The Orioles exploded for six runs in the sixth inning, including the first grand-slam homer of Paul Blair's major league career, and trounced the Brewers, 12-4, to regain first place in the East division by one-half game over the Red Sox. Skip Lockwood, who started for the Brewers, had a 2-1 lead when withdrawn for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning.

Jim Hannan relieved and the Orioles immediately went ahead when Frank Robinson opened sthe ixth with a hit and Merv Rettenmund homered. After a single by Elrod Hendricks, Jim Slaton took over and walked both Mark Belanger and Don Buford to load the bases for Blair's slam. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      5, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  6    3  2  0  -  12 14  0
Brewers      1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .284      Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .225
  Powell 1b           0   0   0   1     1   0   .189      Pena 3b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Blair cf              6   1   1   4     0   0   .240      May cf                3   2   0   0     2   0   .279
B. Robinson 3b        6   1   2   0     0   0   .321      Voss rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .280
F. Robinson 1b,rf     3   4   3   0     2   0   .292      Briggs lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .271
  Motton lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     2   0   .275
Rettenmund rf,lf,rf   5   2   2   2     0   1   .279      Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .200
Hendricks c           5   0   4   2     0   1   .248      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .175
Johnson 2b            4   2   0   0     1   0   .270        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   1   1   2     3   0   .277        Theobald ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .327
Palmer p              4   0   1   0     0   3   .216      Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Yates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Slaton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heise ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  12  14  11     9   5             Totals               32   4   5   4     7   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 14,117
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Brewers 8
DP: Orioles 0, Brewers 1
Doubles: Hendricks (4), F. Robinson (7)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (2), Blair (4), Briggs (6)
Stolen Bases: May (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (2)
GIDP: Rettenmund (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(8-3)           9     5   4   4   7   5   1  39   2.39
Totals                  9     5   4   4   7   5   1  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood                5     3   1   1   4   2   0  21   2.91
Hannan L(1-1)           0     3   3   3   0   0   1   3   4.03
Slaton                  1     2   5   5   3   1   1   8   8.31
Morris                  3     6   3   3   2   2   0  17   3.55
Totals                  9    14  12  12   9   5   2  49

Wild Pitches: Slaton (1), Morris (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair flied
out to right; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Hegan struck out; Pena grounded out (shortstop to
first); May walked; May stole second; Voss walked; Briggs
singled to left [Voss to second, May scored]; Rodriguez walked
[Voss to third, Briggs to second]; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson singled to left; Rettenmund grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [F. Robinson
out at second]; Hendricks singled to center; Johnson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 2ND: Auerbach struck out; Lockwood popped to second;
Hegan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger walked; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Belanger to second]; Buford flied out to
right; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Pena flied out to left; May popped to third in foul
territory; Voss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson popped to second; F. Robinson walked;
Rettenmund struck out; Hendricks doubled [F. Robinson scored];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs homered; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Kubiak grounded out (first to pitcher); Auerbach grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; On a bunt Palmer struck out;
Buford walked [Belanger to second]; Blair flied out to center;
B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: YATES BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Yates flied out to left;
Hegan grounded out (second to first); Pena was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: HANNAN REPLACED YATES (PITCHING); F. Robinson
singled to left; Rettenmund homered [F. Robinson scored];
Hendricks singled to right; SLATON REPLACED HANNAN (PITCHING);
Johnson forced Hendricks (shortstop to second); Belanger walked
[Johnson to second]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Belanger to
second, Johnson to third]; Palmer was called out on strikes;
Buford was walked intentionally; Blair homered [Johnson scored,
Belanger scored, Buford scored]; B. Robinson flied out to
center; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: POWELL REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING 1B); F. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); May walked; Voss singled to right [May to second];
Briggs flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first) [Voss to second, May to third]; Kubiak singled to right
[Voss scored, May scored]; Auerbach struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: F. Robinson walked; Rettenmund singled to center
[F. Robinson to third, Rettenmund to second (on throw)]; MORRIS
REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); HEISE REPLACED SLATON (PLAYING
SS); Hendricks struck out; Johnson was walked intentionally;
Belanger singled to left [Johnson to second, Rettenmund scored,
F. Robinson scored]; On a bunt Palmer singled [Belanger to
second, Johnson to third]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger to third, Johnson scored]; Blair forced Palmer (third
to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Heise flied out to center; Hegan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pena popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 10, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; F. Robinson doubled to
left [B. Robinson to third]; Morris threw a wild pitch [F.
Robinson to third, B. Robinson scored]; Rettenmund grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendricks singled to right [F. Robinson
scored]; Johnson flied out to right; Belanger forced Hendricks
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 12, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: MOTTON REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF);
RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May flied out to
left; Voss singled to right; Briggs popped to third in foul
territory; Rodriguez walked [Voss to second]; Kubiak grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12,
Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Palmer struck out; Powell walked; Blair flied out
to right; B. Robinson singled to left [Powell to second]; Motton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
12, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: THEOBALD BATTED FOR MORRIS; Theobald walked; Heise
forced Theobald (shortstop to second); Hegan walked [Heise to
second]; Pena flied out to center; May flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Brewers 4.