First-inning home runs by Murray and Singleton propelled Orioles' 7-3 decision over Tigers. Tiger starter Slaton was down, 4-0, after throwing just 10 pitches. Harlow and Dauer singled, Murray unloaded a three-run homer and Singleton followed with a solo clout. McGregor scattered eight hits in going route for Birds. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 15 0 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .244 LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Dauer 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Murray 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .272 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Singleton rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .295 Thompson 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .301 Lopez pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Kemp lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 DeCinces 3b 5 0 2 2 0 2 .269 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Kelly lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Mora ph,lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 May dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .315 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 7 15 7 2 6 Totals 35 3 8 3 2 2 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 22,856 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Tigers 7 DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 2 Doubles: Garcia (6), DeCinces (21), Harlow (17), LeFlore (18), Whitaker (8) Triples: Kemp (3) Home Runs: Murray (19), Singleton (12) GIDP: Garcia (4) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(11-9) 9 8 3 3 2 2 0 37 3.63 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 2 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(10-8) 3 9 5 5 0 2 2 18 4.28 Crawford 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 4.35 Morris 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 15 4.39 Glynn 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 15 7 7 2 6 2 42 Wild Pitches: Morris (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to center; Dauer singled to left [Harlow to second]; Murray homered [Harlow scored, Dauer scored]; Singleton homered; DeCinces struck out; Kelly struck out; May flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Kemp tripled to right [Thompson scored]; Parrish flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia singled to left; Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Garcia to second]; Dauer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Wockenfuss walked; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Murray flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces singled to center; Kelly popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to right; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Kemp flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 4TH: May singled to center; Dempsey singled to center [May to second]; Garcia doubled to left [May scored, Dempsey to third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Harlow hit into a double play (left to left to first to third) [Dempsey out at home]; Dauer flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to first; Wockenfuss popped to second; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray singled to left; Singleton singled to left [Murray to second]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored, Singleton scored]; MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; MORRIS REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Morris threw a wild pitch [DeCinces to third]; Mora popped to third in foul territory; May struck out; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LeFlore struck out; Whitaker flied out to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia struck out; Harlow popped to second; Dauer singled to center; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson popped to third; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to center; DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; Mora singled to left; May popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey walked; Garcia grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at second]; Harlow doubled to left; Dauer popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker doubled to right; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to third]; Thompson singled to left [Whitaker scored]; Kemp flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 3. ORIOLES 9TH: GLYNN REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Murray flied out to center; Singleton walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; DeCinces struck out; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Parrish singled to left; Rodriguez lined to shortstop; Wockenfuss singled to left [Parrish to second]; Trammell popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

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