It took the Baltimore Orioles 23 innings to beat the Detroit Tigers on May 26, 1976. Reggie Jackson hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings. Lee May had been 0 for 9, but homered in the bottom of the 23rd to win the game! Several Oriole pitchers put in a lot of work, but Mike Flanagan got the victory by getting one out in the top of the 23rd inning.
BOXSCORE: 1976 Detroit Tigers At 1976 Baltimore Orioles 5/22/1976
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
R.Leflore CF 11 1 4 0 .327 A.Bumbry LF 8 2 1 0 .245
A.Johnson LF 4 1 2 1 .330 M.Belanger SS 11 3 5 2 .315
C-M.Stanley LF 6 0 0 0 .300 R.Jackson CF 9 2 3 3 .393
R.Staub RF 11 1 4 1 .313 L.May DH 10 1 1 3 .224
W.Horton DH 10 0 1 0 .233 T.Muser 1B 10 0 2 1 .200
B.Freehan C 8 0 3 2 .176 K.Singleton RF 8 0 0 0 .278
D-D.Meyer PR 0 0 0 0 .405 B.Grich 2B 8 0 1 0 .340
E-B.Kimm C 1 0 1 0 .231 D.Decinces 3B 9 1 2 0 .188
J.Thompson 1B 9 1 1 1 .193 D.Duncan C 3 0 1 0 .127
A.Rodriguez 3B 8 0 2 0 .248 A-T.Nordbrook PR 0 0 0 0 .333
T.Veryzer SS 9 1 1 0 .276 B-E.Hendricks C 6 0 1 0 .098
J.Manuel 2B 8 1 2 1 .231
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Totals 85 6 21 6 Totals 82 9 17 9
A-Pinch Ran For Duncan In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nordbrook In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Johnson In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Freehan In 21st Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Meyer In 21st Inning
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 21 1
Orioles......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 9 17 0
Tigers (13-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Coleman 5 2/3 10 4 4 4 4 0 117 4.26
J.Crawford 2 1/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 34 6.75
S.Grilli 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 67 3.00
B.Laxton 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 76 2.20
J.Hiller LOSS(2-1) 3 2/3 1 3 3 3 4 1 50 5.40
Totals 22 2/3 17 9 9 12 16 2
Orioles (14-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Grimsley 6 1/3 10 5 5 2 0 1 123 3.24
D.Alexander 4 2/3 3 1 1 0 3 1 56 3.46
G.Jackson 5 5 0 0 2 5 0 74 0.52
D.Miller 6 2/3 3 0 0 4 1 0 68 1.74
M.Flanagan WIN(2-1) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.17
Totals 23 21 6 6 8 9 2
ATTENDANCE- 17,619 DATE- Saturday, May 22nd 1976 TIME- Night
T- 7:17
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:21 Orioles:17
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Orioles: 2
ERRORS- R.Leflore
DOUBLES- R.Staub(7th), T.Muser(3rd)
TRIPLES- T.Veryzer(3rd)
HOME RUNS- R.Staub(3rd), J.Thompson(3rd), R.Jackson(3rd), L.May(6th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Leflore(16th), B.Kimm(1st), A.Bumbry-2(10th), D.Decinces(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Jackson
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Rodriguez
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Manuel
WALKS- W.Horton, B.Freehan-2, J.Thompson-2, A.Rodriguez, T.Veryzer, J.Manuel,
A.Bumbry-3, R.Jackson-2, L.May, K.Singleton-2, B.Grich-2, D.Decinces,
D.Duncan
HIT BY PITCH- A.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Leflore, R.Staub, W.Horton-2, J.Thompson-4, J.Manuel, A.Bumbry,
M.Belanger, R.Jackson, L.May-4, T.Muser, K.Singleton-3, B.Grich-4,
E.Hendricks
GIDP- W.Horton, J.Manuel, M.Belanger
WILD PITCHES- B.Laxton, D.Miller
Reggie Jackson hit a homerun and had 3 RBI at Memorial Stadium as the
Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers in 23 innings 9 to 6.
Both teams were tied at 6 runs apiece after nine innings. Baltimore ended up
winning it in the 23rd inning. After an out was recorded, Al Bumbry began
the rally when he drew a walk. One out later, Jackson stepped up to the
plate and he was walked intentionally. Lee May then lofted a three-run bomb
(his 6th of the season) giving Baltimore the win much to the delight of the
home town crowd. This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead
changed hands 6 times.
Mike Flanagan(2-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1/3 of an
inning. John Hiller(2-1) was the loser in relief. He allowed 1 hit and 3
walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.
