Pat Kelly spoiled Detroit manager Ralph Houk's final game by driving in three runs with a pair of homers for Baltimore. Houk announced his retirement Sept. 12, effective at the end of this season. [ap]

Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 1, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 9 0 Tigers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .243 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Smith 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .285 Singleton dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Murray 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .287 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Kelly rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .274 May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 Trammell ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 .268 Garcia ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skaggs c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .151 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 4 Totals 28 2 4 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 13,948 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 5 DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Corcoran Doubles: Harlow (25), Singleton (21), LeFlore (30) Home Runs: Kelly 2 (11), Thompson (26) Caught Stealing: Roenicke (1) Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (3), Corcoran (6) Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (8) GIDP: Staub (24) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(16-11) 9 4 2 2 4 2 1 34 3.52 Totals 9 4 2 2 4 2 1 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(9-12) 8.1 9 4 3 3 3 2 36 3.14 Hiller 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.34 Totals 9 9 4 3 3 4 2 38 Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (8) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Deegan ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to left; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third, Whitaker out at second]; Thompson walked; On a bunt Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); DeCinces flied out to left; Kelly homered; Roenicke walked; Garcia singled to right [Roenicke to second]; Roenicke was caught stealing third (pitcher to first to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Corcoran grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow singled to center; Smith struck out; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Trammell to second]; LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted) [Trammell to third]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); DeCinces walked; Kelly flied out to left; Roenicke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled to left; May grounded out (second to pitcher) [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center [Kemp to third]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; Skaggs lined to shortstop; Harlow popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Singleton flied out to left; Murray singled to right [Murray to second (error by Corcoran)]; DeCinces singled to center [Murray scored (unearned)]; Kelly lined to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke flied out to center; Garcia struck out; Skaggs walked; Harlow doubled to right [Skaggs to third]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: May singled to right; Corcoran out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [May to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first) [May to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton doubled to right; Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to third]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly homered [Singleton scored]; Roenicke popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING LF); Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Garcia singled to right; Skaggs out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Garcia to second]; HILLER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Harlow was called out on strikes; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to center; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

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