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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 12, 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 July 12, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 53,959 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 12, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McLain
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. McLain
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. McLain
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McLain
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowley vs. McLain
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McLain
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Phoebus
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Phoebus
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Phoebus
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. McLain
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. McLain
Phoebus hits a popup towards short. Szotkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McLain
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Phoebus
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Phoebus
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Phoebus
Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Szotkiewicz vs. Phoebus
Szotkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Phoebus
McLain hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cash scores. Wert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Phoebus
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McLain
Grich 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McLain
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McLain
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McLain
There goes Rettenmund. The throw from Price and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Phoebus
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Phoebus
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Phoebus
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Phoebus
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Phoebus
Price hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Price reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Szotkiewicz vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching.
Szotkiewicz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McLain vs. Hall
McLain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. McLain
Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McLain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. McLain
Hendricks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. McLain
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McLain
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hall
McAuliffe 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hall
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hall
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McLain
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McLain
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McLain
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hall
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hall
Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Horton. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hall
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. McLain
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowley for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. McLain
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Hendricks hits a line drive to center field. Stanley throws towards Szotkiewicz. Szotkiewicz fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Szotkiewicz. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hall vs. Kilkenny
Hall bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hendricks scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Kilkenny
Buford hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Wilson
Earl Wilson now pitching.
Grich takes first base on ball four. Hall moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Wilson
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hall scores. Buford scores. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rettenmund vs. Wilson
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Grich scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Hiller
Paul Blair pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Hiller
Mark Belanger pinch hits for Davey Johnson.
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Hall
Bobby Grich now playing second base. Paul Blair now playing center field. Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Merv Rettenmund now playing right f
Price hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Hall
Szotkiewicz hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hall
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for John Hiller.
Maddox 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, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Patterson
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Patterson
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Patterson
There's a wild pitch. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Patterson
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Patterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hall
Chico Salmon now playing first base.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hall
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hall
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Patterson
Rettenmund hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Patterson
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Patterson
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Patterson
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hall
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hall
Cash hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hall
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Patterson
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Patterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Patterson
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Hall
Price hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Hall
Szotkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hall
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1970, game 2 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 4 2 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Grich B, ss-2b 5 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 5 2 2 4 Brown G, lf 3 1 0 0
Salmon C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Horton W, rf 4 0 2 0
Rettenmund M, cf-rf 5 2 4 2 Cash N, 1b 4 2 1 1
Robinson B, 3b 4 1 3 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Crowley T, rf 2 0 1 1 Price J, c 4 0 1 1
Blair P, ph-cf 1 0 0 1 Szotkiewicz K, ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 3 2 1 1 McLain D, p 2 0 0 0
Belanger M, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 4 2 2 2 Wilson E, p 0 0 0 0
Phoebus T, p 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Hall D, p 3 1 0 1 Maddox E, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
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39 13 15 12 33 3 6 2
Baltimore 300 207 010 -- 13
Detroit 012 000 000 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T 2.2 5 3 2 2 1
Hall D (W) 6.1 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (L) 5.1 8 7 7 1 3
Kilkenny M* 0.0 2 3 3 0 0
Wilson E+ 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Hiller J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Patterson D 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Powell B, Price J, Szotkiewicz K
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Rettenmund M 2, Price J, Robinson B
HR -- Powell B, Hendricks E, Rettenmund M
SB -- Rettenmund M
SH -- Hall D
SF -- Crowley T, Blair P
WP -- Patterson D
T -- 2:29
A -- 53959
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