September 5, 1977 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Jim CrawfordL: Dick Drago
Eddie Murray
DH2-5H-ABHR · 3B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBOBen Oglivie
RF2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 1 · DET by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
| 2BAOrioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
| 4DETigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
5CL Guardians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28.5 |
6MI Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 45.5 |
| ABAl BumbryLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BSBilly Smith2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee May1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| EMEddie MurrayDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AMAndres MoraLF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRKen RudolphC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LHLarry HarlowCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTom ShopayPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTony Muser1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TCTerry Crowley1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMElliott Maddox3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Mora, Belanger
3B: Murray
HR: Singleton, Murray, DeCinces
RBI: Bumbry, Singleton 2, Murray, Mora, DeCinces, Belanger
SB: Harlow
LOB: 21
DM Dennis Martinez | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| DDDick DragoL | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| MPMike Parrott | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| TMTippy Martinez | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 10.2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 66 |
HR: Staub, Oglivie
RBI: Staub, Thompson, Oglivie 2, May, Mankowski, Veryzer, Rodriguez
CS: Fuentes
LOB: 15
The Tigers outlasted the Orioles 8-7 in 11 innings at Tiger Stadium.
Jim Crawford got the win and Dick Drago took the loss. Ben Oglivie went 2-for-3 for the Tigers, while Eddie Murray went 2-for-5 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
