Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
July 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1971 at Memorial 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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Washington Senators 3, Baltimore Orioles 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 5 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0
Howard lf 3 0 0 1
Billings c 4 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 2 1 1 1
Maddox cf 3 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Randle 2b 2 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 0 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 1 0 0 0
  Casanova ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cullen ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 2 1 0
Blair cf 3 2 1 0
Robinson F. 1b 4 1 2 3
Rettenmund rf 4 1 1 3
Hendricks c 4 1 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 3 0
Belanger ss 4 0 1 1
DaVanon 2b 4 0 1 0
Cuellar p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Washington 100 000 101360
Baltimore 400 030 00x7111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (2-2) 0.1 3 4 4 2 1
  Pina   4.2 6 3 3 0 4
  Lindblad   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (13-1) 9.0 6 3 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
5

  E–F Robinson (8).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Washington Mincher (13,off Cuellar), Baltimore B Robinson (8,off Pina).  HR–Baltimore Rettenmund (6,1st inning off Brown 2 on, 1 out); F Robinson (13,5th inning off Pina 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Randle (3,off Cuellar).  SF–Howard (3,off Cuellar).  CS–Nelson (1,2nd base by Cuellar/Hendricks).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:08.  A–8,093.
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