Mike Cuellar yielded only four hits and pitched the Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. The Orioles scored three of their runs on sacrifice flies and the other marker on a wild pitch by Mickey Lolich, who suffered his fifth consecutive defeat. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      3, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Orioles      0  1  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  6  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Buford lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .283
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Belanger ss           3   2   1   0     0   0   .177
Kaline 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      F. Robinson rf        1   0   1   1     2   0   .327
Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Powell 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Wert 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .204      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   2   0     1   0   .290
Price c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .115      Johnson 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Hendricks c           3   0   0   1     0   0   .223
Lolich p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .078
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     1   3             Totals               27   4   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,010
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 7
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Wert, Powell, Johnson
Doubles: McAuliffe (11), Horton (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendricks (1), Powell (4), F. Robinson (2)
GIDP: Stanley (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(6-10)          7     6   4   3   4   5   0  32   3.75
Patterson               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.45
Totals                  8     6   4   3   4   5   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(9-5)          9     4   0   0   1   3   0  32   4.07
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   3   0  32

Wild Pitches: Lolich 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; McAuliffe doubled to
left; Kaline flied out to center; Horton flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to second; Belanger flied out to
right; F. Robinson walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch [F.
Robinson to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup flied out to left; Wert singled to left;
Price flied out to center; Gutierrez forced Wert (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to right; B. Robinson singled to
left; Johnson singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; Hendricks
hit a sacrifice fly to center [B. Robinson scored]; Cuellar
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich walked; Stanley popped to catcher; McAuliffe
forced Lolich (second unassisted); Kaline made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford made an out to second; Belanger singled to
shortstop; F. Robinson singled to center [Belanger to third];
Powell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Belanger scored, F.
Robinson to second]; Blair flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Wert lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to right; 46 minute rain
delay starting at 9:01 PM; Johnson flied out to right;
Hendricks forced B. Robinson (second to shortstop); On a bunt
Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Price struck out; Gutierrez lined to shortstop;
Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); F. Robinson walked; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe
flied out to center; Kaline grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to right; B. Robinson walked;
Johnson singled to center [B. Robinson to third]; On a bunt
Hendricks made an out to first; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton doubled to left; Northrup flied out to
center; Wert grounded out (second to first) [Horton to third];
Price struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford walked; Belanger reached on an error by Wert
on a sacrifice bunt [Buford to third, Belanger to second];
Lolich threw a wild pitch [Buford scored, Belanger to third]; F.
Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Belanger scored
(unearned)]; Powell flied out to left; Blair struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Gutierrez reached on an error by Powell; MADDOX
BATTED FOR LOLICH; Maddox forced Gutierrez (shortstop to
second); Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); B. Robinson
popped to first in foul territory; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendricks popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe singled to center; Kaline forced McAuliffe
(shortstop to second) [Kaline to second (error by Johnson)];
Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 4.