After failing to hold a 5-1 lead, the Orioles scored a run in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 6-5, and hand Mike Cuellar his 19th victory. A homer by Curt Motton helped the Orioles to their early advantage. The Angels began their comeback with a homer by Roger Repoz in the third and added two runs on a single by Joe Azcue and doubles by Billy Cowan and Sandy Alomar in the seventh. Ken McMullen singled in the eighth and Jim Spencer hit for the circuit to tie the score. In the ninth, Mark Belanger singled, Bobby Grich beat out a bunt and Paul Blair singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   5  9  2
Orioles      0  1  0    2  2  0    0  0  1  -   6  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .259      Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .213
Repoz cf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .244      Blair cf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .260
Fregosi ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      F. Robinson 1b,rf     4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .316      Rettenmund rf,lf      3   1   0   0     1   0   .312
McMullen 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   1   1     1   0   .275
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Motton lf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .239
Azcue c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .238        Crowley 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Voss rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
May p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .197
  K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Cowan ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .286        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     1   4             Totals               34   6   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 12,745
Left on Base: Angels 5, Orioles 6
DP: Angels 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Azcue, Voss
Doubles: Fregosi (30), Cowan (7), Alomar (15), B. Robinson (26)
Home Runs: Repoz (15), Spencer (11), Motton (3)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (10)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     4     2   3   3   2   0   1  16   3.78
K. Tatum                2     2   2   1   2   1   0  10   2.84
Fisher                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.64
Queen L(3-4)            0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.05
Totals                  8.2   8   6   5   4   3   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(19-7)         9     9   5   5   1   4   2  37   3.69
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   4   2  37

Wild Pitches: K. Tatum (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Repoz was called out on
strikes; Fregosi doubled to left; Johnson walked; McMullen
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
lined to right; F. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; Azcue
popped to second in foul territory; Voss grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund walked; B. Robinson doubled [Rettenmund
scored]; Motton lined to center; Etchebarren flied out to center
[B. Robinson to third]; Belanger popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 3RD: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar flied
out to right; Repoz homered; Fregosi lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Cuellar flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(second to first); Blair lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); McMullen
struck out; Spencer singled; Azcue flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson flied out to right; Rettenmund flied
out to center; B. Robinson walked; Motton homered [B. Robinson
scored]; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Voss grounded out (second to first); REYNOLDS BATTED
FOR MAY; Reynolds lined to left; Alomar flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: K. TATUM REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Belanger
singled to center; Belanger stole second [Belanger scored on a
wild pitch (error by Azcue)]; Cuellar flied out to left; Grich
walked; Grich was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
second); Blair walked; F. Robinson singled to center [Blair to
second]; Rettenmund reached on an error by Voss [Blair scored
(unearned) (no RBI), F. Robinson to third]; B. Robinson flied
out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Repoz grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
singled to left; Johnson forced Fregosi (shortstop to second)
[Johnson to first]; McMullen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Motton popped to third; Etchebarren struck out;
Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 5.

ANGELS 7TH: F. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CROWLEY REPLACED
MOTTON (PLAYING 1B); Spencer flied out to right; Azcue singled
to center; Voss struck out; COWAN BATTED FOR K. TATUM; Cowan
doubled to left [Azcue to third]; Alomar doubled to left [Azcue
scored, Cowan scored]; Repoz was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: FISHER REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); Cuellar struck
out; On a bunt Grich singled; On a bunt Blair popped to catcher
in foul territory; F. Robinson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Fregosi flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
center; McMullen singled to right; Spencer homered [McMullen
scored]; Azcue grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund flied out to right; B. Robinson flied
out to center; Crowley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Voss grounded out (second to first); RUIZ BATTED FOR
FISHER; Ruiz grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); HENDRICKS BATTED
FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks was called out on strikes; Belanger
singled; POWELL BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Powell popped to third; On a
bunt Grich singled [Belanger to second]; Blair singled to left
[Belanger scored, Grich to third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
5, Orioles 6.