New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 5 0 0 0
Alou rf 5 1 3 1
Cater 3b 5 2 3 1
Ellis 1b 4 1 2 2
Murcer cf 3 0 1 0
Woods lf 4 0 0 1
Hansen ss 4 0 0 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 5 1 2 0
Blair cf 5 1 2 1
Powell 1b 4 1 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 2 0
Rettenmund lf 5 0 2 2
Robinson B. 3b 5 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 5 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 2 0
McNally p 2 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 11 3
New York 020 000 001 25100
Baltimore 101 100 000 03110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich   5.2 11 3 3 3 3
  Aker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Waslewski   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Peterson  W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   8.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Richert  L (0-2) 1.0 0 1 1 2 1
  Watt   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Cater (2,off McNally); Murcer (4,off McNally), Baltimore Belanger (1,off Kekich); F Robinson (2,off Kekich).  HR–New York Ellis (1,2nd inning off McNally 1 on, 0 out).  SH–McNally (1,off Kekich).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Watt/Etchebarren).  CS–Etchebarren (2,2nd base by Kekich/Munson).  WP–Watt (1).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:40.  A–6,555.
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