Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1971 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 2 0
Kaline rf 3 1 1 0
Northrup 1b 5 1 2 2
Horton lf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1
Freehan c 4 1 1 1
Stanley cf 5 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 2 0
Chance p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 6 2 4 0
Salmon 2b 5 0 0 0
Powell 1b 5 0 0 1
Rettenmund rf 5 0 1 1
Blair cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 5 2 4 1
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 0 2 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 1 1
  DaVanon ss 1 0 1 0
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
  Robinson F. ph 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Motton ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 13 4
Detroit 300 000 001 015102
Baltimore 010 010 011 004131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Chance   6.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Patterson   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Timmermann  W (1-0) 4.1 5 2 2 0 1
  Scherman  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
4
4
3
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   8.0 6 3 3 4 4
  Watt   0.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Richert  L (0-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
5
4
4
5

  E–Brinkman (1), Chance (1), B Robinson (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Baltimore 2.  PB–Hendricks (1).  2B–Detroit Northrup (1,off Dobson), Baltimore Buford (1,off Chance); B Robinson (1,off Timmermann).  HR–Detroit Freehan (1,11th inning off Richert 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore B Robinson (1,2nd inning off Chance 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rodriguez (1,off Dobson); Brinkman (1,off Dobson); Timmermann (1,off Watt); Salmon (1,off Patterson); Motton (1,off Timmermann).  CS–Horton (2,2nd base by Dobson/Hendricks); Rettenmund (1,2nd base by Timmermann/Freehan).  WP–Timmermann (1).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–3:11.
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