The Tigers swept a doubleheader for the first time since September 14, 1977, and got two consecutive complete games for the first time this season with Jack Billingham and Dave Rozema gaining 5-1 and 10-3 victories over the Orioles. Billingham allowed only three hits in the opener. Steve Kemp doubled and scored the Tigers' initial run on a single by Jason Thompson in the first inning and homered after a single by Lou Whitaker in the third. John Wockenfuss accounted for the Tigers' two other runs with a homer and double.

In the nightcap, Kemp smashed his second homer of the day, Alan Trammell batted in five runs with three hits including a bases-loaded double, and Whitaker accounted for three RBIs with a triple and single to lead the Tigers' assault. Rozema gave up eight hits to the Orioles, including a homer by Pat Kelly. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  2
Tigers       1  0  2    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .289      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Dauer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Jones cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Singleton dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Kemp lf               3   2   2   2     1   0   .408
Lowenstein rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .304        Summers pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .306
Garcia ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Wockenfuss c          4   1   2   2     0   0   .250
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Morales rf,lf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .222
  Crowley ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .231      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   4             Totals               32   5   8   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Harlow, Dauer
Doubles: Kemp (8), Wockenfuss (2)
Home Runs: Crowley (1), Kemp (7), Wockenfuss (4)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (6)
Caught Stealing: Morales (2)
GIDP: Skaggs (2), LeFlore (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(0-2)         6.1   7   5   4   4   0   2  30   6.63
T. Martinez             1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.31
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   1   2  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(5-3)       9     3   1   1   3   4   1  32   2.82
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   4   1  32

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (second to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp doubled to right; Staub
walked; Thompson singled to right [Kemp scored, Staub to
second]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray made an out to second; Lowenstein walked;
Lowenstein stole second; Roenicke popped to third in foul
territory; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales walked; Morales was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rodriguez made an out to third; Trammell
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia singled; Skaggs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Garcia out at second]; Harlow
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored]; Staub flied
out to right; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
right; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss homered; Morales singled to center;
Rodriguez reached on an error by Dauer [Morales to second]; On a
bunt Trammell made an out to pitcher; LeFlore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein made an out to second; Roenicke grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp made
an out to shortstop; Staub made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia walked; Skaggs struck out; Harlow walked
[Garcia to second]; Dauer popped to first in foul territory;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson reached on an error by Harlow [Thompson to
second]; Wockenfuss doubled to right [Thompson scored
(unearned)]; Morales made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell made an out to second; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to right; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); Roenicke made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker walked; Kemp
walked [Whitaker to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MCGREGOR
(PITCHING); SUMMERS RAN FOR KEMP; Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Whitaker to third, Summers to second]; Thompson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); SUMMERS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); On
a bunt Smith grounded out (catcher to first); Garcia flied out
to center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Crowley homered; Harlow
singled to right; Dauer forced Harlow (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Wockenfuss
flied out to left; Morales struck out; Rodriguez singled to
center; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 5.