The 1969 Baltimore Orioles blew a 4-1 lead in the 8th, but Dave May walked it off with a 2-out home run in the 10th to take Game 5 and advance in the Best of the 1960s Winner’s Bracket. After Frank Robinson and Bill Freehan traded solo homers early, May hit a 2-run single to put Baltimore on top. Merv Rettenmund added an RBI double in the 7th to give the Orioles their 4-1 lead. Jim Northrup and Willie Horton led off the 8th with singles, ending Mike Cuellar’s day. Reliever Pete Richert promptly served up a game-tying homer to Freehan, his 2nd homer of the day. The game headed to extra innings, where Pat Dobson retired 5 straight batters until May stepped up. May took the 1st pitch deep to win it for Baltimore 5-4. Freehan drove in all 4 runs for Detroit. Brooks Robinson was injured in the 1st inning when he collided with the wall catching a foul ball.