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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 24, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 24, 1978 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,196 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Lopez | Right Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 24, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Palmer
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Palmer
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Palmer
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Palmer
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Sykes
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sykes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sykes
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sykes
May hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Sykes
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Palmer
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Palmer
May hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Palmer
Corcoran hits a line drive towards short. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Palmer
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Sykes
Mora hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sykes
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Sykes
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Palmer
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Palmer
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Palmer
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
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sykes
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Sykes
Harlow strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sykes
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sykes
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Murray reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Sykes
May strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Palmer
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Palmer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Palmer
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Palmer
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Sykes
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Sykes
Mora hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sykes
Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Palmer
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Palmer
Mankowski hits a popup, foul, towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Palmer
Trammell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Sykes
Dempsey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sykes
Garcia 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Sykes
Harlow 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
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Palmer
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Palmer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Palmer
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Palmer
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mora. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Palmer
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Palmer
May hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sykes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sykes
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sykes
May strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Palmer
Corcoran strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Palmer
Mankowski hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Palmer
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Sykes
DeCinces hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Sykes
Mora hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sykes
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Sykes
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Palmer
Rich Dauer now playing third base.
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Palmer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Palmer
Staub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Palmer
Thompson hits a line drive towards third. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sykes
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Sykes
Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sykes
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Sykes
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Sykes
May strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Palmer
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop.
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Palmer
May hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Palmer
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1978, game 2 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Harlow L, cf 4 0 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith B, 2b 3 0 3 0
Staub R, dh 3 0 2 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 2 0 May L, dh 4 0 1 0
Kemp S, lf 3 0 2 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 0 0 Dauer R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Corcoran T, rf 4 0 0 0 Mora A, lf 3 1 1 1
Mankowski P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lopez C, rf 3 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 3 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 30 1 8 1
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 000 000 10x -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B (L) 8.0 8 1 1 1 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 4
DP -- Detroit 2, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Baltimore 6
2B -- Murray E, Thompson J
HR -- Mora A
T -- 1:57
A -- 8196
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