Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles
October 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 17, 1971 at Memorial Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Clines cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 0
Pagan 3b 3 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Blass p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 2 0 0 0
Hendricks c 3 1 2 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
Cuellar p 2 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 0 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  McNally p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 000 100 010261
Baltimore 000 000 010140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (2-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (0-2) 8.0 4 2 2 0 6
  Dobson   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  McNally   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
7

  E–Robertson (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Pagan (2,off Cuellar), Baltimore Hendricks (1,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (2,4th inning off Cuellar 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Shopay (1,off Blass).  U–Nestor Chylak (AL), Ed Sudol (NL), John Rice (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), John Kibler (NL), Jim Odom (AL).  T–2:10.  A–47,291.
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