New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Baltimore Orioles 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Gibbs c 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 1 1 1
Cater 1b 4 0 0 0
Blefary rf 3 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 3 0 0 0
Michael ss 2 0 1 0
Kline p 2 0 1 0
  Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 3 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 2
Powell 1b 3 1 1 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 1 1
Blair cf 3 1 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 2 1
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 1
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
New York 000 100 000140
Baltimore 100 003 11x681
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (1-1) 7.0 7 5 5 3 0
  Waslewski   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
0
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
1

  E–Johnson (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson (2,off Kline).  HR–New York Murcer (1,4th inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Buford (1,1st inning off Kline 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dobson (1,off Kline).  SF–Belanger (1,off Waslewski).  IBB–Powell (1,by Kline).  CS–Michael (1,2nd base by Dobson/Hendricks).  SB–Buford (2,2nd base off Kline/Gibbs).  IBB–Kline (1,Powell).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:01.  A–7,465.
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