Three homers, each with a man on base, carried the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. Elrod Hendricks started the slugging in the second inning and Mike Cuellar, who was the winning pitcher, added a two-run blow in the fourth. Bill Freehan, who hit a single and triple and scored two of the Tigers' first three runs, tied the game at 4-4 with a circuit clout in the sixth.

Brooks Robinson walked for the Orioles in the eighth and Terry Crowley, subbing for Frank Robinson, smashed a homer, enabling the Orioles to shrug off a run by the Tigers in their half of the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      11, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  2  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   6  9  1
Tigers       0  2  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   5  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .297      Stanley cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .234      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .320      Kaline 1b,rf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .280
B. Robinson 3b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .286      Horton lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302
Crowley rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .233      Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Johnson 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .295        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Hendricks c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .208        Cash 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .180      Freehan c             3   3   3   1     0   0   .217
Cuellar p             4   1   3   2     0   1   .121      Wert 3b               3   1   1   2     0   0   .218
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Gutierrez ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Price ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
                                                            Szotkiewicz ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                          Niekro p              3   0   0   1     0   2   .171
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     5   2             Totals               33   5   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 27,295
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Cuellar, Gutierrez
Doubles: Stanley (10)
Triples: Freehan (1)
Home Runs: Hendricks (4), Cuellar (2), Crowley (2), Freehan (12)
Caught Stealing: Powell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gutierrez (8), Freehan (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wert (3)
GIDP: Blair (5), B. Robinson (10), Horton (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(11-5)         7     8   5   5   2   2   1  31   4.03
Watt                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.23
Richert SV(10)          1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.45
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   3   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(9-7)           7     7   5   5   5   1   2  31   3.24
Patterson               0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2   5.10
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.38
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.68
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   2   3  39

Passed Balls: Hendricks (7)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at second]; Powell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley reached on an error by Cuellar; McAuliffe
forced Stanley (shortstop to second); Kaline flied out to left;
Horton singled to third [McAuliffe to second]; Maddox forced
Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson made an out to shortstop; Crowley flied
out to left; Johnson singled to right; Hendricks homered
[Johnson scored]; Belanger walked; Cuellar singled to right
[Belanger to third]; Buford walked [Cuellar to second]; Blair
made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to center; Wert singled to center
[Freehan to second]; Gutierrez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Freehan to third, Wert to second]; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Freehan scored]; Stanley doubled [Wert
scored]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second];
Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
lined to shortstop; Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Hendricks made an out
to first; Belanger singled to center; Cuellar homered [Belanger
scored]; Buford was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan tripled to right; Wert hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Freehan scored]; Gutierrez grounded out (third to
first); Niekro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair flied out to center; Powell singled to
center; Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
walked; Hendricks allowed a passed ball [McAuliffe to second];
Kaline walked; Horton grounded into a double play (third to
first) [McAuliffe out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
reached on an error by Gutierrez; Hendricks lined to right;
Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
homered; Wert flied out to center; Gutierrez singled to left;
Niekro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar singled to right; Buford made an out to
second; Blair flied out to center; Powell flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley flied out to left; McAuliffe flied out to
right; Kaline made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson walked; PATTERSON REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Crowley homered [B. Robinson scored]; Johnson
singled to center; SCHERMAN REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING);
Hendricks forced Johnson (second to shortstop); Belanger flied
out to left; Cuellar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton singled to center; WATT REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR MADDOX; G. Brown singled to
right [Horton to second]; Freehan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Horton to third, G. Brown to second]; Wert
grounded out (second to first) [Horton scored, G. Brown to
third]; JONES BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; RICHERT REPLACED WATT
(PITCHING); PRICE BATTED FOR JONES; Price walked; I. BROWN
BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; I. Brown was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CASH
REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING 1B); SZOTKIEWICZ REPLACED PRICE
(PLAYING SS); TIMMERMANN REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Buford
flied out to right; Blair made an out to shortstop; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley lined to center; McAuliffe made an out to
shortstop; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Tigers 5.