Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
May 15, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1971 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 1 2 1
  Blair cf 1 1 1 1
Belanger ss 5 2 2 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 5 1 2 4
Rettenmund cf,lf 5 0 2 0
Robinson B. 3b 6 0 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 1 1 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
  Dukes p 2 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 0 2 0
Smith rf 5 1 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 3 0
Petrocelli 3b 2 1 1 3
Scott 1b 3 0 1 0
Conigliaro cf 4 0 0 0
Josephson c 4 1 1 0
Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 1 1
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Baltimore 003 010 1027131
Boston 000 110 0204122
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (6-2) 5.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Dukes   3.2 4 2 2 0 2
  Richert  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (1-2) 2.1 4 3 3 3 2
  Brett   2.2 2 1 0 4 1
  Bolin   1.2 2 1 1 4 1
  Tatum   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lyle   2.0 5 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
12
8

  E–Etchebarren (2), Smith (3), Petrocelli (5).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Boston Griffin (5,off McNally); Smith (9,off McNally); Josephson (5,off McNally); Gagliano (1,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore F Robinson (2,3rd inning off Nagy 2 on, 1 out); Blair (2,9th inning off Lyle 0 on, 1 out), Boston Petrocelli (3,8th inning off Dukes 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffin (3,off McNally).  SF–Petrocelli (3,off McNally).  WP–McNally (1), Bolin (1).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:01.  A–28,480.
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