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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 30, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 30, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,594 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 30, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blyleven
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Cuellar
Braun hits a line drive towards first. Powell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Blyleven
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Blyleven
There goes Belanger. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Belanger steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuellar vs. Blyleven
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blyleven
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Blyleven
There goes Blair. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Cuellar
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar juggles the ball. That's an error on Cuellar. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Blyleven
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Blyleven
Cuellar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blyleven
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Carew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alyea throws the ball in to Killebrew who tags Rettenmund trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Blair scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Cuellar
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Cuellar
Blyleven strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew catches it and steps on first to double up Robinson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Blyleven
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Blyleven
Cuellar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blyleven
Blair hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Cuellar
Jim Holt pinch runs for Brant Alyea.
Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair throws the ball in to Powell who tags Braun trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Holt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Cuellar
Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Perranoski
Jim Holt now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Perranoski
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Powell moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Perranoski
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell scores. Rettenmund moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Perranoski
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Perranoski
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Robinson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuellar vs. Strickland
Jim Strickland now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cuellar vs. Strickland
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Strickland
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Cuellar
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a popup in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Cuellar
Holt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Strickland
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Strickland
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Strickland
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Cuellar
Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Watt
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for Jim Strickland.
Ratliff strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Watt
Tovar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1971 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 5 1 1 2 Tovar C, cf-lf 5 1 0 0
Blair P, cf 5 1 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, rf 4 1 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 2 2 2
Robinson B, 3b 4 1 3 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 2 1
Hendricks E, c 3 0 0 1 Alyea B, lf 3 0 1 1
Johnson D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Holt J, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 1 3 1 Braun S, 3b 4 1 2 1
Cuellar M, p 4 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0
Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Strickland J, p 0 0 0 0
Ratliff P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 5 34 5 8 5
Baltimore 002 010 030 -- 6
Minnesota 000 100 121 -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W)* 8.0 8 5 3 2 8
Watt E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 8 3 3 2 3
Perranoski R 0.1 2 3 3 3 0
Strickland J 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Cuellar M
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Minnesota 5
HR -- Buford D, Cardenas L, Oliva T, Braun S
SB -- Belanger M, Blair P
SH -- Cardenas L
WP -- Strickland J
PB -- Hendricks E
T -- 2:47
A -- 17594
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