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Brooks, Birds fly away in 14-inning walk-off...

BAL 7-13-0 LAA 6-11-0
Brooks Robinson wins it for Birds on walk-off sac fly in the 14th in game which saw 10 walks from Oriole pitching, yet 15 strikeouts were recorded off the Oriole wings. Oriole starting pitcher Milt Pappas had the game's only home run.
WP-Hoeft(1-0) LP-James(0-1) 

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