Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 1 1 1
Blair cf 5 2 2 0
Rettenmund rf 5 2 2 2
Robinson F. 1b 3 0 1 0
  Powell 1b 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1
Etchebarren c 4 1 1 3
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
Palmer p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 0 0 0
Carew 2b 3 1 2 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 1 1
Holt cf 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Haydel p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Baltimore 300 001 0408110
Minnesota 010 000 001240
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (14-6) 9.0 4 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (9-9) 8.0 11 8 8 1 6
  Haydel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Carew (13,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Buford (16,1st inning off Kaat 0 on, 0 out); Rettenmund (10,1st inning off Kaat 1 on, 0 out); Etchebarren (3,8th inning off Kaat 2 on, 2 out), Minnesota Cardenas (15,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–F Robinson (6,by Kaat).  SB–Rettenmund (11,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald).  CS–Carew (6,2nd base by Palmer/Etchebarren).  WP–Palmer (6).  IBB–Kaat (8,F Robinson).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:12.  A–17,745.
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