Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 4 3 1
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund cf,lf 5 1 2 2
Powell 1b 5 1 2 3
Robinson F. rf 6 1 1 1
Robinson B. 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 5 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 1 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 1
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 10 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 1 2 0
Carew 2b 4 3 2 0
Oliva rf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 1
Braun 3b 4 0 2 2
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 1
Holt cf 3 1 0 0
Roof c 2 1 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Tischinski c 0 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 1 1
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Gebhard p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Baltimore 001 001 3229103
Minnesota 201 101 1006103
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   5.0 7 4 3 0 2
  Boswell   1.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Jackson   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Hall  W (5-5) 2.2 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
5
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.0 6 4 4 4 6
  Strickland   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Gebhard  L (0-1) 1.2 2 2 2 2 2
  Corbin   1.0 1 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
10
9

  E–Belanger (13), Dalrymple (2), Dobson (2), Braun 2 (11), Roof (7).  2B–Baltimore F Robinson (13,off Gebhard); Rettenmund (14,off Corbin), Minnesota Roof (4,off Dobson); Cardenas (19,off Hall).  HR–Baltimore Buford (15,3rd inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Powell (16,7th inning off Strickland 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Hall (1,off Corbin).  HBP–Dalrymple (1,by Perry).  IBB–Dalrymple (1,by Gebhard); Buford (13,by Corbin); Braun (4,by Hall); Holt (3,by Hall).  SF–Killebrew (7,off Dobson).  SB–Buford (15,2nd base off Gebhard/Tischinski).  WP–Jackson (4).  HBP–Perry (5,Dalrymple).  IBB–Hall 2 (9,Braun,Holt); Gebhard (1,Dalrymple); Corbin (9,Buford).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:20.  A–17,028.
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