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. Baltimore Orioles 11, Minnesota Twins 8Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumOrioles 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. |
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