A wild pitch that allowed Brooks Robinson to score capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning and enabled the Orioles to defeat the Twins, 6-5. Two walks and a safe bunt by Robinson loaded the bases and two runs scored on an infield out by Elrod Hendricks and single by Mark Belanger before Jim Strickland's wild pitch admitted Robinson. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       30, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   6 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  1  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .296      Tovar cf,lf           5   1   0   0     0   2   .306
Blair cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .226      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .233
Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .194      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Rettenmund rf         4   1   1   1     1   1   .274      Oliva rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .380
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   3   0     0   0   .305      Cardenas ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .302
Hendricks c           3   0   0   1     1   0   .204      Alyea lf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .287        Holt pr,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Belanger ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Braun 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .294
Cuellar p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .059      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .088
                                                            Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .136

Totals               35   6  10   5     5   5             Totals               34   5   8   5     2  10

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,594
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1
Errors: Cuellar
Home Runs: Buford (5), Cardenas (5), Oliva (11), Braun (3)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2), Blair (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (2)
GIDP: Tovar (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(7-1)          8     8   5   3   2   8   3  34   3.28
Watt SV(3)              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.38
Totals                  9     8   5   3   2  10   3  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(6-5)         7     8   3   3   2   3   1  29   1.96
Perranoski              0.1   2   3   3   3   0   0   6   8.20
Strickland              1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   5   1  40

Passed Balls: Hendricks (4)
Wild Pitches: Strickland (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to third; Blair flied out to right;
Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew flied out to left;
Killebrew walked; Oliva flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund struck out; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Hendricks walked; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to right; Belanger stole second;
Cuellar struck out; Buford homered [Belanger scored]; Blair
singled to left; Blair stole second; Powell flied out to right
[Blair to third]; Rettenmund flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; Blyleven reached on an
error by Cuellar [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar grounded into a
double play (third to second) [Mitterwald out at third, Blyleven
out at second]; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to
center; Johnson popped to first; Belanger singled to second [B.
Robinson to second]; On a bunt Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva flied
out to left; Cardenas homered; Alyea struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair
singled to center; Powell grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [Blair to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [Blair
scored, Rettenmund out at first (left to third to first)]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun struck out; Mitterwald flied out to left;
Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [B. Robinson out at first];
Johnson walked; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to left; Carew struck out; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar popped to first in foul territory; Buford
flied out to right; Blair popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva singled to left; Cardenas out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliva to second]; Alyea singled to
right [Oliva scored]; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA; Braun singled to
center [Holt to third, Braun out at second (center to shortstop
to first to second to first to shortstop)]; Mitterwald walked;
REESE BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Reese struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PERRANOSKI REPLACED REESE (PITCHING);
Powell walked; Rettenmund walked [Powell to second]; On a bunt
B. Robinson singled to pitcher [Rettenmund to second, Powell to
third]; Hendricks grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson
to second, Rettenmund to third, Powell scored]; Johnson was
walked intentionally; Belanger singled to center [Johnson to
second, B. Robinson to third, Rettenmund scored]; STRICKLAND
REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Strickland threw a wild pitch
[Belanger to second, Johnson to third, B. Robinson scored];
Cuellar struck out; Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Carew struck out; Killebrew popped to catcher; Oliva
homered (unearned) [Tovar scored (unearned)]; Cardenas singled
to center; Holt popped to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair flied out to left; Powell struck out;
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Braun homered; WATT REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING);
Mitterwald flied out to left; RATLIFF BATTED FOR STRICKLAND;
Ratliff struck out; Tovar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Twins 5.