Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
July 1, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 2 1
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson F. 1b 3 1 1 1
  Powell 1b 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
DaVanon 2b 4 1 1 0
Palmer p 3 0 1 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 1 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson cf 5 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Fosse c 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 2 0 1 0
Baker rf 4 0 1 2
Uhlaender lf 3 0 1 0
Leon 2b 2 0 1 0
  Foster ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanley 2b 0 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Bevacqua 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Baltimore 000 001 100271
Cleveland 000 000 021381
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   8.0 7 2 2 5 13
  Watt  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
5
13
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   8.0 6 2 2 2 11
  Farmer  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
12

  E–DaVanon (1), Chambliss (3).  2B–Cleveland Heidemann (5,off Palmer); Baker (6,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore F Robinson (11,6th inning off McDowell 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Pinson (5,9th inning off Watt 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Uhlaender (4,by Palmer).  SB–Buford (10,2nd base off McDowell/Fosse).  CS–Nettles (3,2nd base by Palmer/Etchebarren); Heidemann (3,2nd base by Palmer/Etchebarren).  IBB–Palmer (3,Uhlaender).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:44.  A–7,862.
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