Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Cuellar
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Northrup vs. Cuellar
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into right field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Horton vs. Cuellar
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
  
  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. Kaline scores. Northrup moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Freehan vs. Cuellar
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Niekro
  
  Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Niekro
  
  Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  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 

Top 2

• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Cuellar
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. Cuellar
  
  Brinkman bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Niekro vs. Cuellar
  
  Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Brinkman moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
  
  Cuellar fires to first and picks off Niekro. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kaline vs. Cuellar
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Cuellar
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Cuellar
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Niekro
  
  Powell hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Niekro
  
  Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Niekro
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Cuellar
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Cuellar
  
  Stanley hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Niekro
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuellar vs. Niekro
  
  Cuellar strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Niekro
  
  Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blair vs. Niekro
  
  Blair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple. Buford goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Cuellar
  
  Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Cuellar
  
  Niekro 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, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
  
  McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Niekro
  
  Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Niekro
  
  Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Niekro
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Belanger vs. Niekro
  
  Belanger hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman catches it and throws to second to double up Hendricks. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Cuellar
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Cuellar
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Cuellar
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuellar vs. Niekro
  
  Cuellar strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Niekro
  
  Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Niekro
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
  
  Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Cuellar
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Cuellar
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Cuellar
  
  Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Powell vs. Niekro
  
  Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hendricks vs. Niekro
  
  Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Robinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hendricks vs. Niekro
  
  Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Johnson vs. Niekro
  
  Johnson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, 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 

Top 7

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Cuellar
  
  Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Cuellar
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Cuellar
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shopay vs. Niekro
  
  Tom Shopay pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
  
  Shopay hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Niekro
  
  Buford strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Niekro
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Hall
  
  Dick Hall now pitching.
  
  Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Hall
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Hall
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stanley vs. Hall
  
  Stanley strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brinkman vs. Hall
  
  Brinkman hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Niekro
  
  Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Niekro
  
  Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rettenmund vs. Foor
  
  Jim Foor now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
  
  Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Johnson vs. Timmermann
  
  Tom Timmermann now pitching.
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell scores. Robinson moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Belanger vs. Timmermann
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hall
  
  Andy Etchebarren now catching. Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Hall
  
  McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Hall
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/9/1971 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b       4  1  1  0   Buford D, lf          3  1  0  0   
Kaline A, rf          3  1  1  0   Blair P, cf           4  0  1  1   
Northrup J, 1b        4  0  2  2   Robinson F, rf        4  1  1  0   
Horton W, lf          4  0  0  0   Powell B, 1b          4  2  2  1   
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  1  2  2   Robinson B, 3b        3  1  1  0   
Freehan B, c          4  0  1  0   Hendricks E, c        2  0  1  0   
Stanley M, cf         4  1  1  0   Rettenmund M, ph      0  0  0  0   
Brinkman E, ss        4  1  1  0   Etchebarren A, c      0  0  0  0   
Niekro J, p           3  0  1  1   Johnson D, 2b         4  1  2  4   
Foor J, p             0  0  0  0   Belanger M, ss        4  0  0  0   
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0   Cuellar M, p          2  0  0  0   
Jones D, ph           1  0  0  0   Shopay T, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hall D, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        31  6  8  6

Detroit          220 001 000 --  5
Baltimore        001 103 01x --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)          7.1  8  6  6  3  4
Foor J*               0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Timmermann T          0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cuellar M             7.0  8  5  4  3  0
Hall D (W)            2.0  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Robinson F, Niekro J
DP -- Detroit 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Baltimore 5
2B -- Powell B
3B -- Blair P
HR -- Powell B, Rodriguez A, Johnson D
T -- 2:29
A -- 9442

    

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