Orioles @ Tigers
April 20, 1971

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Tigers 6 6 1

Elrod Hendricks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .200
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 2 25
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 2

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 20, 1971
Out
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Jim Northrup
Al Kaline
Elrod Hendricks
Paul Blair
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. Buford scores. Blair moves to second.
Top 7 Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to third.
Top 7 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Grant Jackson now pitching. Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Tom Shopay pinch hits for Jim Palmer. Shopay hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Belanger takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hendricks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Hendricks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to home. Hendricks drops the ball. Niekro scores. McAuliffe moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Niekro moves to third.
Bottom 5 Niekro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Powell strikes out.
Top 5 Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup scores.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 4 Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendricks for the out.
Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Buford strikes out.
Top 2 Palmer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 2 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hendricks takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Powell moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Powell takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second.
Top 1 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.