DETROIT (58-41) @ BALTIMORE (46-54) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
10YW (9-7 3.78) 9YZ (1-1 2.40)
The Orioles put up a 5 spot in the first off Joe Sparma then coasted to victory. Davy Johnson lead the hit parade with two bombs to support Gene Brabender in victory.
DET 000 011 001 3 7 0
DET 500 002 10x 8 11 0
2B DET Cash 12
BAL Blair 16
HR DET Freehan 9 (9th off E. Fisher)
BAL D. Johnson 2(11(1st off Sparma; 7th off P. Dobson)) F. Robinson 14 (6th off Hiller)
RBI DET Kaline 54 Freehan 2(29)
BAL D. Johnson 3(29) Blair 2(31) F. Robinson 2(51) B. Robinson 49
SB DET Northrup 5
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Sparma 4.2 6 1 5 3 5 5 25 30
Brabender 6.1 6 0 3 3 2 2 26 53
WP Brabender 2-1 2.54 LP Sparma 9-8 3.97
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 1 .. Aparicio singled. May singled. F. Robinson walked. B. Robinson sac fly scoring a run. Blair doubled scoring two runs. D. Johnson homered scoring two runs. DET 0 BAL 5
TOP 5 .. Kaline walked. Cash doubled. Freehan sac fly scoring a run. DET 1 BAL 5
TOP 6 .. L. Green singled. Wert singled. Kaline singled scoring a run. DET 2 BAL 5
BOTTOM 6 .. May walked. F. Robinson homered scoring two runs. DET 2 BAL 7
BOTTOM 7 .. D. Johnson homered. DET 2 BAL 8
TOP 9 .. Freehan homered. DET 3 BAL 8
NOTES: Frank Robinson ripped his first long ball since June 21. Brooks Robinson had 4 hits. Duck McAuliffe had a really tough night, whiffing twice and grounding into two double plays.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-3 2HR 3RBI