Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
September 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0
Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 1
Staub dh 3 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Kemp lf 3 1 0 0
Parrish c 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1
Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner 2b 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 1 3 1
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf 4 1 1 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1
Crowley dh 4 0 1 0
Garcia ss 4 0 2 0
Dauer 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bumbry ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 2 0 1 1
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Detroit 002 000 002470
Baltimore 110 000 000273
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  W (16-11) 9.0 7 2 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   7.0 5 2 0 1 3
  Stanhouse  L (6-9) 2.0 2 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
0
2
3

  E–Harlow (6), Garcia (16), Stanhouse (2).  DP–Detroit 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit LeFlore (28,off McGregor); Trammell (14,off McGregor), Baltimore Kelly (12,off Slaton); Dauer (23,off Slaton); Dempsey (24,off Slaton).  SF–Wockenfuss (1,off McGregor).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:20.  A–9,081.
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