Two relief pitchers, Tom Timmerman and Fred Scherman, made their first starts of the season and were winners when the Tigers defeated the Orioles in a twi-night doubleheader, 9-4 and 5-3. Dave McNally, who started the first game for the Orioles, was kayoed in the fourth inning, ending the lefthander's string of 13 straight victories. Mickey Stanley drove in five runs with a homer and single and Jim Northrup also hit for the circuit in support of Timmerman, who needed help from bullpen pal Ron Perranoski in the eighth.

Scherman hurled the route in the nightcap. Northrup smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning, but round-trippers by Frank Robinson and Davey Johnson helped the Orioles tie the score before Dick McAuliffe won the game for the Tigers with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    5  0  1    3  0  x  -   9 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Taylor 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .267
Shopay rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .234      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Kaline rf             3   2   1   1     0   0   .295
Powell 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .242      Freehan c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .274
Rettenmund cf         2   0   0   0     2   0   .314      Cash 1b               4   1   1   2     0   1   .281
Hendricks c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Stanley cf            4   1   2   5     0   0   .298
  F. Robinson ph      0   0   0   1     0   0   .283      I. Brown lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Northrup ph,lf      3   1   2   1     0   0   .275
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Timmermann p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .059
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Perranoski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McNally p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Hall p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .400
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Etchebarren c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .274

Totals               33   4  10   4     3   2             Totals               34   9  11   9     2   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 4
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 3
Doubles: Powell (17), Hendricks (11), Hall (1), Taylor (8)
Triples: Taylor (2)
Home Runs: Stanley (7), Northrup (15)
Caught Stealing: Brinkman (3)
Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (7)
GIDP: B. Robinson 2 (14), Rettenmund (12)
Hit by Pitch: Powell (4,by Timmermann), Kaline (7,by McNally)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(19-5)         3.1   3   5   5   1   0   1  15   3.02
Hall                    3     6   4   4   0   1   1  15   5.10
Dukes                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.82
Jackson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.45
Boswell                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.66
Totals                  8    11   9   9   2   3   2  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann W(7-6)       7     8   4   4   3   2   0  31   3.89
Perranoski SV(7)        2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.37
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   2   0  38

Hit by Pitch: McNally (5), Timmermann (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Napp


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Shopay flied out to
left; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund walked; Hendricks forced Rettenmund
(shortstop to second); B. Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
center; McNally was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: I. Brown popped to first in foul territory; Brinkman
made an out to second; Timmermann grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford singled to left; Shopay singled to center
[Buford to second]; Powell doubled [Buford scored, Shopay
scored]; Rettenmund grounded out (first to pitcher) [Powell to
third]; Hendricks walked; B. Robinson singled [Powell scored,
Hendricks to second]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (third to
second) [Hendricks to third]; Belanger grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor tripled; Rodriguez lined to third; Kaline was
hit by a pitch; Freehan walked [Kaline to second]; Cash singled
to right [Taylor scored, Kaline scored, Freehan to second];
Stanley homered [Freehan scored, Cash scored]; HALL REPLACED
MCNALLY (PITCHING); NORTHRUP BATTED FOR I. BROWN; Northrup
singled to left; Brinkman made an out to shortstop; Timmermann
struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hall struck
out; Buford flied out to left; Shopay flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor singled to right; Rodriguez popped to first
in foul territory; Kaline forced Taylor (third to second);
Freehan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell was hit by a pitch; Rettenmund grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Powell out at second];
Hendricks doubled to left; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley lined
to right; Northrup homered; Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Hall doubled; Buford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Timmermann grounded out (second to first); Taylor
doubled to right; Rodriguez singled to left [Taylor stayed at
second]; Kaline singled to left [Taylor scored, Rodriguez to
second]; DUKES REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Freehan walked
[Rodriguez to third, Kaline to second]; JACKSON REPLACED DUKES
(PITCHING); Cash struck out; Stanley singled to left [Rodriguez
scored, Kaline scored, Freehan to second]; Northrup popped to
first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Tigers 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Shopay singled to right; Powell singled to right
[Shopay to second]; Rettenmund walked [Shopay to third, Powell
to second]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); F.
ROBINSON BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; F. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Shopay scored]; B. Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); BOSWELL
REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Brinkman singled to center;
Brinkman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Perranoski was called out on strikes; Taylor grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Belanger singled to
right; Etchebarren flied out to right; Buford singled to center
[Belanger to second]; MOTTON BATTED FOR SHOPAY; Motton grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers
9.

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