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MIN
@CAL		1
2
BOS
@CLE		7
1
BAL
@DET		2
4
CHW
@KCR		6
8
CHW
@KCR		0
2
MIL
@OAK		2
1
NYY
@WSA		1
2
CIN
@ATL		9
11
CIN
@ATL		3
1
PHI
@CHC		0
2
SFG
@HOU		8
5
MON
@NYM		9
7
LAD
@SDP		9
7
PIT
@STL		6
2
Friday, July 10, 1970
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 44,568, Time of Game: 2:27
Orioles
2
52-32
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
4
46-36
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
W: Les Cain (9-2)
L: Jim Palmer (12-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  4  2
Tigers          0  1  0   2  0  0   0  1  X    4 12  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .301 .865 0.174 1.44 0.195 -0.022 1.5 2 0
Paul Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .238 .737 -0.188 1.98 0.000 -0.188 -1.4 4 0
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .330 .990 -0.141 1.42 0.000 -0.141 -1.0 5 1
Boog Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 1.041 -0.109 1.08 0.000 -0.109 -0.8 5 1
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .801 -0.027 0.83 0.031 -0.057 -0.4 1 0
Davey Johnson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .292 .797 0.012 1.15 0.082 -0.069 0.5 0 1
Andy Etchebarren C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .610 -0.001 0.97 0.044 -0.045 -0.1 5 0
   Elrod Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .578 -0.036 1.44 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
Mark Belanger SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .178 .474 0.030 0.81 0.044 -0.014 0.2 0 2
   Bobby Grich PH-SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .708 0.013 1.48 0.035 -0.022 0.0 1 1
Jim Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .430 -0.048 1.04 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 1
   Curt Motton PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .825 -0.047 3.69 0.000 -0.047 -0.1
   Dave Leonhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .743 -0.011 0.41 0.000 -0.011 -0.1
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 5 10 .129 .379 -0.379 1.29 0.431 -0.809 -2.2 24 7
TB: D Buford 2; A Etchebarren; D Johnson.
RBI: D Buford (36); C Motton (9).
2-out RBI: D Buford.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: A Etchebarren 2 (5).
Outfield Assists: F Robinson (M Stanley at home plate).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .281 .801 0.072 0.70 0.102 -0.030 0.6 3 3 SB
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .276 .738 0.035 0.92 0.090 -0.054 0.7 2 0
Gates Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .580 -0.123 1.19 0.000 -0.123 -1.5 1 0
   Al Kaline RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .866 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Horton RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .858 -0.087 0.91 0.000 -0.087 -1.2 1 0 2B
Norm Cash 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .823 -0.005 0.79 0.045 -0.050 -0.0 9 1
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .678 -0.075 0.80 0.000 -0.075 -1.1 10 0
Don Wert 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .216 .623 0.153 0.61 0.158 -0.005 1.4 0 3 HR
Ken Szotkiewicz SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .125 .495 0.034 0.85 0.076 -0.042 0.6 0 4
Les Cain P 2 0 1 2 0 0 .091 .273 0.149 1.11 0.158 -0.009 1.5 0 0
   Tom Timmermann P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.032 0.61 0.000 -0.032 -0.8 1 0
Team Totals 35 4 12 4 1 4 .343 .818 0.121 0.84 0.629 -0.507 0.3 27 11
2B: W Horton (13, off J Palmer).
HR: D Wert (2, off J Palmer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Wert 6; M Stanley 3; N Cash 2; W Horton 2; D McAuliffe; K Szotkiewicz; L Cain.
RBI: L Cain 2 (4); D Wert (8); K Szotkiewicz (9).
2-out RBI: L Cain 2; K Szotkiewicz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: D McAuliffe (4, 2nd base off D Leonhard/A Etchebarren).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, L (12-6) 6 9 3 3 0 2 1 2.74 26 44 -0.103 0.88 -0.2
Dave Leonhard 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 7.16 10 0 0 -0.018 0.75 -0.1
Team Totals 8 12 4 4 1 4 1 4.50 36 44 0 0 -0.121 1.29 -0.3

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Les Cain, W (9-2) 6.2 4 2 2 4 9 0 3.62 28 63 0.111 1.21 0.9
Tom Timmermann, S (11) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.75 8 2 0 0.269 1.59 1.4
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 5 10 0 2.00 36 63 2 0 0.380 0.84 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: L Cain (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 44,568.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Detroit Tigers
1 Don Buford LF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Paul Blair CF 2 Mickey Stanley CF
3 Frank Robinson RF 3 Gates Brown LF
4 Boog Powell 1B 4 Willie Horton RF
5 Brooks Robinson 3B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Davey Johnson 2B 6 Bill Freehan C
7 Andy Etchebarren C 7 Don Wert 3B
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Ken Szotkiewicz SS
9 Jim Palmer P 9 Les Cain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 -23 RR DET L. Cain J. Palmer 16% 86% Single to CF; Cash Scores; Wert Scores
b2 0-0 1 --- R DET D. Wert J. Palmer 12% 64% Home Run
t7 1-3 2 1-3 R BAL D. Buford L. Cain -11% 71% Single to RF; Etchebarren Scores; Motton to 2B
t7 2-3 2 12- O BAL P. Blair T. Timmermann 8% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-2 2 12- R DET K. Szotkiewicz D. Leonhard 8% 95% Single to RF; Cash Scores; Wert to 3B; Szotkiewicz to 2B/Adv on E2

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford L. Cain 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair L. Cain 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson L. Cain 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 5% 64% Single to CF; McAuliffe to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O DET G. Brown J. Palmer -5% 58% Lineout: RF
b1 0-0 1 12- O DET W. Horton J. Palmer -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 12- O DET N. Cash J. Palmer -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Les Cain facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Powell L. Cain 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson L. Cain 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- BAL D. Johnson L. Cain -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL A. Etchebarren L. Cain 2% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Palmer -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- R DET D. Wert J. Palmer 12% 64% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz J. Palmer -1% 63% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O DET L. Cain J. Palmer -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- BAL M. Belanger L. Cain -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- O BAL J. Palmer L. Cain 4% 62% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- BAL D. Buford L. Cain -4% 57% Single to RF; Belanger to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- O BAL P. Blair L. Cain 5% 62% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 12- O BAL F. Robinson L. Cain 5% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 2% 68% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O DET G. Brown J. Palmer -3% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Palmer -2% 63% Double to RF (CF-RF); Stanley out at Hm/RF-2B-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O BAL B. Powell L. Cain 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson L. Cain 2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson L. Cain 1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- DET N. Cash J. Palmer 3% 72% Single to CF
b4 1-0 0 1-- O DET B. Freehan J. Palmer -3% 69% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 1-- DET D. Wert J. Palmer 3% 73% Single to LF; Cash to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- O DET K. Szotkiewicz J. Palmer -3% 70% Groundout: 1B-P; Cash to 3B; Wert to 2B
b4 1-0 2 -23 RR DET L. Cain J. Palmer 16% 86% Single to CF; Cash Scores; Wert Scores
b4 3-0 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer -1% 85% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren L. Cain 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger L. Cain 1% 89% Flyball: LF
t5 0-3 2 --- O BAL J. Palmer L. Cain 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 1% 91% Single (LF-CF)
b5 3-0 0 1-- O DET G. Brown J. Palmer -1% 89% Lineout: CF
b5 3-0 1 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Palmer -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Palmer -1% 87% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t6 0-3 0 --- BAL D. Buford L. Cain -4% 83% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair L. Cain 4% 87% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 1-- O BAL F. Robinson L. Cain 3% 90% Strikeout
t6 0-3 2 1-- O BAL B. Powell L. Cain 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
b6 3-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Palmer -1% 91% Flyball: 1B
b6 3-0 1 --- O DET D. Wert J. Palmer -0% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 3-0 2 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz J. Palmer -0% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 5-6-7
t7 0-3 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson L. Cain 2% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 0-3 1 --- BAL D. Johnson L. Cain -3% 90% Single to RF
t7 0-3 1 1-- BAL A. Etchebarren L. Cain -4% 86% Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- BAL M. Belanger L. Cain -4% 81% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Etchebarren to 2B
Bobby Grich pinch hits for Mark Belanger (SS) batting 8th
t7 0-3 1 -23 BAL B. Grich L. Cain -3% 78% Walk
Curt Motton pinch hits for Jim Palmer (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 1 123 RO BAL C. Motton L. Cain 5% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Johnson Scores; Etchebarren to 3B; Motton to 1B
t7 1-3 2 1-3 R BAL D. Buford L. Cain -11% 71% Single to RF; Etchebarren Scores; Motton to 2B
Tom Timmermann replaces Les Cain pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 12- O BAL P. Blair T. Timmermann 8% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 9-1-2
Dave Leonhard replaces Curt Motton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Grich moves from PH to SS
b7 3-2 0 --- O DET T. Timmermann D. Leonhard -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe D. Leonhard 2% 80% Walk
b7 3-2 1 1-- DET M. Stanley D. Leonhard 5% 85% McAuliffe Steals 2B; McAuliffe to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b7 3-2 1 --3 O DET M. Stanley D. Leonhard -5% 79% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 --3 O DET G. Brown D. Leonhard -3% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 3-4-5
Willie Horton moves from RF to LF
Al Kaline replaces Gates Brown (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
t8 2-3 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson T. Timmermann 5% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- O BAL B. Powell T. Timmermann 4% 85% Flyball: LF
t8 2-3 2 --- BAL B. Robinson T. Timmermann -3% 82% Walk
t8 2-3 2 1-- O BAL D. Johnson T. Timmermann 6% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 4-5-6
b8 3-2 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Leonhard -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 3-2 1 --- DET N. Cash D. Leonhard 1% 87% Single to CF
b8 3-2 1 1-- O DET B. Freehan D. Leonhard -2% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 3-2 2 1-- DET D. Wert D. Leonhard 1% 87% Single to LF; Cash to 2B
b8 3-2 2 12- R DET K. Szotkiewicz D. Leonhard 8% 95% Single to RF; Cash Scores; Wert to 3B; Szotkiewicz to 2B/Adv on E2
b8 4-2 2 -23 O DET T. Timmermann D. Leonhard -1% 93% Flyball: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren (C) batting 7th
t9 2-4 0 --- O BAL E. Hendricks T. Timmermann 4% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2-4 1 --- O BAL B. Grich T. Timmermann 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
t9 2-4 2 --- O BAL T. Crowley T. Timmermann 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 4.

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