline's first full year with club in 1954.

With the score tied, 3-3, the Orioles loaded the bases on singles by Tim Nordbrook and Al Bumbry and a pass to Rich Coggins before Cabell rapped his decisive double off Lerrin LaGrow. The Tigers narrowed the gap with a run in the eighth on a single by John Knox and three walks, but Jesse Jefferson, fourth of five pitchers used by the Orioles, regained his control and killed off the rally. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 7 2 Tigers 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry lf 5 2 3 0 0 1 .233 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Coggins cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .243 Sutherland 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Baylor 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .272 Knox 2b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .307 Cabell 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 .241 Kaline dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Robinson 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .288 Oglivie ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 DeCinces pr,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Freehan c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Northrup dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 .243 Wockenfuss c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 Williams ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Sanders 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .273 Motton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Meyer lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hendricks c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Baker ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .172 R. Cash 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Nordbrook 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .267 Brinkman ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slayback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 5 5 5 Totals 34 4 9 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 4,671 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 7 DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Etchebarren, Baker, LeFlore, Veryzer Doubles: Bumbry (10), Cabell (4) Stolen Bases: Baylor (29), Nordbrook (1), LeFlore 2 (23), Knox (5) Sacrifice Hits: Williams (6) Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (2) GIDP: Baylor (10), Roberts 2 (3) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar 3 5 3 2 0 3 0 14 3.11 Garland 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.97 Alexander W(6-9) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.01 Jefferson 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 4.40 Hood SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.45 Totals 9 9 4 3 3 5 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaGrow L(8-19) 7 6 5 4 4 5 0 31 4.66 Slayback 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.77 Totals 9 7 5 4 5 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dave Phillips ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins grounded out (second to first); Baylor made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole third [LeFlore scored (error by Etchebarren) (unearned)]; Sutherland flied out to right; Kaline was called out on strikes; Freehan struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 2ND: KNOX REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PLAYING 2B); Robinson flied out to left; Northrup struck out; Motton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Sanders struck out (catcher to first); Roberts flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren struck out; Baker flied out to left; Nordbrook grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman singled [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rodriguez scored]; On a bunt Knox singled [Brinkman to second]; Kaline flied out to left; Freehan singled to right [Brinkman scored, Knox to third]; Sanders flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 4TH: R. CASH REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); VERYZER REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); Bumbry doubled to left; Coggins made an out to shortstop; Baylor reached on an error by Veryzer [Bumbry to third]; Baylor stole second; Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Bumbry scored, Baylor to third]; DECINCES RAN FOR ROBINSON; Northrup singled to pitcher [Baylor scored (unearned), DeCinces to second]; Motton walked [DeCinces to third, Northrup to second]; Etchebarren struck out; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HENDRICKS REPLACED ETCHEBARREN (PLAYING C ); GARLAND REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Roberts struck out; Meyer flied out to right; R. Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Nordbrook walked; Nordbrook stole second; On a bunt Bumbry singled [Nordbrook to third]; Coggins forced Bumbry (second to shortstop) [Nordbrook scored]; Baylor grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Coggins out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: CABELL REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Knox singled to right; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR KALINE; Knox stole second; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 6TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DeCinces walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR NORTHRUP; Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [DeCinces to second]; Motton struck out; Hendricks made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ALEXANDER REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Freehan flied out to left; Sanders singled to right; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanders out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 7TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); Baker flied out to right; Nordbrook singled; Bumbry singled to center [Nordbrook to third, Bumbry to second (error by LeFlore)]; Coggins was walked intentionally; Cabell doubled to left [Nordbrook scored, Bumbry scored, Coggins to third]; DeCinces hit into a double play to center [Coggins out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to right; R. Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 8TH: SLAYBACK REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Williams popped to third in foul territory; Motton lined to shortstop; Hendricks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Knox singled to left; Oglivie walked [Knox to second]; Wockenfuss walked [Knox to third, Oglivie to second]; Sanders walked [Knox scored, Oglivie to third, Wockenfuss to second]; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanders out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 4. ORIOLES 9TH: Baker walked; Nordbrook flied out to center; Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins singled to left [Baker to second]; Cabell forced Coggins (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: HOOD REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Meyer flied out to right; R. Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer reached on an error by Baker; LeFlore singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Knox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 4.

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