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Lineups and Summary
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Orioles
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 18, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 18, 1971 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 11,628 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Don Denkinger |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| John Briggs | First Baseman |
| Andy Kosco | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Mitchell | Right Fielder |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Bob Heise | Shortstop |
| Jim Slaton | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 18, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Slaton
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Slaton
Blair hits a popup towards short. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Slaton
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Theobald scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theobald vs. Cuellar
Theobald bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Cuellar
Cardenal bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Briggs vs. Cuellar
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Briggs vs. Cuellar
The ball gets by Hendricks for a passed ball. Harper scores. Cardenal moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Briggs vs. Cuellar
There goes Cardenal. The slide. Hendricks applies the tag. Cardenal is out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Slaton
Hendricks hits a line drive towards first. Briggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Slaton
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Heise fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Cuellar
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Cuellar
Mitchell hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Slaton
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Slaton
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Slaton
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Cuellar
Heise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaton vs. Cuellar
Slaton bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Theobald vs. Cuellar
Theobald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heise scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Cuellar
There goes Theobald. The throw from Hendricks to Johnson and they have Theobald trapped. The throw over to Powell, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Slaton
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Slaton
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Cuellar
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Cuellar
Kosco strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Slaton
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Slaton
Cuellar hits a popup towards short. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Cuellar
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Cuellar
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaton vs. Cuellar
Slaton hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Slaton
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Slaton
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kosco juggles the ball. That's an error on Kosco. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Slaton
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Slaton
There's a wild pitch. Rettenmund moves to third. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Slaton
Hendricks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Blair scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Slaton
Robinson is walked intentionally. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cardenal. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Hendricks scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Belanger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuellar vs. Krausse
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third. Belanger moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rettenmund vs. Krausse
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Belanger moves to third. Cuellar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Krausse
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Cuellar
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Cuellar
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Krausse
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Krausse
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Krausse
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Krausse
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kosco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Cuellar
Kosco 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, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Cuellar
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Cuellar
Heise 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, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krausse
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Krausse
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Krausse
Cuellar hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cuellar
Roberto Pena pinch hits for Lew Krausse.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cuellar
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Cuellar
Theobald 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
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Weaver
Floyd Weaver now pitching.
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Weaver
Blair bunts towards the mound. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Morris
John Morris now pitching.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Morris
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendricks vs. Morris
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Cuellar
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Briggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kosco vs. Cuellar
Kosco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Cuellar
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson 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 8/18/1971 -- Baltimore at Milwaukee (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Rettenmund M, lf 5 1 3 1 Harper T, lf 3 1 0 0
Blair P, cf 4 1 0 0 Theobald R, 2b 3 0 2 1
Powell B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 0 Briggs J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hendricks E, c 4 1 1 2 Kosco A, 3b 4 1 1 2
Robinson B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Mitchell B, rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 2 Rodriguez E, c 4 0 1 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Heise B, ss 3 1 1 0
Cuellar M, p 4 0 0 1 Slaton J, p 1 0 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0
Pena R, ph 1 0 0 0
Weaver F, p 0 0 0 0
Morris J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 7 6 31 4 8 3
Baltimore 000 006 000 -- 6
Milwaukee 101 000 002 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 9.0 8 4 3 1 8
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton J (L) 5.1 5 6 3 4 2
Krausse L 2.2 1 0 0 1 2
Weaver F 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Morris J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Kosco A
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Milwaukee 3
2B -- Johnson D, Robinson F, Briggs J
HR -- Kosco A
SB -- Cardenal J
CS -- Cardenal J, Theobald R
SH -- Theobald R, Slaton J, Blair P
WP -- Slaton J
PB -- Hendricks E
T -- 2:38
A -- 11628
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