Backed by two Orioles' homers, Mike Cuellar defeated the Tigers, 3-2, for his 10th straight victory. Boog Powell homered off Joe Coleman after a pass to Don Buford in the first inning and Elrod Hendricks produced the deciding run with another round-tripper in the sixth.

The Tigers, after scoring in their half of the sixth on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Tony Taylor, fell one run short when Bill Freehan homered in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .318      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   2   .285      Taylor 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .255
Powell 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .221      Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Horton lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Hendricks c           3   1   2   1     1   0   .270      Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Rettenmund cf,rf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Crowley rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Northrup 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
DaVanon 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Coleman p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .122
Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .068

Totals               30   3   6   3     3   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 23,410
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 5
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Northrup
Doubles: Coleman (2), Rodriguez (13)
Home Runs: Powell (14), Hendricks (5), Freehan (8)
Caught Stealing: Buford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (4), Rettenmund (4)
GIDP: Freehan (8)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Coleman), Buford (5,by Coleman)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(12-1)         9     6   2   2   2   1   1  34   2.93
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   1   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(7-6)          9     6   3   3   3   6   2  37   3.91
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   6   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Coleman 2 (4)
Balks: Coleman (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Powell homered [Buford scored]; B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Northrup dropped a foul fly hit by Hendricks for an
error; Hendricks walked; Rettenmund grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Taylor
flied out to center; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to center; DaVanon singled to
center; Cuellar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[DaVanon to second]; Coleman balked [DaVanon to third]; Buford
was walked intentionally; Belanger was hit by a pitch [Buford to
second]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to right; Freehan grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at
second]; Stanley walked; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: B. Robinson struck out; Hendricks grounded out
(first unassisted); Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Coleman doubled;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Taylor singled to right
[Coleman to third, Taylor to second (on throw)]; Kaline popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley grounded out (second to first); DaVanon
flied out to center; Cuellar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford was hit by a pitch; Belanger singled to
right [Buford to second]; Buford was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Powell popped to third in foul territory; B.
Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup popped to pitcher; Brinkman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks homered; Rettenmund flied out to center;
Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); DaVanon was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez doubled; Taylor singled to left [Rodriguez
scored, Taylor to second (on throw)]; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton walked; Freehan flied out to
center; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Buford popped to first in foul territory; Belanger struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to
center; Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell singled to right; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Hendricks singled to right [Powell to third]; Rettenmund
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hendricks to
second]; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez flied out to center;
Taylor flied out to left; Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: DaVanon grounded out (third to first); Cuellar
struck out; Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton flied out to center; Freehan homered; Stanley
flied out to left; Northrup struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Tigers 2.