After Brooks Robinson homered in the tenth inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 victory, two streaks came to an end when the Red Sox won the second game of the doubleheader, 4-3. The defeat snapped the Orioles' string of 10 straight victories at home, while the Red Sox halted a skein of nine losses on the road. George Scott homered in the second inning for the Red Sox run in the lidlifter, but the Orioles caught up in the ninth with two walks and a single by pinch-hitter Curt Motton. Robinson led off in the 10th with his homer off Sparky Lyle.

The Orioles also had homers by Boog Powell and Paul Blair in the nightcap, but the Red Sox broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning with a pass to Tony Conigliaro, a single by Scott and a sacrifice fly by Dick Schofield. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 24, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  2  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   2  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schofield 2b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .174      Buford lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   1   .276        Motton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
T. Conigliaro rf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .294        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Crowley rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Scott 1b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .282        Rettenmund ph,rf    0   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Alvarado ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     1   1   .315
Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Nagy p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      B. Robinson 3b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .307
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .253
                                                          Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .077
                                                            May ph              0   1   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Salmon ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313

Totals               31   1   2   1     4   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     8   4

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Orioles 13
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Crowley (3)
Home Runs: Scott (7), B. Robinson (6)
GIDP: T. Conigliaro (2)
Hit by Pitch: B. Robinson (2,by Nagy)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy                    7.1   5   0   0   4   3   0  31   0.00
Romo                    0.2   0   1   1   3   0   0   5   4.26
Lyle L(0-2)             1     2   1   1   1   1   1   6   5.19
Totals                  9     7   2   2   8   4   1  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 9     2   1   1   4   4   1  32   4.29
Watt W(2-1)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.02
Totals                 10     2   1   1   4   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Nagy (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Schofield grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro forced
Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Belanger made an out to first;
Crowley singled [Buford to second]; Powell flied out to center;
Blair forced Crowley (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Scott
homered; Alvarado flied out to left; Moses popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson made an out to second; Johnson walked;
Hendricks flied out to center; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Nagy flied out to left; Schofield struck out; Smith
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford made an out to shortstop; Belanger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crowley grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; Petrocelli singled; Scott walked [Petrocelli to
second]; Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell singled to left; Blair struck out; B.
Robinson was hit by a pitch [Powell to second]; Johnson forced
B. Robinson (shortstop to second) [Powell to third]; Hendricks
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Moses made an out to first; Nagy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Schofield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar grounded out (second to first); Buford
singled to right; Belanger forced Buford (third to second);
Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski struck
out; T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell walked; Blair flied out to left; B. Robinson
made an out to shortstop; Johnson walked [Powell to second];
Hendricks made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli made an out to second; Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford flied out to center;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Moses grounded out (second to first); Nagy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Schofield popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Crowley doubled; Powell singled to right [Crowley
out at home (right to catcher)]; ROMO REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING);
Blair walked [Powell to second]; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Powell to third, Blair to second]; Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); T. Conigliaro
walked; Petrocelli lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks walked; MAY BATTED FOR CUELLAR; May
walked [Hendricks to second]; LYLE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING);
Buford forced Hendricks (pitcher to third) [May to second];
MOTTON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Motton singled to left [May scored,
Buford to second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund
walked [Buford to third, Motton to second]; Powell struck out;
Blair forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 10TH: WATT REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); RETTENMUND STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SALMON REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Scott
struck out; Alvarado flied out to center; Moses made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: B. Robinson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 2.

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