Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
September 3, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 5 0 0 0
Rettenmund lf 4 1 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 2 2
Hendricks c 3 1 2 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 1 2
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
McNally p 1 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 1 1 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 2 1 0 0
  Allen ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 1 1 2
Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0
Maddox cf 1 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
Cullen 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Broberg p 3 0 2 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Baltimore 000 000 040480
Washington 200 000 000250
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (17-4) 7.0 4 2 2 3 3
  Watt  SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (5-6) 9.0 8 4 4 5 9
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2, Washington 2.  2B–Baltimore Rettenmund (17,off Broberg); B Robinson (18,off Broberg), Washington Broberg (1,off McNally).  3B–Baltimore F Robinson (2,off Broberg).  HR–Washington Howard (23,1st inning off McNally 1 on, 1 out).  SH–McNally (11,off Broberg).  IBB–Hendricks (5,by Broberg).  IBB–Broberg (2,Hendricks).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:20.  A–7,761.
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