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#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles won a sixth game in a row with a 13-2 drubbing of the Boston Red Sox. Mike Cuellar pitched a complete game to win his 23rd of the season. Cuellar allowed the 2 runs on 8 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. He went 1 for 2 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI at the plate. Brooks Robinson went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Batting in the lead-off spot, Mark Belanger went 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1. Tom Phoebus went the distance and allowed 5 hits in winning his 4th game of the season. He walked 4 and struck out 7 . Mark belanger, Frank Robinson and Boog Powell all blasted solo homeruns in support of Phoebus; for Belanger, it was his first of the season. Paul Blair contributed a 2 for 4, 1 run scored effort while Powell finished the day 2 for 2 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI. The game was played in a brisk 2 hours and 17 minutes. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, following the two-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in 13 innings. The starting pitchers, Jim Palmer and Boston's Sonny Siebert, both pitched 12.0 innings and did not get a decision for their efforts. Eddie Watt was credited with the win for his 2 hits allowed effort pitching the 13th inning. Watt got the win after Don Buford doubled off of Sparky Lyle and scored on Mark Belanger's single. Boog Powell went 3 for 5 with a homerun, his 32nd, and 1 RBI. Paul Blair and Andy Etchebarren both added two-hit efforts to the Orioles cause. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, Dave McNally went the distance in a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees. McNally allowed the 1 run on 6 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts en route to his 22nd win of the year. Andy Etchebarren went 1 for 3 with a homerun, 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Chico Salmon went 1 for 3 with 1 RBI while Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson each hit a double. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles, behind Mike Cuellar, shut out the New York Yankees 1-0 in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Cuellar won his 22nd game of the season and allowed 7 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. The Orioles lone run came in the 6th inning when Frank Robinson doubled with 2 outs and Brooks Robinson knocked him in with a single. Paul Blair and Frank both went 2 for 4 in the game. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Boog Powell (2 for 3, 1 R, 3 RBI) hit his 31st homerun and Frank Robinson (1 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI) hit his 22nd. Marcelino Lopez recorded his first win of the season with a 5.2 scoreless inning effort in which he allowed 3 hits and 7 walks while striking out 3. Jim Hardin allowed all 3 Detroit runs in two-thirds of an inning. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in Tiger Stadium. Joe Niekro (7.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K) got the best of Jim Palmer (6.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 BB, 4 K). Boog Powell produced all of the Orioles scoring as he went 1 for 3 with a two-run homerun, 1 run scored and 2 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Boston Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings. The loss was all Pete Richert; he hit Tony Conigliaro with a pitch, allowed a double to Rico Petrocelli and allowed Conigliaro to score on a wild pitch. Frank Robinson went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Davey Johnson went 3 for 6 with 1 homerun, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Dave McNally started for the Orioles and allowed 6 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 3 over 6.1 innings pitched. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles won for a third day in a row by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-2. Dick Hall was the beneficiary of a Davey Johnson two-out homerun in the top of the 9th inning and as such, recorded his 9th victory of the season. Johnson finished the day 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI. Paul Blair also went 2 for 4 with a double, a homerun, 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Tom Phoebus started for the Birds and lasted 6.0 innings, having given up 2 runs on 4 hits while walking 3 and striking out 3. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 in Fenway Park. Mike Cuellar started and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits without recording an out. He also allowed a grand slam homerun to Tony Conigliaro. Moe Drabowski was credited with the win. Don Buford homered and Brooks Robinson hit two homeruns. Buford finished the day 3 for 6 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI while Brooks finished 5 for 5 with 1 double, 2 homeruns, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Orioles bounced back to beat the New York Yankees 8-4. Jim Palmer won his 19th game of the year with an 8.1 inning effort. Palmer allowed 4 runs on 10 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Palmer gave up a homerun to Jim Lyttle. For the Birds, Boog Powell went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, Frank Robinson went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI and Elrod Hendricks went 2 for 5 with 1 run scored. Pete Richert recorded his 12th save of the year. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles lost a second consecutive game to the Yankees in New York by a score of 3-2. The Orioles scored two runs in the 4th inning via RBI singles from Davey Johnson and Elrod Hendricks. That score held up until the 7th inning when starter Dave McNally allowed 3 Yankees runs. He was removed after 6.2 innings and finished with a line of 7 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Merv Rettenmund went 3 for 5 with a double and a stolen base. Davey Johnson finished 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles lost to the New York Yankees by a score of 4-2. Frank Robinson (1 for 3) and Boog Powell (2 for 4) scored the Orioles 2 runs. Jim Hardin lasted just 2,2 innings in his start; he surrendered all 4 Yankees runs (3 earned) on 7 hits while striking out 2. Marcelino Lopez (4.1 IP) and Pete Richert (1.0 IP) stymied the Yankees the rest of the way but the Birds came up short. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY Entering play on this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles were in 1st place in the American League East with a 86-47 record and held a 12.0 game lead over the second place New York Yankees. With a winning percentage of .647, the Orioles had the best winning percentage in MLB, the Cincinnati Reds were second with a .637 winning percentage (86-49). The Orioles went 22-8 during the month of August.

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles traveled to Yankee Stadium and defeated the New York Yankees 10-2. Mike Cuellar won his 21st game of the season with a 2 run, 8 hit complete game in which he walked 2 and struck out 5. Brooks Robinson went 3 for 5 with a homerun, 1 run scored and 3 RBI. Don Buford also went 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs. Paul Blair added a 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI game. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles closed out the home-stand with a 5-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Jim Palmer struggled through 6.0 innings of work; he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 2 to drop his record to 18-8. Among the Orioles 6 hits was a Davey Johnson homerun. Elrod Hendricks went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and Merv Rettenmund added 2 hits of his own. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Orioles defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1. Dave McNally won his 21st game of the season with a complete game effort. McNally allowed 1 unearned run on 7 hits while walking 2 and striking out 4. Merv Rettenmund hit a 6th inning homerun and finished the game 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and i RBI. Davey Johnson went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored. McNally doubled and went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 3 RBI to help his own cause, BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles split a double header with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Birds lost game 1 2-1 and won the second game 8-4. In game one the Orioles were limited to just 4 hits by Brewers starter Marty Pattin. The Orioles lone run came on an 8th inning pinch hit homerun by Elrod Hendricks. Terry Crowley went 2 for 3 and Paul Blair tallied the other Birds hit. GAME 1 BOX SCORE The Orioles fared much better in game 2. Don Buford, who went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI, hit a 6th inning grand slam homerun and Merv Rettenmund went 1 for 2 with 3 runs scored, 1 homerun and 1 RBI. Elrod Hendricks went 1 for 2 with 3 RBI. Pete Richert struck out 6 over 3.0 hitless and scoreless innings of relief for the victory. GAME 2 BOX SCORE