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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1971
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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 September 17, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Leonhard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Scherman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 29,458 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Dave Leonhard | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Fred Scherman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Scherman
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Leonhard
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Leonhard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Leonhard
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Scherman
Motton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Scherman
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Scherman
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Leonhard
Cash hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Leonhard
Freehan 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Leonhard
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Leonhard
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Scherman
Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Scherman
Leonhard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Scherman
Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it 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: ---
Brinkman vs. Leonhard
Brinkman hits a popup towards the mound. Leonhard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Leonhard
Scherman 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Leonhard
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Leonhard
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Leonhard
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Scherman
Motton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Scherman
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Scherman
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double. Motton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Scherman
Belanger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonhard vs. Scherman
Leonhard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Leonhard
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Leonhard
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Leonhard
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonhard
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Leonhard
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scherman vs. Leonhard
Scherman bunts towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Leonhard
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Scherman
Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonhard
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Leonhard
Brown 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 -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Leonhard
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Scherman
Motton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scherman
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Scherman
Etchebarren hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Leonhard
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Leonhard
Northrup 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonhard
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Scherman
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Scherman
Leonhard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leonhard moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Scherman
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Leonhard moves to third. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Scherman
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Leonhard
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Leonhard
Scherman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Leonhard
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonhard
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Leonhard
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Richert
Pete Richert now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Scherman
Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Scherman
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Scherman
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Richert
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Richert
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motton. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Richert
Stanley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Richert
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Here's the throw into the infield and Etchebarren commits an error. Stanley is thrown out. Northrup scores. Brinkman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scherman vs. Richert
Scherman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Richert
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Scherman
Belanger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Scherman
Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Mark Belanger. Chico Salmon pinch hits for Pete Richert.
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Scherman
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1971, game 2 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Blair P, cf 5 0 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 2 1
Rettenmund M, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 0
Robinson F, 1b 3 1 1 1 Brown G, lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 0 0 0 0
Motton C, lf 2 1 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Freehan B, c 4 1 1 0
Etchebarren A, c 4 0 1 1 Northrup J, rf-lf 3 2 2 3
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0
DaVanon J, pr 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 2 0
Leonhard D, p 3 0 1 0 Scherman F, p 3 0 0 0
Richert P, p 0 0 0 0
Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 33 5 11 4
Baltimore 000 201 000 -- 3
Detroit 000 300 11x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard D (L) 6.2 9 4 4 2 2
Richert P 1.1 2 1 0 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Scherman F (W) 9.0 6 3 3 4 3
E -- Etchebarren A
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Blair P, Etchebarren A, Northrup J
HR -- Robinson F, Northrup J, Johnson D, McAuliffe D
HBP -- by Scherman F (Belanger M)
T -- 2:22
A -- 29458
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