Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 5 0 2 0
Foster rf 5 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 2 1 1
Fosse c 3 1 2 2
  Lowenstein pr 0 0 0 0
  Suarez c 0 0 0 0
Leon 2b 4 0 1 1
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Camilli ss 0 0 0 0
Paul p 2 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Ballinger p 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
Blair cf 3 1 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 3 1 0 0
Motton lf 3 2 2 1
  Rettenmund lf 0 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 2 3 2
Etchebarren c 4 2 2 2
Salmon 1b 2 0 2 1
  Powell 1b 2 1 2 4
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Watt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 10 13 10
Cleveland 010 100 0305111
Baltimore 020 021 05x10131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul   5.2 11 5 5 0 0
  Hargan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ballinger  L (1-1) 1.1 1 3 3 3 0
  Hennigan   0.2 1 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
4
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   7.2 8 5 2 1 7
  Watt  W (3-1) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
2
1
9

  E–R Foster (4), Belanger (15).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Cleveland Pinson (21,off Dobson), Baltimore Johnson (24,off Paul).  HR–Cleveland Chambliss (9,2nd inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out); Fosse (9,4th inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Etchebarren (8,5th inning off Paul 1 on, 0 out); Motton (3,6th inning off Paul 0 on, 2 out); Powell (18,8th inning off Hennigan 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Dobson (13,off Paul); B Robinson (1,off Ballinger).  IBB–F Robinson (8,by Ballinger).  WP–Dobson (5), Watt (5).  IBB–Ballinger (1,F Robinson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:39.
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