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Wednesday August 19, 1970
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Mike Cuellar was rapped for two homers, but gained his 18th victory when the Orioles nipped the Brewers, 3-2. The Orioles scored twice in the fourth inning on a walk to Boog Powell, forceout by Frank Robinson and singles by Elrod Hendricks, Brooks Robinson and Chico Salmon. After homers by Ted Kubiak and Mike Hegan tied the score, the Orioles registered the winning run in the eighth on singles by Brooks Robinson, Terry Crowley and Merv Rettenmund. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 19, 1970 (Night game) at County Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         5   0   3   1     0   1   .321      Harper 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Hegan 1b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .244
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .301      Savage rf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .290
F. Robinson rf        3   1   0   0     2   0   .307      Walton lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .254
Hendricks c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .231        Snyder pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .249
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .275      McNertney c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Salmon 2b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Pena ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Johnson 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .282      May cf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Smith ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .438
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Kubiak 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .256
  Grich ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Lockwood p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Cuellar p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .080        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Gil ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Francona ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               35   3  10   3     4   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 16,049
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Brewers 9
DP: Orioles 1, Brewers 0
Doubles: Kubiak (8)
Triples: Savage (3)
Home Runs: Kubiak (4), Hegan (9)
Stolen Bases: Blair (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Salmon (3), Lockwood (8)
GIDP: Pena (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(18-7)         8     6   2   2   5   2   2  35   3.64
Watt SV(10)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.68
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   3   2  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(1-10)        7.2  10   3   3   4   5   0  37   5.12
Sanders                 1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.86
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   7   0  40

Wild Pitches: Lockwood (5)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to right; Blair singled to
center [Rettenmund to third]; Powell reached on a fielder's
choice [Rettenmund out at home (first to catcher), Blair to
second]; F. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendricks flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper grounded out (catcher to first); Hegan
popped to shortstop; Savage tripled to left; Walton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Salmon
popped to shortstop; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: McNertney flied out to center; Pena grounded out
(second to pitcher); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Cuellar struck out; Rettenmund was called out on
strikes; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Lockwood
grounded out (second to first); Harper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell walked; F. Robinson forced Powell (third to
second) [F. Robinson to first]; Hendricks singled to center [F.
Robinson to third]; B. Robinson singled to left [F. Robinson
scored, Hendricks to second]; Salmon singled to left [Hendricks
scored, B. Robinson to second]; Belanger forced Salmon
(shortstop unassisted) [B. Robinson to third, Belanger to
first]; Cuellar flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Hegan grounded out (second to first); Savage
walked; Walton popped to first in foul territory; McNertney
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
walked; Blair stole second; Powell popped to second; F. Robinson
walked; Hendricks popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Pena flied out to center; May flied out to center;
Kubiak homered; Lockwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Salmon
singled to left; Belanger flied out to center; Cuellar grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Harper flied out to center; Hegan homered; Savage
walked; Walton singled to left [Savage to third, Walton to
second (on throw to 3b)]; McNertney was walked intentionally;
Pena grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McNertney out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Blair forced
Rettenmund (shortstop to second) [Blair to first]; Lockwood
threw a wild pitch [Blair to second]; Powell struck out; F.
Robinson was walked intentionally; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Kubiak walked;
Lockwood out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kubiak to
second]; Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to center; Salmon out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [B. Robinson to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to first [B.
Robinson to third]; On a bunt Cuellar struck out; Rettenmund
singled to center [B. Robinson scored, Crowley to third];
SANDERS REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Crowley was picked off
third (pitcher to second to catcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED SALMON (PLAYING 2B); GRICH
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Hegan was called out on strikes;
Savage flied out to left; Walton walked; SNYDER RAN FOR WALTON;
McNertney singled to left [Snyder to second]; Pena reached on a
fielder's choice [Snyder to third, McNertney to second]; SMITH
BATTED FOR MAY; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: SNYDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Blair struck out; Powell struck out; F.
Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Kubiak doubled to right; GIL BATTED FOR SANDERS;
WATT REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); FRANCONA BATTED FOR GIL;
Francona grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper was called
out on strikes; Hegan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Brewers 2.



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