California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
July 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 2
Berry cf 5 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 5 1 1 0
Cowan lf 4 0 2 0
  Rivers rf 0 0 0 0
Reynolds rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 2 1 1 0
O'Brien ss 3 1 1 1
Moses c 3 1 1 1
Messersmith p 3 1 2 1
Totals 34 6 9 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 1 0
Shopay rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson F. 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund cf 4 0 2 0
Hendricks c 4 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 2 2
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 2 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
California 051 000 000691
Baltimore 000 000 101251
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (10-9) 9.0 5 2 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (13-4) 1.2 5 5 5 1 0
  Pena   5.1 4 1 1 2 2
  Boswell   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
3

  E–Messersmith (4), F Robinson (11).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson (17,off Messersmith).  3B–California Moses (2,off Cuellar).  HR–California Alomar (2,2nd inning off Cuellar 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Johnson (10,9th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Messersmith (5,off Pena).  CS–T Reynolds (1,2nd base by Cuellar/Hendricks).  WP–Boswell (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:11.
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