While Mike Cuellar pitched a four-hitter, the Orioles piled up 18 hits, their season high, and defeated the Tigers, 8-1, to apply the brakes to the Motor City crew's seven-game winning streak. Frank Robinson drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Brooks Robinson contributed a homer to the Orioles' attack. Bobby Grich, playing his first game since being recalled from Rochester (International), collected three hits. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  3  -   8 18  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .290      Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Blair pr,cf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .258      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Grich ss              5   1   3   1     1   2   .600      Kaline rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .296
F. Robinson rf        6   0   2   3     0   4   .282      Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Powell 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Northrup lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Rettenmund cf,lf      5   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Stanley cf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .294
B. Robinson 3b        5   1   2   1     0   1   .271      I. Brown 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Johnson 2b            5   2   3   0     0   0   .287      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hendricks c           4   2   2   1     1   0   .241      Coleman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .087
Cuellar p             4   0   2   1     0   0   .099        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Whillock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Lane ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   8  18   8     4   8             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 26,099
Left on Base: Orioles 13, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 1
Errors: B. Robinson
Doubles: Buford (18), Johnson (25), Hendricks (12)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (19)
Stolen Bases: Grich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (3)
GIDP: Cuellar (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(19-9)         9     4   1   1   2   4   0  34   3.09
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   4   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(18-9)         7.1  11   3   3   2   6   0  34   3.10
Perranoski              0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   5.64
Whillock                0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.40
Kilkenny                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.00
Seelbach                0.1   3   3   3   0   0   1   4  13.50
Denehy                  0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.22
Totals                  9    18   8   8   4   8   1  48

Wild Pitches: Coleman (7)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (third to first); Grich singled
to right; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; Powell grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund singled to right; B. Robinson struck
out; Johnson singled to center [Rettenmund to third]; Hendricks
reached on a fielder's choice [Rettenmund out at home (first to
catcher), Johnson to second]; Cuellar singled to right [Johnson
to third, Hendricks to second]; Buford flied out to center; 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: On a bunt Grich singled; Grich stole second; F.
Robinson was called out on strikes; Powell flied out to center;
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman made an out to catcher; Coleman struck out;
Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson popped to
third in foul territory; Hendricks walked [B. Robinson to
second]; Cuellar grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Kaline
walked; Freehan lined to shortstop; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford singled to right; Grich walked [Buford to
second]; F. Robinson singled to center [Buford scored, Grich to
second]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Grich to third, F. Robinson
to second]; Powell singled to right [Grich scored, F. Robinson
to third]; Rettenmund reached on a fielder's choice [F. Robinson
out at home (third to catcher to third), Powell to second]; B.
Robinson flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); I. Brown
reached on an error by B. Robinson; Brinkman flied out to left;
Coleman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks flied out to right; Cuellar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buford doubled; Grich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Kaline made an out to third; Freehan singled
to left [Rodriguez to second]; Northrup grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: F. Robinson struck out; Powell grounded out (second
to first); Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley struck out; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson doubled to
left; PERRANOSKI REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Hendricks singled
[Johnson to third]; Cuellar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Hendricks to second]; Buford walked; BLAIR RAN FOR
BUFORD; WHILLOCK REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Grich singled
to left [Johnson scored, Hendricks to third, Blair to second];
F. Robinson singled to left [Blair scored, Grich to third,
Hendricks scored]; KILKENNY REPLACED WHILLOCK (PITCHING); Powell
grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LANE BATTED FOR KILKENNY; Lane
was called out on strikes; Taylor flied out to center; Rodriguez
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: SEELBACH REPLACED LANE (PITCHING); Rettenmund
popped to first in foul territory; B. Robinson homered; Johnson
singled to left; Hendricks doubled to left [Johnson scored];
DENEHY REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Cuellar singled to right
[Hendricks scored]; Blair walked [Cuellar to second]; Grich
struck out; F. Robinson struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline singled to left; Freehan singled to left
[Kaline to second]; Northrup forced Freehan (shortstop to
second) [Kaline to third]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kaline scored]; I. Brown forced Northrup (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Tigers 1.