Backed by three homers, Mike Cuellar broke his own Orioles' club record for victories, posting his 24th of the season by beating the Tigers. 7-4. Brooks Robinson homered after a single by Paul Blair in the third inning. Blair hit for the circuit with a man on base in the sixth and added a solo swat for the Orioles' final run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4 12  2
Orioles      0  0  2    0  2  2    0  1  x  -   7 12  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Belanger ss           5   1   2   0     0   1   .205
I. Brown 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .281      Blair cf              5   3   4   3     0   0   .274
Kaline 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      F. Robinson rf        2   1   0   0     3   0   .300
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      B. Robinson 3b        5   1   1   2     0   0   .278
Wert 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .214      Motton lf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .233
Maddox lf             4   0   4   1     0   0   .236      Freed 1b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .182
Price c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Johnson 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Gutierrez ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .245      Etchebarren c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Hiller p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  McRae p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               37   4  12   2     1   2             Totals               34   7  12   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  3,069
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 3
Errors: Gutierrez 2, Blair, B. Robinson
Doubles: Motton (3)
Triples: Stanley (10)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (18), Blair 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: Blair (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Freed (1)
GIDP: Kaline (19), Price (6), Blair (9), Etchebarren (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hiller L(5-5)           5     9   4   4   3   3   1  26   3.24
McRae                   1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   2.87
Scherman                2     1   1   1   2   1   1   9   3.04
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   4   3  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(24-8)         9    12   4   3   1   2   0  38   3.51
Totals                  9    12   4   3   1   2   0  38

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley made an out to first; I. Brown flied out to
left; Kaline singled to center; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to center; Blair singled to
left; F. Robinson walked [Blair to second]; B. Robinson made an
out to second; Motton walked [Blair to third, F. Robinson to
second]; Freed was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wert flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
Price popped to catcher in foul territory; Gutierrez singled to
left [Maddox to second]; Hiller flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Etchebarren singled to
center; On a bunt Cuellar forced Etchebarren (pitcher to
shortstop) [Cuellar to second (error by Gutierrez)]; Belanger
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley tripled to left; I. Brown walked; Kaline
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stanley scored, I. Brown out at second]; Northrup made an out
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair singled to left; Blair stole second; F.
Robinson flied out to left; B. Robinson homered [Blair scored];
Motton made an out to third; Freed singled to left; Johnson
singled to left [Freed to second]; Etchebarren grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wert popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox
singled to right; Price grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Cuellar struck out; Belanger singled to left; Blair
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Belanger
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Gutierrez was called out on strikes; Hiller grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson walked; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Motton doubled to left [F. Robinson to third]; Freed hit
a sacrifice fly to left [F. Robinson scored]; Johnson singled to
center [Motton scored]; Etchebarren made an out to second; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 6TH: I. Brown reached on an error by B. Robinson; Kaline
grounded out (second to first) [I. Brown to second]; Northrup
flied out to center; Wert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: MCRAE REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Cuellar grounded
out (second to first); Belanger singled to right; Blair homered
[Belanger scored]; F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); B. Robinson lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; Price flied out to right;
Gutierrez struck out; HOSLEY BATTED FOR MCRAE; Hosley singled to
center [Maddox to second]; Stanley forced Hosley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED HOSLEY (PITCHING); Motton walked;
Freed struck out; Johnson reached on an error by Gutierrez
[Motton to second]; Etchebarren grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 6.

TIGERS 8TH: I. Brown singled to center; Kaline singled to center
[I. Brown to second]; Northrup flied out to center; Wert singled
to left [I. Brown scored, Kaline to second]; Maddox singled to
center [Kaline scored, Wert scored (error by Blair) (unearned),
Maddox to third]; Price popped to catcher; Gutierrez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Cuellar flied out to left; Belanger flied out to
center; Blair homered; F. Robinson walked; B. Robinson forced F.
Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 7.

TIGERS 9TH: CASH BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Cash flied out to center;
Stanley singled to center; I. Brown lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Stanley out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 7.