Orioles @ Tigers
April 21, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 1 5 1
Tigers 5 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 1 5 1
Tigers 5 7 1

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .227
OBP .333 .469
At Bats 2 22
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 5

Mickey Lolich Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 21, 1971
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Out
Mickey Lolich
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Jim Northrup
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Merv Rettenmund

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 1 5 1 4
Detroit Tigers 5 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mickey Lolich
Losing Pitcher Pat Dobson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Northrup
Attendance 14,800
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rettenmund for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pete Richert now pitching. McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lolich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon fields it and throws to second for the out. Cash moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Freehan bunts towards the mound. Hardin fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 8 Chico Salmon now playing shortstop. Jim Hardin now pitching. Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blair strikes out.
Top 8 Chico Salmon pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Don Buford pinch hits for Grant Jackson. Buford strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ike Brown pinch hits for Gates Brown. 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.
Top 7 Etchebarren strikes out.
Top 7 Johnson strikes out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grant Jackson now pitching. Lolich strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Belanger, and towards Johnson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Powell hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Northrup reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 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. McAuliffe moves to third.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Belanger. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lolich strikes out.
Top 5 Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dobson strikes out.
Top 5 Etchebarren strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 4 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Brown scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Brown. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Brown steals second.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lolich strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 Blair hits a line drive into left field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Blair moves to second.
Top 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Etchebarren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to McAuliffe who tags Johnson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Top 1 Powell hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.