Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
June 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Washington Senators 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund lf 3 1 1 1
Blair cf 5 2 1 0
Powell 1b 4 2 3 3
Robinson F. rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 2 1
Hendricks c 4 1 2 0
Palmer p 3 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Allen 3b 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 2 2 0
Howard lf 4 1 2 2
Biittner rf 4 0 1 1
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Randle 2b 3 0 1 0
  Maddox ph 0 1 0 0
Cullen ss 3 0 0 0
  Billings ph 1 1 1 0
Bosman p 2 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Harrah ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 9 4
Baltimore 200 001 1217112
Washington 100 000 004591
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (10-3) 8.2 8 5 4 3 2
  Watt   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Richert  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (5-9) 8.0 10 6 6 2 4
  Pina   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
4

  E–Blair (2), Palmer (3), Biittner (3).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Johnson (14,off Bosman).  3B–Baltimore Blair (2,off Bosman).  HR–Baltimore Powell 2 (11,1st inning off Bosman 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Bosman 0 on, 0 out), Washington Howard (10,9th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Palmer (7,off Bosman).  SF–B Robinson (4,off Bosman).  IBB–F Robinson (3,by Bosman).  IBB–Bosman (4,F Robinson).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:17.  A–7,867.
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