Frank Robinson hit his 499th homer in the first game and the 500th of his major-league career in the second game as the Orioles split a twi-night doubleheader with the Tigers, winning the opener, 9-1, and losing the nightcap, 10-5. Robinson's round-tripper in the lidlifter came with two men on base in the first inning and started Dave McNally on the way to his 19th victory of the season.

The Tigers piled up 16 hits in the second game, knocking out Pat Dobson, who was bidding for his 18th victory and drew his eighth defeat instead. Robinson homered with a man on base in the ninth and became the 11th slugger in major league history to reach the 500 plateau. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0
Orioles      3  0  2    0  1  2    1  0  x  -   9  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .298      Blair cf              3   3   2   0     2   0   .255
Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Kaline rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Rettenmund lf,rf      2   3   1   0     3   1   .315
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      F. Robinson rf        4   2   2   3     0   0   .283
  Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Shopay pr,lf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .217
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .272      B. Robinson 3b        5   1   1   1     0   2   .268
  Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Powell 1b             2   0   0   1     3   1   .244
  Gilbreth p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   3     2   0   .290
  Lane ph,rf          1   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Etchebarren c         5   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .236
I. Brown lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Kilkenny p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     3   4             Totals               32   9   9   9    11   7

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 11
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Blair (20), Rettenmund (19)
Home Runs: Stanley (5), F. Robinson (24), B. Robinson (16)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (9)
Caught Stealing: Blair (10)
Sacrifice Hits: McNally (12)
GIDP: Taylor (4), Hosley (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny L(4-5)         2.2   4   5   5   4   1   1  16   5.02
Seelbach                2.1   1   1   1   4   1   1  11   7.36
Denehy                  0.2   1   2   2   3   2   0   7   4.28
Gilbreth                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.80
Perranoski              2     3   1   1   0   3   0   9   5.86
Totals                  8     9   9   9  11   7   2  44

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(19-4)         9     5   1   1   3   4   1  33   2.85
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   1  33

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Taylor flied
out to center; Kaline singled to left; Freehan forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair doubled to left; Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson homered
[Blair scored, Rettenmund scored]; B. Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Powell struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez
flied out to right; I. Brown lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson walked; Etchebarren forced Johnson (pitcher
to second); McNally out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Etchebarren to second]; Blair reached on a fielder's choice
[Etchebarren out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Kilkenny grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Rettenmund walked; F.
Robinson singled to center [Rettenmund to second]; B. Robinson
popped to first in foul territory; Powell walked [Rettenmund to
third, F. Robinson to second]; Johnson singled to center
[Rettenmund scored, F. Robinson scored, Powell to second];
SEELBACH REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Etchebarren forced
Johnson (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
flied out to left; Freehan popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: McNally struck out; Blair walked; Blair was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Belanger walked;
Belanger stole second; Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; I. Brown walked; Brinkman forced I. Brown
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
5.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson homered; Powell walked; Johnson flied
out to left; Etchebarren forced Powell (shortstop to second);
McNally forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 6.

TIGERS 6TH: HOSLEY BATTED FOR SEELBACH; Hosley popped to first;
Stanley singled to left; Taylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: DENEHY REPLACED FREEHAN (PITCHING); HOSLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Blair walked; Belanger struck out;
Rettenmund doubled to left [Blair to third]; F. Robinson reached
on a fielder's choice; SHOPAY RAN FOR F. ROBINSON; B. Robinson
struck out; Powell walked [Blair scored, Rettenmund to third,
Shopay to second]; Johnson walked [Rettenmund scored, Shopay to
third, Powell to second]; GILBRETH REPLACED DENEHY (PITCHING);
Etchebarren forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 8.

TIGERS 7TH: RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SHOPAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kaline flied out to center; LANE
BATTED FOR GILBRETH; Lane walked; Cash struck out; Rodriguez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); LANE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McNally was called out on strikes; Blair
singled to center; Belanger singled to right [Blair to second];
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Shopay singled to right
[Blair scored, Belanger to third]; B. Robinson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 9.

TIGERS 8TH: I. Brown flied out to center; Brinkman singled to
left; Hosley grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
left; Etchebarren flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley homered; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); PRICE BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Price flied out to left;
Lane singled to left; Cash walked [Lane to second]; Rodriguez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 9.