Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
August 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 12

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund cf 5 1 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 2 1
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 1 1
Motton lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0
Salmon 1b 4 1 2 1
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 1 0 0
  Buford ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cater 3b 2 1 2 2
Gibbs c 5 0 0 0
Murcer cf 5 3 3 3
White lf 4 1 0 0
Blomberg rf 5 1 3 1
Alou 1b 2 0 0 2
Clarke 2b 3 2 1 0
Michael ss 4 3 2 1
Peterson p 3 1 2 3
Totals 35 12 13 12
Baltimore 100 010 0013103
New York 010 513 20x12130
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (15-5) 3.2 6 6 6 2 3
  Jackson   2.1 4 4 1 1 0
  Pena   2.0 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
7
3
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (11-7) 9.0 10 3 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
4

  E–Belanger (12), Pena (1), Etchebarren (3).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Rettenmund (13,off Peterson); Buford (11,off Peterson), New York Murcer (18,off Jackson).  3B–New York Cater (4,off Jackson).  HR–Baltimore Salmon (2,9th inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out), New York Murcer (21,6th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out).  SF–B Robinson (6,off Peterson); Alou 2 (4,off Dobson,off Jackson).  SH–Peterson (12,off Jackson).  IBB–Cater (3,by Jackson).  SB–White (11,2nd base off Dobson/Etchebarren).  IBB–Jackson (5,Cater).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:16.  A–24,681.
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