Mickey Lolich became the leading winner in the major leagues, passing Vida Blue of the Athletics, when the Tigers' veteran southpaw defeated the Orioles, 6-1, for his 24th victory. The Orioles counted their run in the fifth inning on singles by Andy Etchebarren and Paul Blair around a sacrifice.

The Tigers came back with four runs in the sixth on singles by Aurelio Rodriguez, Gates Brown and Norm Cash and a homer by Bill Freehan. Mickey Stanley also hit for the circuit to account for the last run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  4    1  1  0  -   6 12  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Blair cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .256
Rodriguez 3b          5   2   3   0     0   0   .240      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
G. Brown lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .373      Rettenmund lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
  Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      F. Robinson rf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Cash 1b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .282      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Freehan c             3   1   1   3     1   0   .276      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .241
Northrup rf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .289
Stanley cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .299      Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Palmer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Lolich p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .117        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     1   3             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   9

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 11,605
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Rodriguez 2 (26)
Triples: Blair (8)
Home Runs: Freehan (20), Stanley (6)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (15)
Caught Stealing: G. Brown (2), Blair (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (11)
GIDP: Northrup (13)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(24-11)         9     6   1   1   1   9   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   9   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(18-8)          6.1  11   5   5   0   1   1  30   2.84
Jackson                 1.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.49
Richert                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.11
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   3   2  38

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); G. Brown singled to left; Cash grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
popped to first in foul territory; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to center; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson flied out to right; B. Robinson singled
to right; Powell struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich singled to
right; McAuliffe made an out to third; Rodriguez doubled to
right [Lolich to third]; G. Brown made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren made an out to second; Palmer flied out
to center; Blair tripled to right; Belanger flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Rettenmund stole
second; F. Robinson struck out; B. Robinson flied out to center;
Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman
grounded out (first unassisted); Lolich singled to center;
McAuliffe forced Lolich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson struck out; Etchebarren singled to third;
Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Etchebarren
to second]; Blair singled to left [Etchebarren scored]; Blair
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
1.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Cash singled to center [Rodriguez scored,
G. Brown to second]; Freehan homered [G. Brown scored, Cash
scored]; Northrup grounded out (catcher to first); Stanley
popped to first in foul territory; Brinkman singled to center;
Lolich forced Brinkman (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to center; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); F. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Rodriguez doubled to
left; G. Brown singled to left [Rodriguez scored]; JACKSON
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Cash struck out while G. Brown was
caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson flied out to left;
Powell grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to
center; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan walked; Northrup grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Freehan out at second]; Stanley homered;
Brinkman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MOTTON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Motton was called out on
strikes; Blair struck out; Belanger reached on an error by
Rodriguez; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 9TH: RICHERT REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Lolich grounded
out (third to first); McAuliffe struck out; Rodriguez flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: F. Robinson walked; B. Robinson forced F. Robinson
(shortstop to second); Powell struck out; Johnson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 1.