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Friday June 5, 1970
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Homers by Merv Rettenmund and Elrod Hendricks helped the Orioles defeat the Brewers, 3-2. Rettenmund's rap in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and Hendricks' homer in the fifth provided the winning run. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1970 (Night game) at County Stadium

Orioles      0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Harper 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .179      Kubiak ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
F. Robinson rf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .349      Savage cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Walton lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Rettenmund cf         4   1   1   1     0   1   .243      McNertney c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .262
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   1   0     0   1   .279        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Johnson 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .290        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Hendricks c           4   1   1   1     0   0   .212      Allen 1b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .224
McNally p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .161        Snyder ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Hershberger rf        4   0   2   0     0   0   .186
                                                          Pena 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .257
                                                          Bolin p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .188

Totals               33   3   6   3     2   7             Totals               28   2   6   1     6   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,548
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Brewers 6
DP: Orioles 3, Brewers 0
Doubles: Johnson (11), Harper (20)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (5), Hendricks (3)
Stolen Bases: F. Robinson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bolin (2)
GIDP: McNertney (5), Walton (3), Hegan (2)
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson (2,by Bolin)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(9-3)          7     6   2   2   6   3   0  30   3.90
Watt SV(5)              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.21
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   5   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bolin L(1-5)            9     6   3   3   2   7   2  36   4.70
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   7   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Bolin (2)
Wild Pitches: McNally (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to center; Belanger forced Buford
(second to shortstop) [Belanger to first]; F. Robinson struck
out; Powell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Kubiak singled to center
[Harper scored]; Savage flied out to center; Walton walked
[Kubiak to second]; McNertney grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Walton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson singled to center; Johnson doubled [B. Robinson
scored]; Hendricks popped to first; McNally grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); Hershberger
singled to left; Pena walked [Hershberger to second]; Bolin
forced Pena (shortstop to second) [Hershberger to third, Bolin
to first]; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford popped to third; Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); F. Robinson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Kubiak flied out to right; Savage flied out to
center; Walton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell popped to shortstop; Rettenmund homered; B.
Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: McNertney grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
struck out; Hershberger singled to center; Hershberger was
picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks homered; McNally struck out; Buford lined
to right; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Pena grounded out (second to first); Bolin was
called out on strikes; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: F. Robinson was hit by a pitch; F. Robinson stole
second; Powell flied out to right; Rettenmund struck out; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Kubiak walked; Savage singled to right [Kubiak to
second]; Walton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kubiak to third, Savage out at second]; McNally threw
a wild pitch [Kubiak scored]; McNertney walked; Allen walked
[McNertney to second]; Hershberger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson lined to left; Hendricks grounded out
(first unassisted); McNally walked; Buford popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Pena singled to right; Bolin out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Pena to second]; Harper grounded out
(second to first); Kubiak flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger struck out; F. Robinson popped to first;
Powell walked; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Savage walked; WATT REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
Walton struck out; HEGAN BATTED FOR MCNERTNEY; Hegan grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Savage out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: ROOF REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING C ); B. Robinson flied
out to center; Johnson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to
right; Watt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: SNYDER BATTED FOR ALLEN; Snyder grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hershberger flied out to right; Pena
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Brewers 2.



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