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#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles traveled up the coast to Oakland and were shutout 4-0 by the A's. Chuck Dobson and Mudcat Grant combined to limit the Birds to 6 hits. Don Buford went 2 for 4 for the Orioles. Rick Monday homered for the A's BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles lost to the California Angels by a score of 3-2. The Birds were limited to just 4 hits in the game. Jim Palmer got a no-decision. He went 7.0 innings and gave up 2 runs on 7 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Palmer surrendered a homerun to Jim Fregosi. Moe Drabowski took the loss in relief with a 1 hit, 1 run (homerun to Roger Repoz) allowed effort. Frank Robinson went 1 for 4 with a double an 2 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1d70, the Orioles help on to beat the California Angels 5-4. Dave McNally won his 17th game of the year with a 7.1 inning effort where he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits with 2 strikeouts. Andy Etchebarren went 3 for 4 with 1 homerun, 2 stolen bases, 1 run scored and 3 RBI for the game. Billy Cowan did the most damage for the Angels by going 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. BOXSCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles shutout the California Angels 7-0 behind Mike Cuellar's 4 hitter. Cuellar walked none and struck out 7 in winning his 16th of the year. Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson all went yard for the Birds; Blair finished the game by going 2 for 5 with 1 run scored and 3 RBI. All four of the hits surrendered by Cuellar were singles. BOX SCORE

I don't know about that but it surely did take a long time to make a final decision.

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#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles split a double header with the New York Yankees. Playing their second double header in four days, the Birds lost Game 1 6-4 in 11 innings and won Game 2 12-9. In Game 1 the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the 9th when Roy White's RBI single scored John Ellis and Horace Clarke. It was Roy White's 2 run homerun off of Dick Hall that walked the game off for the Yankees. For the game, White went 3 for 6 with 1 run scored and 4 RBI. Paul Blair, Merv Rettenmund and starter Jim Palmer each tallied 2 hits off Yankees pitching. BOX SCORE Game 2 also went 11 innings and was won with three runs scored by the Birds in the top of the 11th. Don Buford started the scoring with an RBI single, scoring Frank Robinson, who had doubled ahead of him. Brooks Robinson's bunt single scored Buford and Merv Rettenmund's RBI single finished out the scoring. Dave Leonhard pitched a 1-2-3 11th inning to finish the game and earn the save, his first. Don Buford led the way for the Orioles with a 4 for 6, 1 double, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI game. John Ellis went 2 for 6 with a homerun, 1 run scored and 2 RBI for the Yankees. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Baltimore Orioles traveled into Yankee Stadium and defeated the Yankees 4-2. In a recurring theme, Dave McNally won his 16th with a complete game effort. McNally surrendered 11 hits, walked 2 and struckout 7. Boog Powell (1 for 2, 1 R, 2 RBI) and Merv Rettenmund (2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI) both homered. Rettenmund is slashing .444/ .464/ .556/ 1.020 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI for the month of August. Additionally, he has struck out just 4 times in 28 PA. Brooks Robinson contributed by going 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians by a score of 10-4. In a game that took 2 hours and 33 minutes to play, Earl Weaver used four pitchers in relief of starter Tom Phoebus. Davey Johnson went 3 for 3 with a double and a run scored. Also, Merv Rettenmund went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970 the Orioles split a double-header with the Cleveland Indians. The Birds dropped Game 1 4-0 and ended their 5 game winning streak; they bounced back in Game 2, winning the contest 7-1. In Game 1, Dean Chance held the Orioles to just 4 hits, among them a Don Buford double. Mike Cuellar took the loss and surrendered homers to Tony Horton and Graig Nettles. BOX SCORE Jim Hardin pitched a complete-game 5 hitter, striking out 2 and walking 2. Paul Blair went 3 for 5 with a double, a homerun, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Hardin helped himself with a 3 RBI triple in the first inning. Don Buford finished producing the Orioles runs with a 1 for 4, 2 RBI game. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles shutout the Boston Red Sox 3-0 behind a complete game effort from Jim Palmer. Palmer won his 16th game of the season and allowed 4 hits while walking 2 and striking out 7. Among the 4 hits allowed was a double to Tom Satriano. Merv Rettenmund was the offensive star for the Orioles as he went 3 for 4 with 1 RBI. Don Buford, Paul Blair and Davey Johnson all scored runs for the Orioles. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Baltimore Orioles won a fourth game in a row by beating the Boston Red Sox by a score of 5-2. It was another complete game pitched by a Baltimore hurler. This time, Dave McNally won his 15th game of the season by allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, on 6 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.. Paul Blair came up big with a 3 for 4, 2 homerun, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI game. Of note, the game was played in 2 hours and 10 minutes. BOX SCORE

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#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. The Orioles won by a score of 10-8. Mike Cuellar won his 15th game of the season with a 5.1 inning, 8 hit and 5 runs allowed effort. He also walked 2 and struck out 5. Paul Blair and Curt Motton were the offensive catalysts for the Birds. Blair went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored while Motton went 2 for 4 with a homerun, 2 runs scored and 5 RBI. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY On this day in 1970, Jim Palmer pitched a complete game as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1. Palmer gave up 6 hits while walking 2 and striking out 5. The Royals didn't touch Palmer for their lone run until the 8th inning when Amos Otis doubled with one out and Lou Piniella's two out single knocked him in; Palmer then surrendered a single to Bob Oliver before getting out of the inning. Merv Rettenmund led the way for Baltimore with a 4 for 5, 4 runs scored, 1 RBI game. Elrod Hendricks went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 3 RBI and Davey Johnson went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored. BOX SCORE

#50THANNIVERSARY As the Baltimore Orioles entered the day on August 1st, they had a record of 64-39. The Birds were in first place in the AL East, 6.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. They were 0.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins (62-36) for the AL's best record. During the month of July the Orioles had a 17-11 record.