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Monday June 28, 1971
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This game was suspended after 13 innings and resumed the following day. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Monday, June 28, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   9 16  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
I. Brown 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Belanger ss           7   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Cash ph,1b          4   0   1   2     0   1   .286      Blair cf              6   1   2   0     0   1   .260
Taylor 2b             7   0   1   1     1   1   .231      Rettenmund lf         4   1   1   0     1   2   .290
Kaline rf             7   2   5   2     1   0   .332      F. Robinson rf        5   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Horton lf             7   1   2   0     0   3   .284        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Freehan c             5   1   1   2     0   1   .265        Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      B. Robinson 3b        6   1   1   3     0   1   .285
  Lamont c            1   1   0   0     0   0   .100      Powell 1b             6   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Rodriguez 3b          7   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Johnson 2b            6   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Stanley cf            6   1   3   1     0   0   .307      Etchebarren c         6   0   1   0     0   2   .239
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      McNally p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .149
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .431        Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Gutierrez pr,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Motton ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .077
  McAuliffe ph,ss     0   1   0   0     1   0   .198        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              5   0   0   0     0   2   .127        Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Scherman p          0   1   0   1     1   0   .222        Salmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            Crowley rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143

Totals               60   9  16   9     5   8             Totals               51   4   7   4     2  14

Time of Game: 4:25   Attendance: 17,034
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Belanger 2
Doubles: Kaline 2 (11), Blair (12)
Home Runs: Freehan (6), Kaline (8), B. Robinson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (3)
Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (4)
GIDP: Freehan (7), Lolich (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rettenmund (4,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                 13     7   4   4   2  12   1  49   3.16
Scherman W(6-2)         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.04
Totals                 15     7   4   4   2  14   1  55

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 6.2   8   4   4   1   3   2  30   3.18
Dukes                   2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.54
Watt                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.86
Hall                    3     3   0   0   1   2   0  12   5.40
Richert L(0-4)          1.2   3   5   5   3   0   0  11   5.40
Boswell                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   9.31
Totals                 15    16   9   9   5   8   2  66

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice


TIGERS 1ST: I. Brown singled to center; Taylor flied out to
right; Kaline doubled to left [I. Brown to third]; Horton struck
out; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Blair flied out to
right; Rettenmund singled to center; F. Robinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled; Brinkman reached on an error by Belanger [Stanley to
second, Brinkman to first]; Lolich flied out to right; I. Brown
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor struck out; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to
first); Horton singled to left; Freehan homered [Horton scored];
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren made an out to second; McNally struck
out; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
flied out to center; Lolich grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
struck out; F. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: I. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor
walked; Kaline singled to left [Taylor to second]; Horton flied
out to center; Freehan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Stanley flied out to
right; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren flied out to right; McNally singled to
left; Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Blair struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; I. Brown singled
to center; Taylor flied out to right; Kaline homered [I. Brown
scored]; DUKES REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Horton struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); F.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Lolich
struck out; CASH BATTED FOR I. BROWN; Cash flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOTTON BATTED FOR
DUKES; Motton walked; Belanger struck out; Blair doubled to left
[Motton to third]; Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Motton scored, Blair to third]; B.
Robinson homered [Blair scored, Rettenmund scored]; Powell
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 4.

TIGERS 10TH: WATT REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Taylor grounded
out (second to first); Kaline singled to left; Horton reached on
an error by Belanger [Kaline to second, Horton to first];
Freehan grounded into a double play (third to first) [Kaline out
at third, Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: Johnson flied out to center; Etchebarren singled
to right; BUFORD BATTED FOR WATT; Buford struck out; Belanger
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 11TH: HALL REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled
to left; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Rodriguez to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown
was walked intentionally; GUTIERREZ RAN FOR G. BROWN; Lolich
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Gutierrez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 11TH: GUTIERREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Blair flied
out to center; Rettenmund struck out; F. Robinson singled to
left; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 12TH: Cash struck out; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kaline doubled to right; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 12TH: Powell struck out; Johnson flied out to right;
Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles
4.

TIGERS 13TH: NORTHRUP BATTED FOR FREEHAN; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Stanley
singled to left; Gutierrez forced Stanley (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 13TH: LAMONT REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING C ); SALMON
BATTED FOR HALL; Salmon struck out; Belanger flied out to right;
Blair singled to left; Rettenmund was hit by a pitch [Blair to
second]; F. Robinson made an out to second; game suspended
and completed the next day; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Orioles 4.

TIGERS 14TH: CROWLEY REPLACED SALMON (PLAYING RF); RICHERT
REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR LOLICH; Jones
made an out to second; Cash flied out to left; Taylor made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 14TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); B. Robinson
flied out to center; Powell grounded out (second to first);
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 15TH: Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to
second]; Lamont forced Horton (shortstop to second) [Kaline to
third]; Rodriguez flied out to right; Stanley singled to center
[Kaline scored, Lamont to second]; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR
GUTIERREZ; McAuliffe walked [Lamont to third, Stanley to
second]; Scherman walked [Lamont scored, Stanley to third,
McAuliffe to second]; Cash singled to right [Stanley scored,
McAuliffe scored, Scherman to third]; BOSWELL REPLACED RICHERT
(PITCHING); Taylor singled to center [Scherman scored, Cash to
third]; Kaline lined to shortstop; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
9, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 15TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Etchebarren
was called out on strikes; Crowley was called out on strikes;
Belanger made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 9,
Orioles 4.



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