Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
April 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1971 at Tiger 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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Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 2 2 1
Blair cf 5 0 2 3
Powell 1b 4 0 0 1
Robinson F. rf 3 0 0 0
Hendricks c 3 0 1 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 1 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0
Belanger ss 3 1 2 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 0 1 0 1
  Dalrymple c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 2 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 0 0
Northrup cf,lf 4 2 3 4
Horton lf 4 0 0 0
  Stanley cf 0 0 0 0
Cash 1b 2 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 1 1 0 0
  Zepp p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 6
Baltimore 000 000 1506111
Detroit 000 141 001771
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   5.0 3 5 4 3 2
  Jackson   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Dukes  L (0-1) 1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Richert   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
7
7
6
5
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 8 4 4 5 4
  Zepp   0.0 0 2 2 1 0
  Scherman   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Timmermann  W (3-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
7
4

  E–Hendricks (2), Brinkman (4).  2B–Baltimore Hendricks (2,off Niekro); Blair (2,off Scherman), Detroit McAuliffe (2,off Palmer).  HR–Detroit Northrup (2,5th inning off Palmer 2 on, 1 out); Freehan (2,6th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Belanger (2,off Timmermann); Niekro (1,off Jackson).  HBP–Rettenmund (1,by Zepp); Cash (1,by Palmer).  IBB–Kaline (2,by Jackson).  SB–Northrup (1,3rd base off Palmer/Hendricks); Cash (1,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks).  HBP–Palmer (2,Cash); Zepp (1,Rettenmund).  IBB–Jackson (1,Kaline).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:59.  A–18,509.
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