June 29, 1969

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a dramtic 9th inning finish today 4-1. Baltimore starter Mike Cuellar was sailing along with a 3 hitter and a 1-0 lead into the 9th when the defense completely let him down. Two 2-base errors allowed the Tigers to tie the game. Then Tom Tresh doubled to give Detroit the lead and Ike Brown, batting .129, hit a 2-run homer to finish the scoring for Detroit. Don McMahon came on to close out the game in the bottom of the 9th and picked up his 8th save of the season. The win is the 3rd straight for Detroit in this 4 game series in Baltimore and moves them within 1.5 games of the Orioles. The series will conclude with the 2nd game of today's doubleheader later this afternoon.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/29/1969


 


  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG


  M.Stanley CF        4  0  1  0 .262     M.Belanger SS       4  1  1  0 .251  


  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  2  0 .268     P.Blair CF          3  0  0  0 .277  


  A.Kaline 1B         4  0  0  0 .278     F.Robinson 1B       4  0  0  0 .288  


B-T.Matchick PR,3B    0  1  0  0 .304     M.Rettenmund RF     3  0  2  1 .242  


  W.Horton LF         4  0  0  0 .266   D-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .250  


  J.Northrup RF       4  1  0  0 .314     B.Robinson 3B       4  0  1  0 .263  


  T.Tresh SS          4  1  1  1 .216     D.Johnson 2B        4  0  2  0 .230  


  I.Brown 3B          4  1  1  2 .129     C.Motton LF         4  0  0  0 .207  


  D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Etchebarren C     3  0  1  0 .215  


  J.Price C           4  0  0  0 .170     M.Cuellar P         3  0  0  0 .200  


  M.Lolich P          2  0  0  0 .129     A.Severinsen P      0  0  0  0 ----  


A-B.Freehan PH        1  0  0  0 .244                                          


  F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          


C-N.Cash PH,1B        1  0  0  0 .264                                          


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         Totals      35  4  5  3                 Totals      33  1  7  1


 


A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 8th Inning


B-Pinch Ran For Kaline In 9th Inning


C-Pinch Hit For Lasher In 9th Inning


D-Pinch Hit For Rettenmund In 9th Inning


 


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  4  5  1


Orioles......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  3


 


Tigers (43-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Lolich                  7       6   1   1   0   5   0 109   1.93


F.Lasher WIN(2-3)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.20


D.McMahon SAVE(8th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   1.31


Totals                    9       7   1   1   0   7   0


 


Orioles (47-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Cuellar LOSS(9-4)       8 1/3   5   4   0   1   7   1 120   2.59


A.Severinsen              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00


Totals                    9       5   4   0   1   7   1


 


ATTENDANCE- 17,445 DATE- Sunday, June 29th 1969 TIME- Day 


T- 2:41


LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Orioles: 6


DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Orioles: 0


ERRORS- M.Lolich, M.Belanger, B.Robinson, D.Johnson


DOUBLES- T.Tresh(11th), B.Robinson(7th), D.Johnson(10th)


HOME RUNS- I.Brown(2nd)


STOLEN BASES- M.Rettenmund(1st)


SACRIFICE HITS- P.Blair


WALKS- D.McAuliffe


STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline-2, T.Tresh-2, I.Brown, M.Lolich-2, M.Belanger, F.Robinson,


             C.Salmon, A.Etchebarren, M.Cuellar-3


2-out RBI- M.Rettenmund


 


In a great finish the Detroit Tigers came back in the top of the ninth and


held on to win over the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 4 to 1 at Memorial


Stadium.


 


Detroit had the winning rally in the 9th inning when they came up with 4 runs


on 2 hits.  The big moment was provided by Ike Brown who silenced the stadium


when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run.  Detroit had only 5 hits


for the afternoon.  


 


The win went to Fred Lasher(2-3) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Don McMahon


preserved the game for Lasher, recording his his 8th.  Mike Cuellar(9-4) was


the loser.  It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in


his 8 and 1/3 innings of work.  


 


After the game, it took a long while before Earl Weaver emerged from his


office.  In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions.  He


concluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood this


afternoon, as I think you'll understand.  I'm sure you'll find the banter a


lot more light-hearted over in the Detroit locker room.'

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