Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
September 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 6 1 3 1
Shopay rf 6 3 3 1
Rettenmund cf 5 0 3 3
Hendricks 1b 4 0 1 1
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 1 0
  Palmer pr 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 6 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
DaVanon 3b 5 0 0 0
Leonhard p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 1 0 0
  Salmon 1b 1 1 0 0
Totals 44 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender rf 6 0 2 2
Pinson cf 6 0 0 0
Fosse c 5 0 4 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 1
Foster lf 5 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 1 0
Leon 2b 5 1 1 0
Stanley ss 3 1 3 1
  Hinton ph 0 0 0 0
  Camilli pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Dunning p 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 0 0 0 0
  Ballinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 12 4
Baltimore 000 130 000 026110
Cleveland 011 200 000 004122
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard   3.2 6 4 4 3 1
  Jackson   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Hall   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dukes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Richert  W (2-5) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Watt  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
6
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning   4.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Farmer   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hand   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hargan   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Mingori   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Ballinger  L (1-2) 1.0 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
6
5
7
10

  E–Stanley (6), Camilli (4).  DP–Baltimore 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Shopay (2,off Dunning), Cleveland Uhlaender (19,off Leonhard); Stanley (3,off Dukes); Chambliss (18,off Richert).  HR–Cleveland Nettles (28,2nd inning off Leonhard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dunning (8,off Leonhard).  HBP–Nettles (3,by Hall).  IBB–Hinton (2,by Richert).  SB–Shopay (2,2nd base off Dunning/Fosse).  WP–Richert (2), Dunning (8), Ballinger (7).  HBP–Hall (1,Nettles).  IBB–Richert (6,Hinton).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–3:28.  A–3,307.
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