Davey Johnson, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, also drove in the tie-breaking tally with an infield out in the eighth to enable the Orioles to defeat the Tigers, 6-5. Boog Powell opened the frame with a double, Brooks Robinson walked and pinch-hitter Merv Rettenmund drew a pass to load the bases. Johnson then hit a check-swing roller to second, allowing Powell to score. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Friday, April     9, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       2  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Orioles      0  0  1    1  0  3    0  1  x  -   6  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Buford lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Kaline rf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .286      Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .375
Northrup 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .375      F. Robinson rf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Powell 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .375
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .286      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   1   0     1   0   .143
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Hendricks c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .286        Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .286        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   4     0   0   .429
  Foor p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   1             Totals               31   6   8   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  9,442
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Orioles 5
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Niekro, F. Robinson
Doubles: Powell (1)
Triples: Blair (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (1), Powell (1), Johnson (1)
GIDP: Horton (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-1)           7.1   8   6   6   3   4   2  32   7.36
Foor                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Timmermann              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   5   2  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 7     8   5   4   3   0   1  30   5.14
Hall W(1-0)             2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   1   1  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Kaline walked [McAuliffe to
second]; Northrup singled to right [McAuliffe scored, Kaline to
third, Northrup to second (error by F. Robinson)]; Horton
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first) [Northrup to third, Kaline scored (unearned)]; Freehan
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (third to first); Blair flied
out to center; F. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley singled to left; On a bunt Brinkman singled
[Stanley to second]; Niekro singled to right [Brinkman to third,
Stanley scored]; Niekro was picked off first (pitcher to first);
McAuliffe flied out to center; Kaline walked; Northrup singled
to left [Kaline to second, Brinkman scored]; Horton flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell popped to shortstop; B. Robinson flied out
to left; Hendricks walked; Johnson forced Hendricks (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Freehan
popped to shortstop; Stanley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Cuellar struck out; Buford
walked; Blair tripled to center [Buford scored]; F. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman flied out to left; Niekro grounded out
(second to first); McAuliffe popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell homered; B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Hendricks singled to right; Johnson singled to left
[Hendricks to second]; Belanger lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Hendricks out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline singled to left; Northrup flied out to
center; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford flied out to left; Blair
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez homered; Freehan flied out to right;
Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: F. Robinson singled to left; Powell popped to third
in foul territory; B. Robinson singled to left [F. Robinson to
second]; B. Robinson was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Niekro [B. Robinson to second, F. Robinson to third];
Hendricks flied out to left; Johnson homered [F. Robinson
scored, B. Robinson scored]; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
singled to right; Kaline popped to shortstop; Northrup lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Shopay flied out to
center; Buford struck out; Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 8TH: HALL REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Horton popped to
second; Rodriguez singled to right; Freehan singled to center
[Rodriguez to third]; Stanley struck out; Brinkman popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: F. Robinson flied out to center; Powell doubled to
right; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; FOOR REPLACED
NIEKRO (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Rettenmund
walked [Powell to third, B. Robinson to second]; Debut game
for Jim Foor; TIMMERMANN REPLACED FOOR (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded out (second to first) [Rettenmund to second, B.
Robinson to third, Powell scored]; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 6.

TIGERS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING C ); JONES
BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones flied out to left; McAuliffe popped
to shortstop; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 6.