Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1966 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 2 1 1 0
  Oyler ss 2 1 1 1
Lumpe 2b 5 1 2 1
Cash 1b 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf 5 0 1 1
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
Brown lf 1 0 0 0
  Horton lf 2 1 0 1
Demeter cf 5 1 3 3
Wert 3b 5 0 1 0
McLain p 4 1 1 0
Totals 39 7 12 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Snyder cf 3 1 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 2 1 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 1 3
Blefary lf 4 1 1 1
Powell 1b 2 1 1 1
Adair 2b 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Brabender p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 1 0
  McNally p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 4 5
Detroit 100 600 0007120
Baltimore 400 000 001541
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (7-1) 8.1 4 5 5 6 4
Totals
8.1
4
5
5
6
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (0-1) 3.1 7 6 6 1 3
  Brabender   0.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Barber   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  McNally   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Hall   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
10

  E–Powell (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Oyler (3,off J Miller); Demeter (5,off Hall), Baltimore Held (1,off McLain).  HR–Detroit Demeter (3,4th inning off J Miller 2 on, 0 out), Baltimore B Robinson (6,1st inning off McLain 2 on, 1 out); Blefary (9,1st inning off McLain 0 on, 1 out); Powell (6,9th inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McLain (3,off J Miller).  SB–Northrup (3,3rd base off McNally/Etchebarren); Freehan (2,2nd base off McNally/Etchebarren).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:50.  A–24,946.
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