Detroit Tiger Al Kaline hit for the cycle tonight, leading his team to a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles had taken the lead in the 8th inning before Kaline's heroics in the bottom of the 9th. Having already singled, doubled and tripled in the game, Kaline came up to bat with 2 outs and a runner on 1st in the bottom of the 9th. The Tigers trailed 5-4. Kaline proceeded to blast a mammoth homerun into the upperdeck in rightfield, completing the cycle and giving his team a 6-5 win.
BOXSCORE: 1966 Baltimore Orioles At 1966 Detroit Tigers 7/15/1966
Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Aparicio SS 5 2 3 0 .281 D.McAuliffe SS 5 1 0 0 .315
R.Snyder CF 4 0 0 0 .386 J.Lumpe 2B 5 1 1 0 .257
F.Robinson RF 5 1 2 1 .331 A.Kaline CF,RF 5 2 4 2 .272
B.Robinson 3B 4 1 2 2 .271 N.Cash 1B 3 1 2 2 .322
B.Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 .314 W.Horton LF 4 1 1 2 .259
C.Blefary LF 4 0 2 1 .213 F.Gladding P 0 0 0 0 .500
C-S.Bowens LF 0 0 0 0 .255 J.Podres P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 .241 J.Northrup RF,LF 4 0 1 0 .311
A.Etchebarren C 4 0 0 0 .153 D.Wert 3B 4 0 1 0 .274
W.Bunker P 2 0 0 0 .111 B.Freehan C 4 0 0 0 .156
A-P.Blair PH 1 1 1 0 .232 D.Wickersham P 2 0 0 0 .077
S.Miller P 1 0 1 0 .333 B-M.Stanley CF 1 0 1 0 .287
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Totals 38 5 11 4 Totals 37 6 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Bunker In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wickersham In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Blefary In 8th Inning
Orioles......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 11 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 11 1
Orioles (48-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Bunker 7 9 4 4 2 3 1 4.39
S.Miller L(3-3) BS(4th) 1 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.14
Totals 8 2/3 11 6 6 2 3 2
Tigers (49-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Wickersham 7 1/3 6 3 2 1 8 0 3.15
F.Gladding BS(3rd) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.40
J.Podres WIN(1-2) 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.61
Totals 9 11 5 4 1 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 18,377 DATE- Friday, July 15th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Al Salerno, Jim Odom
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- N.Cash
DOUBLES- B.Robinson-2(24th), C.Blefary(8th), A.Kaline(26th), N.Cash(14th)
TRIPLES- A.Kaline(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(20th), W.Horton(15th)
WALKS- R.Snyder, N.Cash, D.Wickersham
STRIKE OUTS- F.Robinson-2, B.Powell-2, C.Blefary, D.Johnson, A.Etchebarren-3,
W.Bunker, W.Horton-2, J.Northrup
2-out RBI- C.Blefary, A.Kaline-2
RLISP 2-out- N.Cash, D.Johnson-2, F.Robinson-2, B.Robinson-2, D.Wickersham,
D.McAuliffe-2, W.Horton
Center fielder Al Kaline hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI at Tiger Stadium as
the Detroit Tigers came back dramatically to top the Baltimore Orioles by the
score of 6 to 5.
Detroit had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning plating 2 runs
using 2 hits. Mickey Stanley kicked off the action when he stroked a
one-base hit. Two outs later Kaline stepped in and he lifted one out of the
park for a two run home run making Detroit victorious to the delight of the
the home town crowd. Detroit and Baltimore each finished the night with 11
hits.
The win went to Johnny Podres(1-2) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings.
Stu Miller(3-3) was given the loss in relief. He allowed 2 runs and 2 hits
in 1 and 2/3 innings.
'Wow, that was fun!', Podres said following the game. 'Once in a while you
play a game that reminds you just why you got into this business to begin
with!'
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 L.Aparicio 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Snyder 6- 9 0 Fly Out b-0
2 F.Robinson 4- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 6- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Lumpe 2- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
2 A.Kaline 6- 8 5 0 Double b-2
2 2 N.Cash 1- 2 0 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 B.Robinson 3- 9 0 Double b-2
0 2 B.Powell 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
1 2 C.Blefary 5- 8 0 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
2 3 D.Johnson 6- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 W.Horton 6- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
1 J.Northrup 4- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 D.Wert 1- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 A.Etchebarr 4- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
1 W.Bunker 5- 2 0 Fly Out b-0
2 L.Aparicio 5- 5 3 0 Single b-1
2 1 R.Snyder 2- 7 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
2 12 F.Robinson 4- 3 0 Single & Error - 1B 2-H 1-3 b-2
2 23 B.Robinson 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 B.Freehan 3-10 0 Ground Out b-0
1 D.Wickersha 4-10 7 0 Line Out b-0
2 D.McAuliffe 3- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 B.Powell 5- 4 19 0 Line Out b-0
1 C.Blefary 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 D.Johnson 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 J.Lumpe 3- 8 0 Single b-1
0 1 A.Kaline 1-11 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
1 2 N.Cash 5- 4 0 Double 2-H b-2
1 2 W.Horton 2-10 13 0 Home Run 2-H b-H
1 J.Northrup 2- 7 3 0 Single b-1
1 1 D.Wert 3- 8 0 Single 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 B.Freehan 4-11 0 Fly Out b-0
2 1 3 D.Wickersha 4- 5 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
2 123 D.McAuliffe 1- 5 0 Pop Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 A.Etchebarr 5- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
1 W.Bunker 1- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
2 L.Aparicio 4- 3 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 J.Lumpe 1- 8 0 Ground Out b-0
1 A.Kaline 2- 7 0 Triple b-3
1 3 N.Cash 6- 8 18 0 Single 3-H b-1
1 1 W.Horton 1- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 J.Northrup 5- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 R.Snyder 3- 6 0 Ground Out b-0
1 F.Robinson 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 B.Robinson 3- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 D.Wert 2- 7 0 Fly Out b-0
1 B.Freehan 1-10 6 0 Line Out b-0
2 D.Wickersha 4-10 20 0 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 B.Powell 1- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Blefary 5- 6 15 0 Single b-1
1 1 D.Johnson 3- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 A.Etchebarr 2- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 2- 2 0 Line Out b-0
1 J.Lumpe 6- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
2 A.Kaline 2-12 0 Single b-1
2 1 N.Cash 5- 6 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
2 12 W.Horton 6-10 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE PH- Paul Blair
0 P.Blair 5- 6 17 0 Single b-1
0 1 L.Aparicio 2- 9 19 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 R.Snyder 5- 5 12 0 Fly Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE RF- Al Kaline
SUBSTITUTE P - Fred Gladding
SUBSTITUTE LF- Jim Northrup
SUBSTITUTE CF- Mickey Stanley
1 12 F.Robinson 3- 5 0 Single 2-H 1-2 b-1
1 12 B.Robinson 3- 6 7 0 Double 2-H 1-H b-2
SUBSTITUTE P - Johnny Podres
1 2 B.Powell 6- 7 0 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
2 3 C.Blefary 5- 8 5 0 Double 3-H b-2
2 2 D.Johnson 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Stu Miller
SUBSTITUTE LF- Sam Bowens
0 J.Northrup 1- 3 17 0 Line Out b-0
1 D.Wert 4- 7 12 0 Ground Out b-0
2 B.Freehan 4- 7 17 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 A.Etchebarr 3- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 S.Miller 5- 8 5 0 Single b-1
1 1 L.Aparicio 4- 9 0 Single 1-2 b-1
1 12 R.Snyder 6- 8 17 0 Line Out b-0
2 12 F.Robinson 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0 M.Stanley 3-11 14 0 Single b-1
0 1 D.McAuliffe 5-10 0 Force Play 1-o b-1
1 1 J.Lumpe 1- 7 0 Fly Out b-0
2 1 A.Kaline 2- 4 0 Home Run 1-H b-H
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