Scattering seven hits, Dave McNally pitched the Orioles to a 9-3 triumph in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Tigers won the opener, 5-4, in 11 innings, on a homer by Bill Freehan. McNally breezed to his second straight victory after being staked to a five-run lead in the first two innings. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  -   5 10  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  -   4 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .400      Buford lf             6   2   4   0     0   0   .444
Kaline rf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .357      Salmon 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Northrup 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .375      Powell 1b             5   0   0   1     1   1   .176
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Rettenmund rf         5   0   1   1     0   2   .200
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .200      Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Freehan c             4   1   1   1     1   0   .200      B. Robinson 3b        5   2   4   1     0   0   .438
Stanley cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Brinkman ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Belanger ss           2   0   2   0     1   0   .250
Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Shopay ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DaVanon ss          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Timmermann p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        F. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Motton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  10   4     4   5             Totals               43   4  13   4     3   7

Time of Game: 3:11
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 11
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Brinkman, Chance, B. Robinson
Doubles: Northrup (1), Buford (1), B. Robinson (1)
Home Runs: Freehan (1), B. Robinson (1)
Caught Stealing: Horton (2), Rettenmund (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (1), Brinkman (1), Timmermann (1), Salmon (1), Motton (1)
GIDP: Northrup (1), Rettenmund (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  6     7   2   2   2   6   1  27   3.00
Patterson               0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Timmermann W(1-0)       4.1   5   2   2   0   1   0  17   3.60
Scherman SV(1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                 11    13   4   4   3   7   1  48

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  8     6   3   3   4   4   0  31   3.38
Watt                    0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Richert L(0-1)          2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   9   3.86
Totals                 11    10   5   4   4   5   1  45

Passed Balls: Hendricks (1)
Wild Pitches: Timmermann (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Kaline walked
[McAuliffe to second]; Northrup doubled to right [Kaline scored,
McAuliffe scored]; Horton struck out; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Northrup scored]; Freehan
flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: On a bunt Buford singled to pitcher [Buford to
second (error by Chance)]; On a bunt Salmon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Powell struck out; Rettenmund struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); Chance struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson
homered; Hendricks walked; Belanger singled to right [Hendricks
to third]; On a bunt Dobson struck out; Buford popped to third;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to left; Kaline grounded out
(pitcher to first); Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Salmon flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(second to first); Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan walked; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair struck out; B. Robinson singled to left;
Hendricks flied out to center; Belanger walked [B. Robinson to
second]; Dobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to center; On a bunt Chance forced
Brinkman (catcher to shortstop); McAuliffe singled to right
[Chance to second]; Kaline walked [Chance to third, McAuliffe to
second]; Northrup grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford doubled to left; Salmon grounded out (second
to first) [Buford to third]; Powell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Buford scored]; Rettenmund struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton walked; Horton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rodriguez struck out; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair struck out; B. Robinson singled to left;
Hendricks forced B. Robinson (second to shortstop); Belanger
singled [Hendricks to second]; Dobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to right; Brinkman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stanley to second]; G. BROWN
BATTED FOR CHANCE; G. Brown lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: PATTERSON REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Buford
singled to center; Salmon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Buford to second]; Powell walked; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
PATTERSON (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Kaline
grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup singled to left;
Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson doubled; Hendricks grounded out (second to first) [B.
Robinson to third]; SHOPAY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Shopay singled
to center [B. Robinson scored]; F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR DOBSON;
F. Robinson forced Shopay (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: DAVANON REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING SS); WATT REPLACED
F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled to left; Hendricks
allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to second]; Freehan grounded
out (second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; Stanley reached on
an error by B. Robinson [Rodriguez scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Stanley to second]; Brinkman singled to shortstop [Stanley
stayed at second]; Timmermann out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Brinkman to second, Stanley to third]; RICHERT REPLACED
WATT (PITCHING); McAuliffe struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Buford singled to center; Timmermann threw a wild
pitch [Buford to second]; Salmon struck out; Powell grounded out
(second to first) [Buford to third]; Rettenmund singled to left
[Buford scored]; Rettenmund was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 10TH: Kaline singled to left; On a bunt Northrup popped
to catcher in foul territory; Horton forced Kaline (pitcher to
second); Rodriguez forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: Blair grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson
popped to second; Hendricks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 11TH: Freehan homered; Stanley popped to second in foul
territory; Brinkman flied out to left; Timmermann grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 11TH: DaVanon singled to center; MOTTON BATTED FOR
RICHERT; Motton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[DaVanon to second]; Buford lined to center; Salmon reached on
an error by Brinkman [DaVanon to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Powell forced Salmon (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 4.