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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 21, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 21, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 21, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
Home Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Dave McNally | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Les Cain | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 21, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Cain
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Cain
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McNally
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Horton reaches second base with a double. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. McNally
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McNally, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cain
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Cain
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. McNally
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. McNally
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. McNally
Cain strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cain
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Cain
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Cain
McNally takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Cain
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. McNally
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. McNally
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Cain
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cain
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McNally
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wert for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. McNally
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with McNally covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Cain
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Cain
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McNally
Cain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McNally
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Cain
McNally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Cain
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Cain
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Cain
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Cain
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McNally
Northrup hits a fly ball towards center. Blair catches it and throws to first to double up Horton. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. McNally
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. McNally
Gutierrez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cain vs. McNally
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cain for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Cain
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McNally
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McNally
McAuliffe bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. McNally
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. McNally
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. McNally
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Blair picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blair. Stanley scores. Horton goes all the way around to score. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. McNally
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Leonhard
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Cain
Don Buford pinch hits for Dave Leonhard.
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Cain
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Cain
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Cain
Powell hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Cain hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Watt
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Watt
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Watt
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Kaline reaches second base with a double. There goes McAuliffe trying to get to home. Robinson throws the ball in to Johnson who relays the ball to Etchebarren, who tags McAuliffe, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Cain
Blair hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cain
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cain
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. McRae
Norm McRae now pitching. Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendricks vs. McRae
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Motton vs. Hiller
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Eddie Watt. John Hiller now pitching. Curt Motton pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Motton takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rettenmund vs. Hiller
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salmon vs. Hiller
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Salmon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/1970, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Rettenmund M, lf 4 1 2 2 Stanley M, cf 3 2 2 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 5 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 5 0 2 0 Horton W, lf 3 1 3 1 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 1 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 1 Freehan B, c 4 1 3 1 Robinson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 2 2 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 3 0 0 0 Cain L, p 4 0 0 0 Hendricks E, ph 0 0 0 0 McRae N, p 0 0 0 0 McNally D, p 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0 Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0 Buford D, ph 1 0 0 0 Watt E, p 0 0 0 0 Crowley T, ph 0 0 0 0 Motton C, ph 0 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 4 33 6 12 5 Baltimore 000 001 003 -- 4 Detroit 001 000 50x -- 6 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McNally D (L) 6.2 10 5 5 4 5 Leonhard D 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Watt E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Cain L (W)* 8.0 9 4 4 3 3 McRae N+ 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 Hiller J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Blair P DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Detroit 9 2B -- Horton W, Freehan B 2, Stanley M, Kaline A HR -- Rettenmund M, Wert D, Blair P SH -- McAuliffe D WP -- McRae N T -- 2:37 A -- 0
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