Dave McNally became the first pitcher in the major leagues to win 19 games this season when the Orioles' ace lefthander shut out the Angels, 5-0. The victory was McNally's seventh straight, as well as the sixth in row for the Orioles. Brooks Robinson provided the big blow with a three-run homer in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Friday, August    21, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Orioles      1  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .258      Buford 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
J. Tatum cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .244        Johnson 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Johnson lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Powell 1b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Crowley pr,1b       3   2   2   0     0   1   .277
Reynolds rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Rettenmund lf         3   1   1   0     1   1   .321
Egan c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   3     0   0   .277
Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Wright ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .196
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .117
  Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               35   0   6   0     0   6             Totals               34   5  11   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 21,852
Left on Base: Angels 8, Orioles 8
DP: Angels 1, Orioles 0
Errors: McMullen 2, Buford, Belanger
Triples: Spencer (4)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (14)
Stolen Bases: Crowley (2)
Sacrifice Hits: McNally 2 (5)
GIDP: B. Robinson (15)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(13-8)          4     8   4   4   1   1   1  20   3.74
Fisher                  2     1   1   0   0   2   0   8   2.69
Garrett                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.27
Totals                  8    11   5   4   1   4   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(19-7)         9     6   0   0   0   6   0  35   3.55
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Egan (8)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (4), McNally (5)
Balks: Garrett (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; J. Tatum grounded out (second to
first); Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to second; Blair singled to left;
Powell singled to right [Blair to third]; F. Robinson singled to
right [Blair scored, Powell to second]; Rettenmund singled to
left [Powell to third, F. Robinson to second]; CROWLEY RAN FOR
POWELL; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; Boog Powell
reinjured his right heel, hurt last month; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 2ND: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Johnson reached
on an error by Belanger [Johnson to second]; McMullen grounded
out (third to first); Reynolds flied out to right; Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks popped to second; Belanger singled to
center; On a bunt McNally struck out; Buford flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Egan flied out to right; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Alomar singled to center; J. Tatum singled to center
[Alomar to second]; Fregosi lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair popped to second; Crowley singled to left; F.
Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Rettenmund walked
[Crowley to second]; B. Robinson homered [Crowley scored,
Rettenmund scored]; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson singled to left; McMullen flied out to
right; Reynolds grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to
second]; Spencer reached on an error by Buford [Johnson to
third, Spencer to first]; Egan lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger singled to left; McNally out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Belanger to second]; Murphy
threw a wild pitch [Belanger to third]; Buford flied out to
right; Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 4.

ANGELS 5TH: WRIGHT BATTED FOR MURPHY; Wright was called out on
strikes; Alomar struck out; J. Tatum singled to center; McNally
threw a wild pitch [J. Tatum to second]; Fregosi flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Crowley singled
to right; Crowley stole second; F. Robinson grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Crowley to third]; Egan allowed a passed ball
[Crowley scored (unearned)]; Rettenmund struck out; B. Robinson
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Orioles 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson singled to center; McMullen flied out to
center; Reynolds flied out to center; Spencer forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles
5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
reached on an error by McMullen [Belanger to first]; McNally out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Belanger to second];
Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING 2B); Egan grounded
out (pitcher to first); RUIZ BATTED FOR FISHER; Ruiz struck out;
Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: GARRETT REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Blair reached on
an error by McMullen [Blair to first]; Garrett balked [Blair to
second]; Crowley was called out on strikes; F. Robinson popped
to first in foul territory; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 8TH: J. Tatum struck out; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop
to first); Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks singled to
first [B. Robinson to second]; Belanger popped to third in foul
territory; On a bunt McNally popped to catcher in foul
territory; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to left; Reynolds grounded out
(third to first); Spencer tripled; Egan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 5.