Jim Palmer became a 20-game winner for the seventh time in the last eight years when the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 3-2, in 11 innings. An unearned run decided the outcome. With one out, Doug DeCinces was safe on an error by Chuck Scrivener. Kiko Garcia, attempting to sacrifice, forced DeCinces but then stole second and scored on a single by Rick Dempsey. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   2 10  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .327      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .316
Mankowski 3b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Smith 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Staub dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     2   1   .256
Kemp lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Singleton rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Murray 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Oglivie rf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .258      L. May dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .251
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      DeCinces 3b           4   1   0   1     0   0   .254
Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Fuentes ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Garcia pr,ss        2   1   0   0     0   1   .215
  Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Skaggs c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .286
  Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey c           1   0   1   1     0   0   .227
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   2  10   2     2   5             Totals               40   3   8   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  7,547
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 10
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Mankowski, Scrivener
Doubles: Thompson (24)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (9), LeFlore (38), Kelly (25), Garcia (2)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (18), Whitaker (2), Oglivie (9)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   5.2   7   2   1   3   2   0  27   5.58
Foucault L(7-6)         5     1   1   0   1   5   0  18   2.84
Totals                 10.2   8   3   1   4   7   0  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(20-11)        11    10   2   2   2   5   0  42   2.91
Totals                 11    10   2   2   2   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Ruhle (4), Foucault (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mankowski struck out;
Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Smith flied
out to center; Kelly singled to shortstop; Kelly stole second;
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled to center; Thompson made an out to
shortstop; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [Kemp to
second]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to right; L. May singled to right
[Murray to third]; DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Murray scored]; Belanger forced L. May (second to shortstop);
Skaggs singled to third [Belanger to second]; Bumbry struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker walked; Whitaker was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Trammell grounded out (first
unassisted); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith flied out to right; Kelly walked; Singleton
flied out to left; Murray made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski singled to right; Staub singled to center
[Mankowski to second]; Kemp flied out to left; Thompson flied
out to left; Oglivie singled to right [Mankowski scored, Staub
to second]; May flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
flied out to left; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to right; Trammell flied out to
right; LeFlore singled to right; Mankowski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Ruhle threw a wild pitch [Bumbry to second];
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly walked; Singleton
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp struck
out; Thompson doubled to center; Oglivie singled to left
[Thompson scored]; Oglivie stole second; May grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); L. May
singled to left; DeCinces reached on an error by Mankowski [L.
May to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to
right [L. May out at home (right to catcher), DeCinces to
third]; GARCIA RAN FOR CROWLEY; Skaggs walked [Garcia to
second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Foucault threw a
wild pitch [DeCinces scored (unearned), Garcia to third, Skaggs
to second]; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Smith struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Whitaker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell was called out on
strikes; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly struck out; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub
flied out to left; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. May struck out; DeCinces popped to third in foul
territory; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Orioles 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson singled to right; Oglivie forced Thompson
(first to shortstop); May popped to third in foul territory;
FUENTES BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Oglivie was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: FUENTES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MUSER BATTED
FOR SKAGGS; Muser flied out to left; Bumbry popped to third in
foul territory; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 10TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING C ); Fuentes flied
out to left; CORCORAN BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Corcoran flied out to
center; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Mankowski flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Kelly
flied out to center; Singleton struck out; Murray made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 11TH: Staub singled to right; On a bunt Kemp made an out
to first; Thompson flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 11TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
reached on an error by Scrivener; On a bunt Garcia forced
DeCinces (pitcher to second); Garcia stole second; Dempsey
singled to right [Garcia scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 3.