Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
July 3, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1971 at Tiger Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 1 0 0
Belanger ss 4 1 2 1
Robinson F. 1b,rf 4 1 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 2 2 1
Rettenmund rf,cf 4 2 3 2
Blair cf 2 0 2 4
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
  Powell 1b 1 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
DaVanon 2b 4 1 1 0
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Northrup cf 3 1 1 1
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Cash 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Denehy p 0 0 0 0
  Seelbach p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
Cain p 0 0 0 0
  Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Baltimore 013 000 1218100
Detroit 000 000 001151
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (8-4) 9.0 5 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cain  L (5-3) 2.2 3 4 4 4 2
  Chance   3.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Niekro   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Denehy   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Seelbach   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kilkenny   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
9
5

  E–Freehan (4).  DP–Detroit 3.  2B–Baltimore Belanger (14,off Cain); B Robinson (7,off Cain); Blair 2 (14,off Chance,off Denehy); Rettenmund (7,off Denehy).  HR–Baltimore Rettenmund (4,2nd inning off Cain 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Northrup (8,9th inning off Dobson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Dobson (6,off Niekro).  IBB–Buford (7,by Niekro).  SB–Buford (11,2nd base off Cain/Freehan).  CS–Blair (4,2nd base by Chance/Freehan).  IBB–Niekro (3,Buford).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:39.  A–18,091.
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