Orioles Skid To 4 Straight Losses - Lose 2 To Tigers

GAME 1:
GWRBI-Freehan
Game MVP:Reggie Sanders

Memorial Stadium Time 3:01, 81ø, Wind: 4 MPH Right to Left    Night Game
Sep 24, 1974           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 Detroit           0 0 1   0 4 2   3 0 0     10 15  2
1974 Baltimore         1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      2  8  1

Recap

Bal 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Boog Powell singled scoring Grich to take the lead.  Det  0 Bal 1.
Det 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
Det      Gary Sutherland singled scoring Brinkman to tie the score.  Det  1 Bal 1.
Bal 4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Det 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.
Det      Bill Freehan singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  2 Bal 1.
Det      Reggie Sanders hit a 3 run HR(2).  Det  5 Bal 1.
Bal :    Rich Coggins singled, hit streak now 10.
Det 6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Det      Ed Brinkman hit a 2 run HR(15).  Det  7 Bal 1.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bal      Mark Belanger singled scoring Robinson.  Det  7 Bal 2.
Det 7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
Det      Al Kaline scored on a PB by Hendricks.  Det  8 Bal 2.
Det      Aurelio Rodriguez singled scoring 2.  Det  10 Bal 2.


Det  Vern Ruhle pitched 9 innings and picked up the win: 9 IP, 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 6 BB, 3 K. He's 1-1 on the year.

Bal  Dave McNally pitched 5.1 innings and took the loss: 5.1 IP, 6 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He drops to 15-15 on the year.
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GAME 2:
GWRBI-Meyer
Game MVP:Mickey Lolich

Memorial Stadium  Time 2:46, 77ø, Clear, Light Rain, Wind: 14 MPH Out to RF     Night Game
Sep 25, 1974           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 Detroit           0 0 1   1 0 0   1 0 0      3  8  2
1974 Baltimore         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 1      2  7  0

Recap

Det 3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Det      Dan Meyer hit a solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Det  1 Bal 0.
Det 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Det      Dan Meyer doubled scoring Freehan.  Det  2 Bal 0.
Det 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Det      Dan Meyer hit a solo HR(3).  Det  3 Bal 0.
Bal 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Bob Oliver hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  3 Bal 1.
Bal 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Bal      Jim Northrup singled scoring Oliver.  Det  3 Bal 2.


Det  Mickey Lolich pitched 8.1 innings and picked up the win: 8.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 6 K. He's 18-18 on the year.
Det  John Hiller got the save, his 12th of the season.

Bal  Ross Grimsley pitched a solid game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He drops to 21-12 on the year.