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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 12, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 12, 1970 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 13,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | 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 |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 12, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Cuellar
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Cuellar
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Horton reaches second base with a double. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Cuellar
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. There goes Northrup trying to get to third. Blair throws the ball in to Robinson, who tags Northrup for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Niekro
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Niekro
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Niekro
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cuellar
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Cuellar
Niekro bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Cuellar
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Niekro
Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Cuellar
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Cuellar
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Cuellar
Northrup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Niekro
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Niekro
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Niekro
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Cuellar
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Cuellar
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Freehan scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niekro vs. Leonhard
Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford who is chasing the ball. Niekro reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Leonhard
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Leonhard
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Leonhard
There's a wild pitch. Niekro scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Leonhard
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Hardin
Jim Hardin now pitching.
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Hardin
Dalton Jones pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Hardin
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Hardin
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Dalton Jones now playing first base. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Robinson 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 -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Niekro
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Hardin
Gutierrez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Hardin
Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hardin
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hardin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Maddox. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Niekro
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hardin vs. Niekro
Hardin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hardin
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Hardin
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hardin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Hardin
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Niekro
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Niekro
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hardin
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hardin
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Hardin
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Hardin
Niekro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Niekro
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Niekro
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
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hardin
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hardin
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hardin
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hardin
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Niekro
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Niekro
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jim Hardin.
Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Niekro
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Niekro
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Watt
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Watt
Maddox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Watt
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Niekro
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Niekro
Blair hits a popup towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Timmermann
Dave May pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1970 -- Detroit at Baltimore (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Stanley M, 1b-cf 5 0 0 0 Buford D, lf 3 0 1 1
McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 3 1 3 2 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones D, pr-1b 2 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
Northrup J, cf-lf 5 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Freehan B, c 4 1 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Maddox E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 0 2 0
Gutierrez C, ss 5 1 3 1 Cuellar M, p 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 3 1 1 2 Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Hardin J, p 1 0 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
May D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 6 34 2 7 2
Detroit 200 500 000 -- 7
Baltimore 000 000 011 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 8.2 6 2 2 2 5
Timmermann T (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L)* 3.0 8 4 4 1 1
Leonhard D 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
Hardin J 4.2 3 0 0 2 1
Watt E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Hendricks E, Maddox E
DP -- Detroit 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Baltimore 7
2B -- Horton W, Freehan B, Gutierrez C, McAuliffe D
3B -- Niekro J
HR -- Robinson B
SH -- Niekro J
HBP -- by Watt E (Maddox E)
WP -- Leonhard D
T -- 2:44
A -- 13253
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