Backed by a 14-hit attack, Jim Palmer pitched the Orioles to an 8-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the White Sox came back to win the second game, 7-3. Palmer beat the Pale Hose for the fifth consecutive time, including the third time in a row this season. The Orioles' offense included homers by Merv Rettenmund, Elrod Hendricks and Brooks Robinson. Gail Hopkins hit one for the White Sox.

In the nightcap, the White Sox collected 13 hits, with Duane Josephson contributing a double and three singles. The White Sox jumped off with three runs in the first inning on a single by Carlos May, homer by Bill Melton, single by Hopkins and Josephson's double. Another three-run burst in the seventh included a double by May, pass to Hopkins, single by Josephson, bases-loading walk to Ken Berry and double by Bobby Knoop. Boog Powell hit a homer for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 19, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Orioles      0  2  3    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   8 14  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           5   0   2   1     1   0   .192      Morales 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Rettenmund cf         5   1   2   1     0   1   .279      Aparicio ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Powell 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .313      May lf                2   0   0   0     1   0   .299
F. Robinson rf        5   0   0   0     0   1   .326        Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crowley lf            2   2   1   0     3   0   .242        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
B. Robinson 3b        5   3   3   1     0   0   .287        Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Salmon 2b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .303      Melton rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Hendricks c           5   1   3   2     0   1   .233      Hopkins 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .298
Palmer p              5   0   1   2     0   2   .185      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                          Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .239
                                                          Knoop 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .232
                                                          Horlen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Williams ph,lf      2   0   2   1     0   0   .256

Totals               41   8  14   8     5   7             Totals               33   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: Orioles 12, White Sox 5
DP: Orioles 1, White Sox 0
Doubles: Hendricks (7), Knoop (7)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (12), Hendricks (7), B. Robinson (11), Hopkins (3)
GIDP: Berry (12)
Hit by Pitch: Rettenmund (2,by Horlen)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(13-6)          9     7   2   2   1   5   1  34   2.70
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen L(6-13)          2.1   8   5   5   1   2   0  17   4.75
Moore                   3.2   2   2   2   1   1   2  14   5.51
Stange                  2     3   1   1   2   3   1  11   5.61
Weaver                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.11
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   7   3  47

Hit by Pitch: Horlen (3)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Emmett Ashford


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
was hit by a pitch; Powell struck out; F. Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Morales flied out to center; Aparicio grounded
out (shortstop to first); May walked; Melton forced May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to center; B. Robinson singled to
left [Crowley to second]; Salmon flied out to center; Hendricks
struck out; Palmer singled to left [Crowley scored, B. Robinson
to second]; Belanger singled to center [B. Robinson scored,
Palmer to second]; Rettenmund singled [Palmer to third, Belanger
to second]; Powell flied out to left; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hopkins flied out to center; Herrmann flied out
to right; Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Crowley
walked; B. Robinson singled to left [Crowley to second]; Salmon
singled to left [Crowley scored, B. Robinson to second];
Hendricks doubled to left [B. Robinson scored, Salmon to third];
MOORE REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING); Palmer grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Salmon scored, Hendricks to third]; Belanger grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop made an out to second; Moore grounded out
(third to first); Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund homered; Powell flied out to center; F.
Robinson grounded out (second to first); Crowley walked; B.
Robinson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Aparicio flied out to center; May grounded out
(second to first); Melton popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Salmon flied out to left; Hendricks homered; Palmer
struck out; Belanger grounded out (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hopkins made an out to second; Herrmann singled
to center; Berry grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund popped to third in foul territory;
Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); F. Robinson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Knoop grounded out (pitcher to first); WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR MOORE; Williams singled to left; Morales flied out to
right; Aparicio singled to center [Williams to second]; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox
0.

ORIOLES 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STANGE
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Crowley grounded out (first to
pitcher); B. Robinson homered; Salmon was called out on strikes;
Hendricks singled to right; Palmer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton struck out; Hopkins homered; Herrmann
flied out to center; Berry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger walked; Rettenmund was called out on
strikes; Powell singled to right [Belanger to third]; F.
Robinson was called out on strikes; Crowley walked [Powell to
second]; B. Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 8, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Knoop doubled; Williams singled to center [Knoop
scored]; Morales flied out to right; Aparicio singled to center
[Williams to third]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR STANGE; McCraw was called
out on strikes; Melton popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: WEAVER REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Salmon walked;
Hendricks made an out to shortstop; Palmer struck out; Belanger
singled to right [Salmon to third]; Rettenmund forced Belanger
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
flied out to center; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 8, White Sox 2.

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