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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 30, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 30, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 30, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 13,919 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Al Clark 3B: Terry Cooney |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
Lee May | DH |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
John Wockenfuss | Right Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Dave Stegman | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 30, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Morris
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Morris
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Morris
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Morris
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Flanagan
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Flanagan
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Flanagan
Staub hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Flanagan
The ball gets by Dempsey for a passed ball. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Flanagan
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Flanagan
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Morris
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morris
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Morris
May hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Morris
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Morris
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Flanagan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Flanagan
Stegman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Flanagan
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Flanagan
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Morris
Harlow strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Morris
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Morris
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Morris
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Morris
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Murray moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Morris
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Flanagan
Wockenfuss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Flanagan
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Flanagan
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Flanagan
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morris
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Morris
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Morris
Belanger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Flanagan
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stegman vs. Flanagan
Stegman strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Flanagan
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Morris
Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Morris
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Morris
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Morris
Murray takes first base on ball four. Harlow moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeCinces vs. Morris
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Morris
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Flanagan
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Flanagan
Wockenfuss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Flanagan
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Flanagan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Baker
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Baker
There's a wild pitch. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Baker
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harlow vs. Baker
Harlow hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Baker
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Flanagan
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Flanagan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws to second. Dauer drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dauer. Kemp scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stegman vs. Flanagan
Stegman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Flanagan
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Baker
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Baker
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Baker
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Flanagan
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Flanagan
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Flanagan
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Flanagan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. Wockenfuss scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Flanagan
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Baker
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Baker
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Parrish fires to second and picks off Kelly for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Hiller
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Hiller
Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Terry Crowley. Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Hiller
Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Larry Harlow.
Garcia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop. Mike Dimmel now playing center field. Dave Skaggs now catching.
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Flanagan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Flanagan
Stegman hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Hiller
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hiller
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Hiller
Carlos Lopez pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
Murray takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Hiller
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Hiller
Kelly strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/1978 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Harlow L, cf 4 1 2 2 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 0 0 Garcia K, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, rf 4 2 3 1 Dauer R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 0 Singleton K, rf 4 1 3 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 1 Lopez C, pr 0 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 2 1 Murray E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 0 DeCinces D, 3b 5 1 2 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Kelly P, lf 4 0 1 0 Stegman D, cf 3 1 1 1 May L, dh 4 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 2 1 0 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 1 0 Dimmel M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Roenicke G, ph 1 0 0 0 Skaggs D, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 4 32 5 9 5 Baltimore 011 002 000 -- 4 Detroit 110 011 10x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (L) 8.0 9 5 5 3 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J 5.0 6 2 1 2 3 Baker S (W)* 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 Hiller J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Whitaker L, Dauer R DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 11, Detroit 6 2B -- Rodriguez A HR -- DeCinces D, Stegman D, Wockenfuss J, Harlow L WP -- Baker S PB -- Dempsey R T -- 2:24 A -- 13919
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