Mickey Lolich was the Tigers' whole show, driving in both their runs, striking out 10 to set a Detroit club record and beating the Orioles, 2-1, for his 25th victory. In the fourth inning, with one out, Bill Freehan singled and was forced by Jim Northrup. Mickey Stanley followed with a double, Northrup stopping at third.

The Orioles passed Ed Brinkman intentionally to get at Lolich, but the veteran southpaw upset the strategy with a two-run single. Curt Motton hit a pinch-homer for the Orioles in the eighth. Lolich's 10 strikeouts brought his season's total to 287, surpassing Denny McLain's former mark of 280 in 1968. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .251
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Brown lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .360
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .258        Kaline ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .295
F. Robinson 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Northrup rf,lf        2   1   0   0     1   1   .276
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Stanley cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Brinkman ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .228
DaVanon ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Lolich p              3   0   2   2     0   1   .132
  Salmon ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Motton ph,lf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .173

Totals               32   1   6   1     2  10             Totals               28   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 17,237
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 3, Tigers 0
Doubles: Blair 2 (23), B. Robinson (20), Stanley (11), Rodriguez (28)
Home Runs: Motton (4)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (6)
GIDP: G. Brown (4), McAuliffe (8)
Hit by Pitch: Brinkman (7,by Palmer), Cash (7,by Richert)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(18-9)          7     7   2   2   2   4   0  28   2.83
Richert                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.90
Watt                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.02
Totals                  8     8   2   2   2   5   0  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(25-11)         9     6   1   1   2  10   1  34   2.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2  10   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (4), Richert (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Blair doubled to left; F.
Robinson was called out on strikes; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown singled to right [Rodriguez
out at third (right to third)]; Cash made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson made an out to first; Johnson struck
out; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Northrup
walked; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Northrup to
second]; Brinkman was hit by a pitch; Lolich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DaVanon walked; On a bunt Palmer struck out; Buford
forced DaVanon (second unassisted); Blair doubled to left
[Buford to third]; F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied to right in foul territory;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); G. Brown was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund singled to right; Rettenmund was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); B. Robinson flied out to
center; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Freehan singled to left;
Northrup forced Freehan (third to second); Stanley doubled to
left [Northrup to third]; Brinkman was walked intentionally;
Lolich singled [Northrup scored, Stanley scored, Brinkman to
second]; McAuliffe flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); DaVanon
struck out; Palmer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; Cash
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford struck out; Blair struck out; F. Robinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; Northrup struck out;
Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson doubled to right; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Etchebarren flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Lolich
singled to right; McAuliffe grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Lolich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: SALMON BATTED FOR DAVANON; Salmon struck out;
MOTTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Motton homered; Buford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: MOTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SALMON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); RICHERT REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Rodriguez
doubled; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline struck out; Cash was
hit by a pitch; WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Freehan lined
into a double play (left to second) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); F. Robinson walked; Rettenmund
was called out on strikes; B. Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson singled to left [F. Robinson to second];
Etchebarren flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Tigers 2.