Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 21, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1976 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
  Meyer lf 1 0 0 0
Horton dh 5 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 1 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 1 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 1 2
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Veryzer ss 4 1 1 2
Sutherland 2b 3 0 1 0
  Oglivie ph 1 0 1 0
Bare p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 1 1 0 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 1 0 0
Jackson cf,rf 2 1 0 0
May dh 2 1 0 0
Muser 1b 3 1 1 1
Singleton rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 3 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 4
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 8 4 7
Detroit 302 000 000582
Baltimore 620 000 00x841
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bare  L (2-4) 0.2 3 6 0 2 0
  Laxton   7.1 1 2 1 7 9
Totals
8.0
4
8
1
9
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   1.0 4 3 3 3 0
  Alexander  W (2-1) 8.0 4 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
4

  E–Freehan (2), Sutherland (2), Grich (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit Rodriguez 2 (7,off Palmer,off Alexander); Sutherland (4,off Palmer).  HR–Detroit Veryzer (1,3rd inning off Alexander 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore DeCinces (2,1st inning off Bare 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Muser (1,off Laxton).  SB–LeFlore 2 (13,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks,2nd base off Alexander/Hendricks).  WP–Laxton (1).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–(none), 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:40.  A–12,184.
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