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Retrosheet Boxscore: Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1

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Game Played on Saturday, July 3, 1971 (D) at Tiger Stadium

BAL A    0  1  3    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   8 10  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Buford lf                     3   1   0   0       2   1       1   0
Belanger ss                   4   1   2   1       1   1       1   1
F. Robinson 1b,rf             4   1   0   0       1   1       5   0
B. Robinson 3b                4   2   2   1       1   1       1   2
Rettenmund rf,cf              4   2   3   2       1   0       2   0
Blair cf                      2   0   2   4       2   0       2   0
  Johnson pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Powell 1b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Etchebarren c                 3   0   0   0       1   1      11   0
DaVanon 2b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Dobson p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       32   8  10   8       9   5      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Belanger (14,off Cain); B. Robinson (7,off Cain); Blair 2 (14,off Chance,off
Denehy); Rettenmund (7,off Denehy).
HR: Rettenmund (4,2nd inning off Cain 0 on 0 out).
SH: Dobson (6,off Niekro).
GDP: DaVanon (2,off Cain); F. Robinson (16,off Denehy); Dobson (1,off Seelbach).
IBB: Buford (7,by Niekro).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Buford (11,2nd base off Cain/Freehan).
CS: Blair (4,2nd base by Chance/Freehan).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McAuliffe 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   4
Kaline rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Northrup cf                   3   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
Horton lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Cash 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   2       8   1
Rodriguez 3b,ss               4   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Freehan c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       6   0
Brinkman ss                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Niekro p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Denehy p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Seelbach p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Kilkenny p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cain p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Chance p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Collins ph,3b               2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1       2  10      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Rodriguez-McAuliffe-Cash, Rodriguez-McAuliffe-Cash, McAuliffe-Rodriguez-Cash.
E: Freehan (4).
BATTING - 
HR: Northrup (8,9th inning off Dobson 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dobson W(8-4)                 9     5   1   1   2  10   1  34

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cain L(5-3)                   2.2   3   4   4   4   2   1  14
Chance                        3.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  11
Niekro                        0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Denehy                        0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   4
Seelbach                      1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Kilkenny                      1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6
Totals                        9    10   8   8   9   5   1  42
Denehy faced 3 batters in the 8th inning
IBB: Niekro (3,Buford).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Chance 3-2; Denehy 2-0; Seelbach 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18091
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers           
1. Buford              lf        McAuliffe           2b
2. Belanger            ss        Kaline              rf
3. F. Robinson         1b        Northrup            cf
4. B. Robinson         3b        Horton              lf
5. Rettenmund          rf        Cash                1b
6. Blair               cf        Rodriguez           3b
7. Etchebarren         c         Freehan             c
8. DaVanon             2b        Brinkman            ss
9. Dobson              p         Cain                p

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to shortstop; Belanger doubled
to left; F. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline
flied out to right; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund homered to right; Blair walked;
Etchebarren struck out; DaVanon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Blair out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Cash struck out;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson popped to third in foul territory; Buford
walked; Buford stole second [Buford to third (error by
Freehan)]; Belanger walked; F. Robinson made an out to second;
B. Robinson doubled to right [Buford scored, Belanger to third];
Rettenmund walked; CHANCE REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Blair
doubled to left [Belanger scored, B. Robinson scored, Rettenmund
to third]; Etchebarren flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan struck out; Brinkman struck out; Chance
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DaVanon grounded out (shortstop to first); Dobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline grounded out (shortstop
to first); Northrup walked; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; F. Robinson
struck out; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to
center; Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; Brinkman
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Blair walked; Blair
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
shortstop to catcher); Etchebarren flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR CHANCE; Collins grounded out
(second to first); McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Kaline
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: RODRIGUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); NIEKRO
REPLACED BRINKMAN (PITCHING); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); DaVanon singled to left; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [DaVanon to second]; Buford was walked
intentionally; Belanger singled to center [DaVanon scored,
Buford to third]; DENEHY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); F. Robinson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Belanger out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson walked; Rettenmund doubled to right [B.
Robinson to third]; Blair doubled to center [B. Robinson scored,
Rettenmund scored]; JOHNSON RAN FOR BLAIR; SEELBACH REPLACED
DENEHY (PITCHING); Etchebarren walked; DaVanon flied out to
right; Dobson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Orioles 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); F. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Rodriguez flied out to left; Freehan walked; JONES
BATTED FOR SEELBACH; Jones singled to right [Freehan to second];
Collins grounded out (second to pitcher) [Freehan to third,
Jones to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: KILKENNY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Buford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to center; F.
Robinson walked; B. Robinson singled to center [F. Robinson to
second]; Rettenmund singled to center [F. Robinson scored, B.
Robinson to second]; Powell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Northrup
homered to right; Horton singled to left; Cash singled to left
[Horton to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; Freehan
forced Horton (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
8, Tigers 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Orioles          8  10   0    7
 Tigers           1   5   1    6
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