Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 2b 5 0 1 1
Beniquez ss 4 1 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 2
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0
Miller rf 3 1 0 0
Oglivie lf 4 1 1 0
Fisk c 4 0 2 1
Peters p 3 0 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 4 0 1 1
Grich ss 4 1 0 0
Rettenmund lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 2 2 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 2 1
Salmon 1b 3 0 1 3
DaVanon 2b 3 1 2 0
Cuellar p 2 0 0 0
  Richert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Boston 111 100 000492
Baltimore 300 100 01x581
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (14-11) 8.0 8 5 2 3 5
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   7.0 8 4 3 1 1
  Richert  W (3-5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
1
2

  E–Smith (14), Oglivie (1), Rettenmund (7).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Fisk (1).  2B–Boston Oglivie (3,off Cuellar), Baltimore Blair (24,off Peters); DaVanon (5,off Peters).  HR–Boston Smith (30,3rd inning off Cuellar 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Smith (5,off Cuellar); Salmon (1,off Peters).  SH–Cuellar (8,off Peters).  HBP–F Robinson (9,by Peters).  CS–Beniquez (1,2nd base by Cuellar/Etchebarren).  WP–Peters (2).  HBP–Peters (6,F Robinson).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:03.  A–18,195.
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