1969 AL Minnesota Twins clinch! September 16th

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-0 and clinched 1st place in the AL West. Jim Perry threw a 7 hit shutout against the A's while picking up his 15th win of the season. He had all of his pitches working tonight and struck out 12. This season marks the 1st year of divisional playoffs in MLB and Minnesota will face the AL East division winner in a best of 5 game series for the outright title of AL Champions.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Oakland Athletics At 1969 Minnesota Twins            9/16/1969
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Campaneris SS     5  0  2  0 .245     T.Uhlaender LF      4  0  1  0 .271  
  J.Tartabull LF      5  0  1  0 .269     R.Carew 2B          3  0  0  0 .320  
  B.Brooks RF         3  0  1  0 .344     T.Oliva RF          4  0  0  0 .319  
  S.Bando 3B          3  0  0  0 .283     H.Killebrew 3B      4  0  0  0 .266  
  T.Francona 1B       4  0  1  0 .405     R.Reese 1B          3  1  1  1 .297  
  D.Green 2B          3  0  1  0 .242     C.Tovar CF          3  2  2  0 .269  
  R.Monday CF         4  0  0  0 .284     J.Roseboro C        3  1  2  0 .283  
  D.Duncan C          4  0  0  0 .186     L.Cardenas SS       3  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Nash P            2  0  0  0 .175     J.Perry P           3  0  1  2 .186  
A-B.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .327                                          
  E.Sprague P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
B-R.Jackson PH        1  0  1  0 .305                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  0  7  0                 Totals      30  4  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nash In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sprague In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Twins........... 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 0    -  4  7  1
 
Athletics (74-73)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Nash LOSS(6-11)         6       5   4   4   1   3   1  67   3.90
E.Sprague                 2       2   0   0   0   1   0  27   5.08
Totals                    8       7   4   4   1   4   1
 
Twins (90-57)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Perry WIN(15-10)        9       7   0   0   2  12   0 147   2.79
Totals                    9       7   0   0   2  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,397 DATE- Tuesday, September 16th 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:11  Twins: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- J.Roseboro
HOME RUNS- R.Reese(16th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Campaneris(45th), T.Uhlaender(20th), C.Tovar(46th)
WALKS- B.Brooks, D.Green, R.Carew
HIT BY PITCH- S.Bando
STRIKE OUTS- C.Campaneris, B.Brooks, S.Bando, T.Francona-2, R.Monday-2,
             D.Duncan-3, J.Nash-2, R.Carew-2, H.Killebrew, J.Perry
WILD PITCHES- J.Nash
 
Jim Perry mowed down 12 Oakland batters and Cesar Tovar had 2 base hits as the
Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4 to
0.
 
Perry(15-10) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He didn't give
up much, just 7 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Both teams ended up with 7
hits on the afternoon.  
 
Jim Nash(6-11) absorbed the loss.  When asked about his strikeout total for
the game, Perry offered, 'The fan's really got into it.  It is fun to see
them tally up the strikeout totals up there in the stands.  Fortunately, I
kept them busy this afternoon - of course, it would be all for naught without
the 'W'.'

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NY at Was. September 10, 1969

After a long home run drought, Washington's Frank Howard hit 2 today while leading the Senators to a 10-0 pasteing of the New York Yankees. The 1st home run Howard hit was his 50th of the season, the first player to hit that plateau in the AL. His 4 rbi gives him 116 on the year, also tops in the AL.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 New York Yankees At 1969 Washington Senators         9/10/1969


 


  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG


  H.Clarke 2B         4  0  1  0 .270     E.Brinkman SS       5  0  0  0 .318  


  G.Michael SS        4  0  2  0 .276     L.Maye CF           4  3  4  0 .260  


  R.White LF          3  0  1  0 .291     F.Howard LF         4  3  3  4 .310  


  J.Pepitone 1B       4  0  1  0 .268     M.Epstein 1B        5  1  2  2 .323  


  B.Murcer RF         4  0  0  0 .294     K.McMullen 3B       3  2  0  0 .273  


  T.Munson C          4  0  1  0 .400     B.Allen 2B          5  1  3  1 .281  


  J.Hall CF           4  0  0  0 .246     B.Alyea RF          5  0  3  2 .244  


  J.Kenney 3B         4  0  1  0 .222     P.Casanova C        5  0  1  1 .188  


  M.Stottlemyre P     1  0  0  0 .139     D.Bosman P          4  0  0  0 .130  


A-R.Blomberg PH       1  0  1  0 .750     B.Humphreys P       0  0  0  0 .125  


  J.Aker P            0  0  0  0 .333                                          


  S.Hamilton P        0  0  0  01.000                                          


B-B.Cox PH            1  0  0  0 .241                                          


  R.Klimkowski P      0  0  0  0 ----                                          


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      34  0  8  0                 Totals      40 10 16 10


 


A-Pinch Hit For Stottlemyre In 5th Inning


B-Pinch Hit For Hamilton In 8th Inning


 


Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  8  0


Senators........ 4 0 1  0 0 3  2 0    - 10 16  0


 


Yankees (68-73)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Stottlemyr LOSS(14-15)  4       9   5   5   2   4   1  96   3.39


J.Aker                    2 2/3   7   5   5   2   3   1  70   4.05


S.Hamilton                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.23


R.Klimkowski              1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00


Totals                    8      16  10  10   4   8   2


 


Senators (79-64)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


D.Bosman WIN(12-7)        7 1/3   8   0   0   1   5   0 129   3.51


B.Humphreys               1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   2.44


Totals                    9       8   0   0   1   5   0


 


ATTENDANCE- 18,491 DATE- Wednesday, September 10th 1969 TIME- Night 


UMPIRES- Russ Goetz, Bill Kunkel, Larry Napp, John Rice


T- 2:38


LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8  Senators:10


DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Senators: 0


DOUBLES- J.Kenney(14th), L.Maye(15th), M.Epstein-2(29th), B.Allen(19th)


TRIPLES- J.Pepitone(2nd)


HOME RUNS- F.Howard-2(51st)


WALKS- R.White, L.Maye, F.Howard, K.McMullen-2


STRIKE OUTS- R.White, B.Murcer, J.Hall-2, B.Cox, M.Epstein-2, K.McMullen,


             B.Alyea, P.Casanova, D.Bosman-3


2-out RBI- B.Allen, B.Alyea, P.Casanova, M.Epstein-2


WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Bobby Murcer robbed Ken McMullen of an extra base hit.


 


Frank Howard rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at R.F.K. Stadium as the


Washington Senators embarrassed the New York Yankees by the lopsided score of


10 to 0.


 


Howard enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He popped a two-run clout over the


fence in the 1st inning, cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 6th


inning and ripped a one-base hit in the 7th inning.  Washington had 16 hits


for the night while New York had 8.  


 


Dick Bosman(12-7) allowed no runs in 7 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the


victory. Mel Stottlemyre(14-15) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed a few


too many baserunners giving up 9 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.  


 


'Howard led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Bosman


said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

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Bal. at Det. September 6, 1969

The Baltimore Orioles crushed the Detroit Tigers tonight 14-4 while winning their 3rd straight of this 4 game series. The Orioles jumped all over Tiger starter Mickey Lolich in the 1st inning and before it was over they'd pushed 8 runs across the plate. Jim Palmer went the distance for the Orioles and picked up his 14th win of the season. Baltimore increased their division lead over Detroit to 6.5 games with the victory.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              9/6/1969
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Buford LF         5  2  1  2 .308     M.Stanley SS        5  1  3  0 .241  
  P.Blair CF          2  0  0  0 .288     T.Matchick 2B       5  1  2  0 .263  
  F.Robinson RF       4  2  2  2 .298     A.Kaline RF         3  0  0  0 .276  
  B.Powell 1B         4  1  0  0 .310     N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  0 .288  
  B.Robinson 3B       3  3  2  0 .262     W.Horton LF         3  1  1  1 .267  
  D.Johnson 2B        3  1  0  3 .249     J.Northrup CF       4  0  0  0 .301  
  A.Etchebarren C     5  2  3  3 .226     B.Freehan C         4  1  2  2 .264  
  M.Belanger SS       4  2  2  1 .264     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .241  
  J.Palmer P          5  1  1  0 .204     M.Lolich P          0  0  0  0 .115  
                                          F.Lasher P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-C.Gutierrez PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Hiller P          1  0  0  0 .375  
                                        B-I.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .197  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35 14 11 11                 Totals      35  4  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lasher In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 8 2 0  1 0 3  0 0 0  - 14 11  1
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  9  2
 
Orioles (88-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Palmer WIN(12-4)        9       9   4   4   3  10   1 156   2.95
Totals                    9       9   4   4   3  10   1
 
Tigers (81-57)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Lolich LOSS(14-9)       0 2/3   3   8   8   5   0   0  47   2.79
F.Lasher                  3 1/3   5   3   2   2   2   0  66   3.31
J.Hiller                  5       3   3   1   1   1   0  83   5.48
Totals                    9      11  14  11   8   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,941 DATE- Saturday, September 6th 1969 TIME- Night 
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- B.Robinson, D.Wert-2
DOUBLES- A.Etchebarren(7th), M.Belanger-2(16th), M.Stanley-2(30th),
         W.Horton(16th), B.Freehan(17th)
TRIPLES- B.Robinson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Freehan(15th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Etchebarren
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Blair, B.Robinson
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Johnson
WALKS- D.Buford, P.Blair-2, F.Robinson, B.Powell, B.Robinson, D.Johnson,
       M.Belanger, A.Kaline, W.Horton, D.Wert
STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford-2, J.Palmer, T.Matchick-3, N.Cash, J.Northrup-2,
             B.Freehan, D.Wert, F.Lasher, I.Brown
GIDP- F.Robinson, A.Kaline
WILD PITCHES- J.Palmer
PASSED BALLS- B.Freehan-2
2-out RBI- D.Johnson, A.Etchebarren-3, D.Buford-2, F.Robinson-2, M.Belanger,
           B.Freehan
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Andy Etchebarren blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Jim Palmer mowed down 10 Detroit batters and Andy Etchebarren had 3 base hits
and 3 RBI as the Detroit Tigers were badly beaten by the Baltimore Orioles,
14 to 4.
 
Palmer(12-4) gave Baltimore a solid outing.  He went 9 innings surrendering 9
hits and 3 walks.  Baltimore banged out 11 hits on the night.  
 
Mickey Lolich(14-9) was the loser.  'I had my good stuff tonight.' Palmer
said. 'As the game went along I started to get the feeling that I was going
to strike out a bunch of hitters.'

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Bal. at Det. September 5, 1969

Mike Cuellar and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0 in game 2 of this 4 game series between the top 2 teams in the AL East. Cuellar threw a 3-hit shutout and became the 1st pitcher in the AL to win 20 games this season. Oriole centerfielder Paul Blair had a fine day at the plate going 3 for 5 and driving in 4 runs. Baltimore now leads Detroit by 5.5 games.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              9/5/1969


 


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


  D.Buford LF         5  1  1  0 .309     T.Tresh SS          4  0  0  0 .202  


  P.Blair CF          5  2  3  4 .289     I.Brown 2B          4  0  1  0 .199  


  F.Robinson RF       3  0  0  0 .297     A.Kaline RF         3  0  0  0 .278  


  B.Powell 1B         5  0  1  0 .312     N.Cash 1B           4  0  0  0 .288  


  B.Robinson 3B       3  0  0  0 .260     W.Horton LF         3  0  1  0 .266  


  D.Johnson 2B        4  0  1  1 .251     J.Northrup CF       3  0  1  0 .304  


  A.Etchebarren C     4  0  0  0 .215     B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .262  


  M.Belanger SS       2  2  2  0 .262     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .243  


  M.Cuellar P         0  0  0  0 .195     M.Kilkenny P        1  0  0  0 .167  


                                        A-J.Price PH          1  0  0  0 .167  


                                          P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 .138  


                                        B-M.Stanley PH        1  0  0  0 .237  


                                          B.Reed P            0  0  0  0 ----  


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      31  5  8  5                 Totals      31  0  3  0


 


A-Pinch Hit For Kilkenny In 4th Inning


B-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 7th Inning


 


Orioles......... 1 3 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  5  8  2


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1


 


Orioles (87-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Cuellar WIN(20-6)       9       3   0   0   3   3   0 137   2.51


Totals                    9       3   0   0   3   3   0


 


Tigers (81-56)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Kilkenny LOSS(10-5)     4       6   4   4   2   3   1  79   3.40


P.Dobson                  3       2   1   1   0   3   0  36   3.25


B.Reed                    2       0   0   0   1   1   0  22   1.80


Totals                    9       8   5   5   3   7   1


 


ATTENDANCE- 52,598 DATE- Friday, September 5th 1969 TIME- Night 


T- 2:06


LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 8  Tigers: 7


DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 0


ERRORS- B.Robinson, D.Johnson, B.Freehan


TRIPLES- I.Brown(5th)


HOME RUNS- P.Blair(20th)


SACRIFICE HITS- M.Cuellar-4


WALKS- F.Robinson, B.Robinson, M.Belanger, A.Kaline, W.Horton, J.Northrup


HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson, M.Belanger


STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford, P.Blair, B.Robinson, D.Johnson, A.Etchebarren-3, T.Tresh,


             I.Brown, N.Cash


GIDP- B.Freehan


2-out RBI- D.Johnson, P.Blair-4


 


Mike Cuellar threw a 3 hit shutout at Tiger Stadium as the Baltimore Orioles


beat the Detroit Tigers by the count of 5 to 0.


 


Paul Blair enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He ripped a single in the 1st


inning, belted a three-run homer in the 2nd inning and hit a one-base hit


which brought home a run in the 6th inning.  Baltimore had 8 hits for the


night.  


 


For Cuellar(20-6) it was his 2nd shutout this year. Mike Kilkenny(10-5) ended


up with the loss.  He gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 4 innings.

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Bal. at Det. September 4, 1969

The Baltimore Orioles came into Detroit for a big 4 game series against the 2nd place Tigers, flexed their muscles and won the 1st game 8-3. The Robinson's hit a pair of 2-run homers in the 1st inning off Detroit starter Earl Wilson and the Orioles sailed on to an easy victory. Boog Powell hit a 2-run blast in the 3rd, his 30th of the year and Frank Robinson added another homerun in the 5th allowing Tom Phoebus to pick up his 14th win of the season.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              9/4/1969


 


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


  D.Buford LF         4  1  1  0 .310     M.Stanley SS,CF     5  0  2  1 .238  


  P.Blair CF          5  0  0  0 .286     T.Matchick 2B       3  0  0  0 .260  


  F.Robinson RF       4  2  2  3 .298   D-I.Brown PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .197  


  B.Powell 1B         4  2  2  1 .314     A.Kaline RF         4  0  1  0 .280  


  B.Robinson 3B       5  2  3  3 .262     D.Patterson P       0  0  0  0 .500  


  D.Johnson 2B        4  0  1  1 .251     F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000  


  E.Hendricks C       3  0  0  0 .205     F.Scherman P        0  0  0  0 ----  


  M.Belanger SS       4  0  0  0 .259     T.Timmermann P      0  0  0  0 .000  


  T.Phoebus P         3  0  0  0 .230     N.Cash 1B           3  1  1  0 .291  


  P.Richert P         0  0  0  0 .000     W.Horton LF         4  0  0  0 .266  


E-T.Crowley PH        0  1  0  0 ----     J.Northrup CF,RF    4  0  1  0 .304  


  F.Bertaina P        0  0  0  0 .250     B.Freehan C         4  0  1  1 .264  


                                          D.Wert 3B           3  1  1  0 .245  


                                          E.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 .271  


                                        A-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .183  


                                          P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 .138  


                                        B-C.Gutierrez PH      1  0  0  0 .000  


                                          B.Reed P            0  0  0  0 ----  


                                        C-T.Tresh PH,SS       2  1  1  1 .204  


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      36  8  9  8                 Totals      35  3  8  3


 


A-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 3rd Inning


B-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 5th Inning


C-Pinch Hit For Reed In 7th Inning


D-Pinch Hit For Matchick In 7th Inning


E-Pinch Hit For Richert In 9th Inning


 


Orioles......... 4 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  8  9  1


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 1  -  3  8  1


 


Orioles (86-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


T.Phoebus WIN(14-7)       6 1/3   7   2   1   2   2   0 104   3.61


P.Richert                 1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   5.16


F.Bertaina                1       1   1   0   0   0   0  16   8.33


Totals                    9       8   3   1   2   2   0


 


Tigers (81-55)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


E.Wilson LOSS(14-13)      3       6   6   6   1   1   3  60   3.69


P.Dobson                  2       1   1   1   0   2   1  22   3.25


B.Reed                    2       0   0   0   1   1   0  27   3.00


D.Patterson               1       1   1   1   3   0   0  36   6.67


F.Lasher                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.15


F.Scherman                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38


T.Timmermann              0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.50


Totals                    9       9   8   8   6   6   4


 


ATTENDANCE- 48,387 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 1969 TIME- Night 


UMPIRES- Ron Luciano, Jim Honochick, Frank Umont, Bill Haller


T- 3:10


LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7  Tigers: 7


DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Tigers: 1


ERRORS- B.Powell, M.Stanley


DOUBLES- D.Buford(41st), D.Johnson(22nd), M.Stanley(28th), D.Wert(18th)


HOME RUNS- F.Robinson-2(28th), B.Powell(30th), B.Robinson(28th)


WALKS- D.Buford, F.Robinson, B.Powell, D.Johnson, E.Hendricks, T.Crowley,


       N.Cash, D.Wert


STRIKE OUTS- P.Blair-2, B.Powell, B.Robinson, T.Phoebus-2, W.Horton, J.Northrup


GIDP- F.Robinson


WILD PITCHES- D.Patterson


PASSED BALLS- E.Hendricks


2-out RBI- B.Powell, D.Johnson, B.Freehan, B.Robinson


 


Frank Robinson rocketed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the phenomenal Baltimore


Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8 to 3 at Tiger


Stadium.


 


Robinson had a big day with his bat.  He popped a two-run clout over the fence


in the 1st inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 5th inning.


Baltimore managed 9 hits in their victory.  


 


The win went to Tom Phoebus(14-7) who allowed 2 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings.


Earl Wilson(14-13) suffered the loss.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 3 innings of


work.  


 

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Det. at KC September 3, 1969

The Detroit Tigers put on a devastating offensive display in Kansas City tonight, banging out 22 hits on the way to defeating the Royals 15-6. Tiger starter Denny McLain had one of his poorer outings of the season but his teamates run support allowed him to pick up his 19th win. Detroit heads home for a big 4 game series against the 1st place Baltimore Orioles starting tomorrow night. The Tigers now trail the Birds by 3.5 games so this series looms large.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Kansas City Royals             9/3/1969
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Stanley SS,CF     5  1  1  0 .236     G.Spriggs RF        2  2  0  0 .261  
  T.Matchick 2B       6  2  3  1 .263     S.Northey CF        4  0  0  0 .222  
  A.Kaline RF         6  2  3  3 .280     C.Zachary P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Cash 1B           4  3  3  3 .291     M.Fiore 1B          3  1  1  2 .282  
  W.Horton LF         5  1  1  2 .268     L.Piniella LF       4  1  0  0 .251  
C-T.Tresh SS          1  0  0  0 .202     J.Foy 3B            5  0  2  1 .227  
  J.Northrup CF,LF    6  2  2  3 .304     L.Alcaraz 2B        5  0  2  1 .385  
  B.Freehan C         4  2  4  1 .264     F.Healy C           5  1  2  1 .400  
  D.Wert 3B           6  1  4  2 .245     J.Hernandez SS      4  0  0  0 .235  
  D.McLain P          3  1  1  0 .167     M.Hedlund P         2  0  1  0 .161  
B-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .186     G.Cisco P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Timmermann P      0  0  0  0 .000   A-F.Rico PH           1  1  1  1 .400  
  G.Taylor P          0  0  0  0 ----     D.Morehead P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        D-B.Oliver PH,CF      1  0  0  0 .237  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47 15 22 15                 Totals      36  6  9  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cisco In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McLain In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Horton In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Morehead In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  1 1 8  0 0 4  - 15 22  1
Royals.......... 3 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  6  9  0
 
Tigers (81-54)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.McLain WIN(19-7)        7       8   6   6   4   7   0 126   2.55
T.Timmermann              1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   3.57
G.Taylor                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9       9   6   6   6   8   0
 
Royals (54-80)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Hedlund LOSS(4-7)       5       9   6   6   1   3   2 100   3.81
G.Cisco                   1       4   5   5   2   1   2  39   7.11
D.Morehead                2       4   0   0   1   1   0  33  11.15
C.Zachary                 1       5   4   4   0   0   1  27   6.89
Totals                    9      22  15  15   4   5   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 5,170 DATE- Wednesday, September 3rd 1969 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Lou Dimuro, Jerry Neudecker, Jake O'Donnell, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11  Royals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Royals: 1
ERRORS- D.Wert
DOUBLES- A.Kaline(18th), B.Freehan(16th), F.Rico(4th)
TRIPLES- D.Wert(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(21st), W.Horton(30th), J.Northrup-2(20th), B.Freehan(14th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Foy(19th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Cash
WALKS- N.Cash, B.Freehan-2, D.McLain, G.Spriggs-2, S.Northey, M.Fiore-2,
       L.Piniella
HIT BY PITCH- M.Stanley, G.Spriggs
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline-2, N.Cash, J.Northrup, D.McLain, S.Northey-2, M.Fiore,
             L.Piniella, F.Healy, J.Hernandez-2, M.Hedlund
GIDP- G.Brown
2-out RBI- B.Freehan, D.Wert, F.Rico, M.Fiore-2, J.Northrup-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Norm Cash robbed Mike Fiore of a base hit.
 
Jim Northrup launched 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the dominant Detroit Tigers
defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 15 to 6 at Municipal
Stadium.
 
Northrup was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he provided
much of the offense for the visitors.  He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in
the 6th inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 9th inning.
Detroit provided plenty of action in the 6th inning which saw them score 8
runs on 7 hits and the 9th inning when they had 4 runs on 5 hits.  Detroit
ended up with 22 hits for the game while Kansas City had 9.  
 
Denny McLain(19-7) picked up the victory, allowing 6 runs in 7 innings. Mike
Hedlund(4-7) took the loss.  He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 5
innings.  
 

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July 9, 1969 Cleveland at Washington

Frank Howard of the Washington Senators is showing no sign of slowing his assault on AL pitching. He hit 2 more homers today and drove in 4 runs, leading his team to an impressive 13-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Howard has now hit 11 hr's this month and we're not even half-way through it! He has 38 on the year which puts him on a pace to hit 69, shattering the record of 61 put up by Roger Maris in 1961. His .333 BA leads the AL as does his 90 RBI. All of this hitting has helped his team stay in the thick of the AL pennant race. The Senators are now only 3.5 games out of 1st place.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Cleveland Indians At 1969 Washington Senators         7/9/1969


 


  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG


  R.Scheinblum LF     4  1  1  0 .172     D.Unser CF          4  1  2  1 .278  


  L.Brown SS          5  1  1  0 .221     L.Maye RF           5  1  1  0 .244  


  D.Sims C            3  0  0  0 .276     F.Howard LF         5  3  3  4 .333  


  T.Horton 1B         4  1  2  3 .295     M.Epstein 1B        4  2  1  0 .297  


  K.Harrelson RF      3  0  2  0 .238     K.McMullen 3B       3  3  1  1 .275  


  R.Snyder CF         3  0  1  0 .250     B.Allen 2B          5  1  4  3 .263  


  L.Klimchock 3B      4  0  2  0 .342     E.Brinkman SS       4  1  2  1 .328  


  V.Fuller 2B         4  0  0  0 .282     J.French C          4  0  0  1 .227  


  S.Hargan P          0  0  0  0 .200     J.Coleman P         3  1  1  0 .140  


  M.Paul P            1  0  0  0 .300                                          


  J.Pizarro P         1  0  0  0 .300                                          


  L.Burchart P        0  0  0  01.000                                          


A-K.Suarez PH         1  0  1  0 .286                                          


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      33  3 10  3                 Totals      37 13 15 11


 


A-Pinch Hit For Burchart In 9th Inning


 


Indians......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  4


Senators........ 4 2 0  0 4 0  0 3    - 13 15  0


 


Indians (34-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


S.Hargan LOSS(4-7)        1 1/3   6   6   6   2   1   1  47   6.75


M.Paul                    3       3   3   3   2   4   0  58   3.55


J.Pizarro                 3       6   4   3   1   1   1  67   6.33


L.Burchart                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.13


Totals                    8      15  13  12   5   6   2


 


Senators (52-37)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


J.Coleman WIN(7-5)        9      10   3   3   5   6   1 153   3.57


Totals                    9      10   3   3   5   6   1


 


ATTENDANCE- 15,449 DATE- Wednesday, July 9th 1969 TIME- Night 


UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Russ Goetz, Bill Kunkel


T- 2:36


LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8  Senators: 7


DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Senators: 4


ERRORS- L.Brown, R.Snyder, L.Klimchock-2


DOUBLES- L.Maye(6th), K.McMullen(14th), B.Allen(5th)


TRIPLES- D.Unser(4th), B.Allen(6th), E.Brinkman(4th)


HOME RUNS- T.Horton(8th), F.Howard-2(38th)


CAUGHT STEALING- D.Unser


SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coleman


SACRIFICE FLIES- J.French


WALKS- R.Scheinblum, D.Sims, K.Harrelson, R.Snyder, M.Paul, D.Unser, M.Epstein,


       K.McMullen-2, E.Brinkman


STRIKE OUTS- R.Scheinblum, L.Brown, D.Sims, V.Fuller-3, D.Unser, L.Maye,


             M.Epstein, J.French-2, J.Coleman


GIDP- R.Scheinblum-2, L.Brown, L.Klimchock


2-out RBI- T.Horton-3, D.Unser


WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Richie Scheinblum robbed Frank Howard of an extra base hit.


 


Left fielder Frank Howard knocked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Joe Coleman


completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Washington Senators


smashed the overmatched Cleveland Indians, 13 to 3.


 


Howard helped send the fans home happy.  He slapped a single resulting in a


run in the 1st inning, lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in


the 2nd inning and clubbed a solo home run in the 8th inning.  Washington


rapped out 15 hits for the night.  


 


The victory was credited to Coleman(7-5) who went the distance, allowing 3


runs. Steve Hargan(4-7) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 6 hits and 2 walks in


1 and 1/3 innings.  


 


'I just got in the box, looked for a pitch and swung,' Howard said.  'That's


it'

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July 6, 1969 Baltimore at Detroit

The Tigers are in 1st place! The Detroit Tigers, behind the superb pitching of Denny McLain, defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 to complete a 3 game series sweep of the former 1st place team. In a well pitched game by both clubs, McLain allowed only 5 hits while shutting out the Orioles for his 12th win of the season. The victory was Detroit's 6th in a row and moved the Tigers into the top spot of the AL East for the 1st time this season.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              7/6/1969


 


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


  D.Buford LF         4  0  1  0 .303     M.Stanley SS,CF     4  1  1  2 .252  


  P.Blair CF          4  0  2  0 .277     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  1  1 .271  


  F.Robinson RF       4  0  1  0 .287     A.Kaline RF         3  0  0  0 .275  


  B.Powell 1B         4  0  1  0 .309     N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  0 .272  


  B.Robinson 3B       3  0  0  0 .256     W.Horton LF         3  0  0  0 .284  


  E.Hendricks C       3  0  0  0 .190   B-D.Tracewski SS      1  0  0  0 .133  


  P.Richert P         0  0  0  0 .000     J.Northrup CF,LF    4  1  1  0 .314  


  D.Johnson 2B        3  0  0  0 .232     B.Freehan C         4  1  3  1 .258  


  M.Belanger SS       3  0  0  0 .252     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .221  


  J.Hardin P          1  0  0  0 .217     D.McLain P          2  1  0  0 .151  


A-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .242                                          


  E.Watt P            0  0  0  0 .000                                          


C-C.Dalrymple C       1  0  0  0 .364                                          


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      32  4  7  4


 


A-Pinch Hit For Hardin In 6th Inning


B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Horton In 7th Inning


C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Watt In 7th Inning


 


Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  2


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  3 0    -  4  7  0


 


Orioles (50-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


J.Hardin LOSS(5-3)        5       3   1   1   2   1   0  79   2.19


E.Watt                    1 1/3   3   3   2   0   2   0  24   1.78


P.Richert                 1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   4.66


Totals                    8       7   4   3   2   3   0


 


Tigers (49-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


D.McLain WIN(12-4)        9       5   0   0   0   4   0 115   2.60


Totals                    9       5   0   0   0   4   0


 


ATTENDANCE- 44,976 DATE- Sunday, July 6th 1969 TIME- Day 


UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Bill Kinnamon, Emmett Ashford, Art Frantz


T- 2:19


LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 4  Tigers: 7


DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Tigers: 1


ERRORS- B.Powell, D.Johnson


DOUBLES- M.Stanley(16th), J.Northrup(18th)


SACRIFICE HITS- D.McLain


WALKS- A.Kaline, D.Wert


STRIKE OUTS- P.Blair, E.Hendricks, M.Belanger, J.Hardin, A.Kaline, W.Horton,


             D.Wert


GIDP- B.Robinson


WILD PITCHES- P.Richert


2-out RBI- B.Freehan


 


Denny McLain went 9 solid innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore


Orioles by the score of 4 to 0 at Tiger Stadium.


 


Baltimore never recovered after Detroit took the lead in the bottom of the 4th


inning plating one baserunner on 2 hits.  Detroit banged out 7 hits on the


afternoon.  


 


For McLain(12-4) it was his 2nd shutout this year. Jim Hardin(5-3) was hit


with the loss.  He pitched 5 innings allowing 3 hits and 2 walks.


 


Detroit extended their winning streak to 6 games.

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July 5, 1969 Baltimore at Detroit

The Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers were locked up in a tight well pitched game today until the 8th inning when the Tigers got back-to-back homeruns with 2 outs and pulled out a come from behind 4-2 victory. The Orioles Dave McNally and the Tigers Pat Dobson both carried no-hitters into the 6th inning before Detroit took a 1-0 lead. Baltimore struck back to grab a 2-1 lead in the 7th before Detroit's power display in the bottom of the 8th. With 2 out and a runner on 1st, Tiger 2nd baseman Dick McAuliffe (pictured) connected for his 12th home run of the year. Al Kaline was up next and he hit one out too. Don McMahon came on in the 9th and closed out the Tiger win. Detroit is now tied with Baltimore for 1st place in the AL East.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              7/5/1969


 


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


  D.Buford LF         3  0  0  0 .304     M.Stanley CF        4  1  1  0 .252  


  P.Blair CF          4  0  1  0 .274     D.McAuliffe 2B      3  1  1  2 .272  


  F.Robinson RF       4  0  1  0 .288     A.Kaline 1B         3  1  1  1 .278  


B-M.Rettenmund RF     0  0  0  0 .250     W.Horton LF         4  0  2  1 .287  


  B.Powell 1B         3  0  0  0 .310     J.Northrup RF       3  0  0  0 .315  


  B.Robinson 3B       4  0  0  0 .259     T.Tresh SS          3  0  0  0 .209  


  D.Johnson 2B        4  1  1  0 .235     I.Brown 3B          3  0  0  0 .154  


  M.Belanger SS       3  1  1  1 .254   E-D.Wert 3B           0  0  0  0 .225  


  A.Etchebarren C     4  0  1  1 .238     J.Price C           3  0  0  0 .151  


  D.McNally P         2  0  0  0 .095     P.Dobson P          2  0  0  0 .133  


A-D.May PH            1  0  0  0 .229   C-B.Freehan PH        1  0  1  0 .250  


  P.Richert P         0  0  0  0 .000   D-D.Tracewski PR      0  1  0  0 .138  


                                          D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 ----  


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      32  2  5  2                 Totals      29  4  6  4


 


A-Pinch Hit For McNally In 7th Inning


B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Robinson In 8th Inning


C-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 8th Inning


D-Pinch Ran For Freehan In 8th Inning


E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Brown In 9th Inning


 


Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  5  0


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3    -  4  6  1


 


Orioles (50-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


D.McNally                 6       3   1   1   2   8   0  93   3.31


P.Richert L(2-4) BS(4th)  2       3   3   3   0   3   2  39   4.89


Totals                    8       6   4   4   2  11   2


 


Tigers (48-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


P.Dobson WIN(4-3)         8       5   2   2   3   3   0 124   2.73


D.McMahon SAVE(10th)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   1.19


Totals                    9       5   2   2   3   3   0


 


ATTENDANCE- 41,592 DATE- Saturday, July 5th 1969 TIME- Day 


UMPIRES- Jake O'Donnell, Nestor Chylak, Lou Dimuro, Jerry Neudecker


T- 2:25


LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 6  Tigers: 3


DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Tigers: 0


ERRORS- I.Brown


DOUBLES- D.Johnson(12th), M.Stanley(15th)


HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(12th), A.Kaline(11th)


STOLEN BASES- D.Buford(6th), P.Blair(6th), M.Belanger-2(7th)


WALKS- D.Buford, B.Powell, M.Belanger, D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline


STRIKE OUTS- B.Robinson, A.Etchebarren, D.McNally, M.Stanley, A.Kaline,


             W.Horton-2, J.Northrup, T.Tresh, I.Brown-3, P.Dobson-2


WILD PITCHES- P.Dobson


2-out RBI- W.Horton, D.McAuliffe-2, A.Kaline


 


Pat Dobson didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning as the Detroit Tigers


bested the Baltimore Orioles 4 to 2 at Tiger Stadium.


 


Dobson(4-3) gave a fine effort for Detroit.  He was reached for 5 hits and 3


walks in 8 innings.  The right-handed Dobson lost a no-hitter when Frank


Robinson singled with two outs in the 6th inning.  The game was a scoreless


duel until the 6th inning.  


 


Don McMahon was credited with his 10th save. Pete Richert(2-4) took the loss


in relief.  He allowed Detroit 3 runs in 2 innings of work.  


 

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July 4, 1969 Baltimore at Detroit

The 1st place Baltimore Orioles are in town for a 3 game series against the 2nd place Detroit Tigers. In a rare Friday afternoon game at Tiger Stadium to celebrate the 4th of July, Mickey Lolich and the Tiger bullpen shut down the Orioles bats, paving the way to a 4-1 victory for the home town team. Mickey didn't have his best control, he walked 8, but Baltimore wasn't able to capitalize on all its base runners and the Tigers pen shut them down after Lolich left the game. Al Kaline hit a 2-run homer in the 1st inning for Detroit and that proved to be all the Tigers would need today. With the win, Detroit pulls within 1 game of Baltimore for the top spot in the AL East.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Detroit Tigers              7/4/1969
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Belanger SS       4  1  0  0 .254     M.Stanley SS,CF     4  0  0  0 .252  
  P.Blair CF          5  0  1  0 .275     D.McAuliffe 2B      3  1  2  1 .271  
  F.Robinson 1B       4  0  1  0 .288     A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  2 .277  
  M.Rettenmund RF     5  0  1  0 .250     N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  0 .273  
  B.Robinson 3B       3  0  0  1 .262     W.Horton LF         3  0  0  0 .284  
  D.Johnson 2B        2  0  0  0 .235     F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Motton LF         3  0  0  0 .206   D-D.Wert 3B           1  0  0  0 .225  
  A.Etchebarren C     4  0  1  0 .238     J.Northrup CF,LF    2  0  0  1 .319  
  M.Cuellar P         0  0  0  0 .200     B.Freehan C         3  0  1  0 .247  
A-D.Buford PH         1  0  0  0 .307     I.Brown 3B          2  1  2  0 .167  
  D.Leonhard P        0  0  0  0 .000     M.Kilkenny P        0  0  0  0 .000  
C-B.Powell PH         1  0  0  0 .314     D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Severinsen P      0  0  0  0 ----     M.Lolich P          0  0  0  0 .129  
                                        B-T.Tresh SS          1  0  0  0 .212  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  4  1                 Totals      27  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cuellar In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lolich In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Leonhard In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Lasher In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  0
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 1 1  0 0    -  4  7  1
 
Orioles (50-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Cuellar LOSS(9-5)       6       6   4   4   2   4   1 100   2.73
D.Leonhard                1       1   0   0   0   0   0  19   2.63
A.Severinsen              1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                    8       7   4   4   2   5   1
 
Tigers (47-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(9-2)         6 2/3   4   1   1   8   7   0 140   1.90
F.Lasher HOLD(3rd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.91
M.Kilkenny HOLD(5th)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.54
D.McMahon SAVE(9th)       1       0   0   0   0   3   0  14   1.25
Totals                    9       4   1   1   8  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,124 DATE- Friday, July 4th 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:12  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- T.Tresh
TRIPLES- D.McAuliffe(6th), N.Cash(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(10th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Robinson(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lolich-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Northrup
WALKS- M.Belanger, F.Robinson, B.Robinson, D.Johnson-2, C.Motton, M.Cuellar-2,
       D.McAuliffe, I.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- P.Blair-2, F.Robinson, M.Rettenmund, B.Robinson, C.Motton-3,
             A.Etchebarren-2, D.Buford, B.Powell, M.Stanley, A.Kaline, W.Horton,
             D.Wert, J.Northrup
GIDP- N.Cash
WILD PITCHES- M.Lolich
2-out RBI- D.McAuliffe, B.Robinson
 
In an entertaining game at Tiger Stadium the final score was the Detroit
Tigers 4, the Baltimore Orioles 1.
 
Mickey Lolich(9-2) pitched well for Detroit in their victory.  He allowed 4
hits and 8 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  Lolich struckout 7 Baltimore batters.
Baltimore was out-hit by Detroit, 7 hits to 4.  
 
Lolich got help from Don McMahon who was credited with his 9th save.  The loss
was charged to Mike Cuellar(9-5).  He pitched 6 innings giving up 6 hits and
2 walks.

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June 29, 1969 Detroit at Baltimore Game 2

The Baltimore Orioles were able to salvage the last game of their 4 game series against the Detroit Tigers by winning a wild, back and forth battle 11-8. The win prevented the Tigers from sweeping the series and increased the Orioles division lead to 2.5 games. Baltimore mounted a 16 hit attack against Detroit's pitchers but the Tigers kept coming back. The lead changed hands 5 times before Jim Hardin got the win with some good work out of the bullpen and Eddie Watt closed out the game for his 10th save of the season.

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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
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  3  2  0 .272     D.Buford LF         4  2  3  0 .306  
  M.Stanley CF        3  1  0  0 .260     P.Blair CF          5  2  2  0 .279  
  J.Northrup RF       4  1  2  4 .317     F.Robinson RF       2  2  0  0 .286  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  0 .264   B-M.Rettenmund RF     0  0  0  0 .242  
  W.Horton LF         4  1  2  3 .270     B.Powell 1B         4  0  2  0 .317  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .239     B.Robinson 3B       4  1  1  1 .263  
  T.Tresh SS          4  0  0  0 .211     D.Johnson 2B        5  1  2  4 .233  
  D.Wert 3B           3  1  1  1 .226     A.Etchebarren C     4  2  3  2 .237  
  J.Hiller P          1  0  0  0 .308     M.Belanger SS       5  0  1  1 .250  
  T.Timmermann P      0  0  0  0 ----     T.Phoebus P         2  0  0  0 .206  
A-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .154     J.Hardin P          2  1  2  0 .227  
  D.Patterson P       1  0  0  0 .000   C-C.Motton PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Kilkenny P        0  0  0  0 .000     E.Watt P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-T.Matchick PH       1  0  0  0 .301                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  8  8  8                 Totals      38 11 16  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Timmermann In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Robinson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hardin In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lasher In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 4  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  8  8  1
Orioles......... 1 1 3  0 0 4  0 2    - 11 16  0
 
Tigers (43-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Hiller                  2 2/3   7   5   5   3   2   2  64   6.85
T.Timmermann              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
D.Patterson LOSS(0-1)     2       4   4   3   2   2   0  47   4.76
M.Kilkenny BS(5th)        2 2/3   5   2   2   1   1   0  47   2.68
F.Lasher                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.15
Totals                    8      16  11  10   6   5   2
 
Orioles (48-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Phoebus                 4 2/3   6   7   7   3   0   3  92   3.67
J.Hardin WIN(5-2)         3 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  37   2.22
E.Watt SAVE(10th)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0  10   1.36
Totals                    9       8   8   8   4   0   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,851 DATE- Sunday, June 29th 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Orioles:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- J.Northrup
DOUBLES- W.Horton(11th), D.Buford(19th), P.Blair(22nd), D.Johnson(11th)
TRIPLES- M.Belanger(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Northrup(12th), W.Horton(16th), D.Wert(4th), D.Johnson(7th),
           A.Etchebarren(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Buford
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, M.Stanley-2, D.Wert, F.Robinson-3, B.Powell, B.Robinson,
       A.Etchebarren
STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford, B.Powell, B.Robinson, T.Phoebus-2
GIDP- W.Horton, B.Robinson
WILD PITCHES- M.Kilkenny
2-out RBI- J.Northrup-3, D.Johnson-2, W.Horton-3, A.Etchebarren, M.Belanger
 
Dave Johnson hit one over the fence and had 4 RBI at Memorial Stadium as the
Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 11 to 8.
 
Johnson enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He bombed a two-run dinger in the
3rd inning and doubled plating two runs in the 6th inning.  The score went
back-and-forth with the lead changing 5 times.  
 
Jim Hardin(5-2) went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Eddie Watt
earned his 10th save.  The loss was charged to Daryl Patterson(0-1) in
relief.  He gave up 4 runs in 2 innings of work.  
 

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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.

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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                                          


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         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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June 28, 1969 Detroit at Baltimore

Denny McLain scattered 11 hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2. The Tigers have now won the first 2 games of this 4 game series to move within 2.5 games of the 1st place Orioles. McLain didn't have his best stuff today but he was able to work out of a couple of big jams and pick up his 11th win of the season. Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley each hit 2 run homers to lead the Tigers 13 hit attack. The teams play a doubleheader tomorrow to wrap up the series.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/28/1969
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Stanley CF        5  1  2  2 .262     D.Buford LF         4  0  1  0 .299  
  D.McAuliffe 2B      2  2  1  0 .264     P.Blair CF          5  1  3  0 .280  
  A.Kaline 1B         5  0  1  0 .283     F.Robinson RF       4  0  1  0 .293  
  W.Horton LF         5  2  2  3 .270     B.Powell 1B         4  0  0  0 .314  
  J.Northrup RF       5  0  1  0 .319     B.Robinson 3B       4  1  2  0 .264  
  B.Freehan C         5  1  3  1 .245     D.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .225  
  T.Tresh SS          5  1  2  0 .215     E.Hendricks C       3  0  1  0 .204  
  I.Brown 3B          2  2  0  0 .111     M.Belanger SS       4  0  2  1 .251  
  D.McLain P          3  0  1  2 .143     M.Lopez P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .258  
                                          D.Leonhard P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-A.Etchebarren PH    1  0  1  0 .211  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 13  8                 Totals      34  2 11  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Leonhard In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 2 0  0 0 0  1 2 2  -  9 13  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2 11  0
 
Tigers (42-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.McLain WIN(11-4)        9      11   2   2   3   1   0 133   2.76
Totals                    9      11   2   2   3   1   0
 
Orioles (47-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Lopez LOSS(1-2)         6       8   4   4   2   7   1  85   5.40
D.Leonhard                3       5   5   5   3   1   1  61   2.70
Totals                    9      13   9   9   5   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,330 DATE- Saturday, June 28th 1969 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Lou Dimuro, Jerry Neudecker, Jake O'Donnell, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Orioles: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  Orioles: 3
DOUBLES- T.Tresh(10th), D.McLain, A.Etchebarren(4th)
TRIPLES- W.Horton(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Stanley(6th), W.Horton(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lopez
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-3, I.Brown, D.McLain, D.Buford, E.Hendricks, M.Lopez
HIT BY PITCH- I.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline-2, W.Horton, J.Northrup, T.Tresh, I.Brown,
             D.McLain, C.Salmon
GIDP- M.Stanley, A.Kaline, B.Powell-2, M.Belanger
WILD PITCHES- M.Lopez
2-out RBI- W.Horton-2, M.Stanley, D.McLain-2, B.Freehan
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Paul Blair robbed Bill Freehan of an extra base hit.
 
Willie Horton went yard and had 3 RBI and Denny McLain had a complete game as
the Detroit Tigers outscored the Baltimore Orioles 9 to 2.
 
Horton led the offense for Detroit.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the 1st
inning and tripled plating a run in the 9th inning.  Detroit had 13 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
The winning pitcher was McLain(11-4) who allowed 2 runs for the game.
Marcelino Lopez(1-2) took the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up 8 hits
and 2 walks.
 
Detroit now has a record of 42-27.  With the loss, Baltimore has a record of
6-4 lately, 47-27 overall.

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