The Orioles blew a 7-0 lead, but then came back with four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Twins, 11-8. Brooks Robinson drove in five of the Orioles' first seven runs, hitting a bases-loaded double in the first, another double in the third and a single in fifth. The Twins rallied to tie the score in their half of the fifth, capping the outburst with a three-run homer by Harmon Killebrew.

However, in the seventh, Davey Johnson homered with a man on base to break the tie and the Orioles went on to add two more runs on a pass to Mark Belanger, double by Dave Boswell and single by Don Buford. Boswell, who was released by the Twins before the season started and also failed to hang on with the Tigers, gained credit for the victory in relief in his first appearance in a Orioles' uniform. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 11, Minnesota Twins 8
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      3  0  2    0  2  0    4  0  0  -  11 16  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  7  0    0  0  1  -   8 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             6   1   3   1     0   1   .300      Tovar rf,lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .314
Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .221      Carew 2b              5   2   3   1     0   2   .238
Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .199      Killebrew 1b          5   1   1   4     0   0   .303
Rettenmund rf         3   4   2   0     2   1   .275      Holt cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .295
B. Robinson 3b        5   2   4   5     0   0   .294      Alyea lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Hendricks c           5   0   1   1     0   0   .211        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Johnson 2b            5   1   2   2     0   2   .290        Nettles rf          1   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Belanger ss           4   1   2   1     1   0   .272      Braun 3b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .284
Dobson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .095      Cardenas ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .295
  Boswell p           1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000      Mitterwald c          2   1   1   0     2   0   .250
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hamm p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oliva ph,rf         1   1   0   1     0   0   .377
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               42  11  16  11     4   7             Totals               36   8  11   8     5   5

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 12,796
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 7
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: B. Robinson 2 (5), Boswell (1), Carew (6)
Triples: Carew (3)
Home Runs: Johnson (6), Killebrew (7)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (4)
GIDP: Belanger (1), Tovar (3), Holt (5)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (1,by Dobson)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  4.1   5   6   6   2   4   0  20   3.74
Boswell W(1-0)          1.2   3   1   1   1   0   1   9   6.00
Richert                 1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.86
Watt SV(2)              1.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.61
Totals                  9    11   8   8   5   5   1  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamm                    2     6   5   5   2   1   0  14   4.66
Strickland              1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Williams                2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9   3.74
Corbin L(4-3)           1.2   3   4   4   2   1   1  10   2.81
Perranoski              1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   6.87
Hall                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.51
Totals                  9    16  11  11   4   7   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (1)
Wild Pitches: Williams (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Honochick


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to center; Blair flied out to left;
Powell walked [Buford to second]; Rettenmund walked [Buford to
third, Powell to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left
[Rettenmund scored, Powell scored, Buford scored]; Hendricks
flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to right; Carew struck out; Killebrew
lined to left; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger flied out to left; Dobson singled to left;
Buford singled to right [Dobson to second]; Blair struck out;
Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea flied out to right; Braun flied out to right;
Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund singled to left; B. Robinson doubled
[Rettenmund scored, B. Robinson to third (on throw)]; STRICKLAND
REPLACED HAMM (PITCHING); Hendricks singled to right [B.
Robinson scored]; Johnson singled to left [Hendricks to second];
Belanger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hendricks to third, Johnson out at second]; Dobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald walked; MANUEL BATTED FOR STRICKLAND;
Manuel struck out; Tovar grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Buford struck
out; Blair flied out to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew struck out; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first); Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund singled to left; Rettenmund stole second
[Rettenmund to third (error by Carew)]; B. Robinson singled to
left [Rettenmund scored]; Williams threw a wild pitch [B.
Robinson to second]; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher)
[B. Robinson to third]; Johnson struck out; Belanger singled to
center [B. Robinson scored]; Dobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Alyea struck out; Braun walked; Cardenas singled to
left [Braun to second]; Mitterwald singled to left [Cardenas to
second, Braun to third]; OLIVA BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Oliva was
hit by a pitch [Braun scored, Cardenas to third, Mitterwald to
second]; Tovar singled to right [Oliva to second, Mitterwald
scored, Cardenas scored]; Carew doubled to center [Tovar to
third, Oliva scored]; BOSWELL REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Killebrew homered [Tovar scored, Carew scored]; Holt flied out
to right; Alyea walked; Braun popped to shortstop; 7 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: OLIVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CORBIN REPLACED
ALYEA (PITCHING); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Buford
lined to second; Blair struck out; Powell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald popped to second; Oliva popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund walked; B. Robinson popped to third in
foul territory; Hendricks flied out to left; Johnson homered
[Rettenmund scored]; Belanger walked; Boswell doubled to left
[Belanger scored]; Buford singled to right [Boswell scored,
Buford to second (on throw)]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED OLIVA
(PITCHING); NETTLES REPLACED CORBIN (PLAYING RF); Blair struck
out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 11, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar singled to left; Carew singled to center [Tovar
to second]; RICHERT REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Killebrew flied
out to left; Holt grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 11, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
struck out; B. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 11, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Nettles walked; Braun struck out; Cardenas singled to
right [Nettles to second]; WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING);
Mitterwald walked (walk was charged to Richert) [Nettles to
third, Cardenas to second]; REESE BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Reese
popped to second; Tovar forced Mitterwald (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 11, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: HALL REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out;
Belanger singled to left; Watt flied out to left; Buford flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 11, Twins 7.

TWINS 9TH: Carew tripled; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Carew scored]; Holt grounded out (second to first);
Nettles singled to right; Braun flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 11, Twins 8.