Jim Palmer pitched the first shutout to the credit of the Orioles' staff this season and beat the Red Sox, 3-0. The Orioles decided Palmer's duel with Ray Culp when Elrod Hendricks singled, Don Buford was hit by a pitch and Terry Crowley drove them across with a double in the fifth inning. Paul Blair added the final marker with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schofield 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Buford lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .226
Smith cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Crowley rf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .222
T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   3   .301        Rettenmund rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .309
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Blair cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .257
Alvarado ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .311
Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Hendricks c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
  Derrick ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   6             Totals               29   3   5   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 11,819
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Schofield, Scott, Crowley, Palmer
Doubles: Moses (9), Petrocelli (10), Scott (9), Crowley (2)
Home Runs: Blair (6)
Stolen Bases: Buford (2)
Caught Stealing: Alvarado (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Buford (3,by Culp)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(3-5)             7     3   2   2   3   4   0  29   2.41
Brett                   1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6   4.26
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   4   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(6-2)           9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32   2.37
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Culp (1)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Schofield flied out to center; Smith singled to
right [Smith to second (error by Crowley)]; Yastrzemski flied
out to left; T. Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford reached on an error by Schofield; Buford
stole second; On a bunt Belanger popped to third in foul
territory; Crowley flied out to left; Powell walked; Blair
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Scott struck out; Alvarado
singled to center; Alvarado was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson struck out;
Hendricks singled to left; Palmer forced Hendricks (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Moses doubled to center; On a bunt Culp made an out
to pitcher; Schofield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Moses to
third]; Smith lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford lined to second; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; T. Conigliaro
struck out; Petrocelli doubled to right; Scott struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Powell for an
error; Powell struck out; Blair walked; B. Robinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson forced Blair (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Alvarado flied out to left; Moses flied out to
center; Culp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks singled to right; Palmer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hendricks to second]; Buford
was hit by a pitch; Belanger flied out to center; Crowley
doubled to right [Hendricks scored, Buford scored]; Powell was
walked intentionally; Blair flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING RF); Schofield
grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to pitcher [Smith
to second (error by Palmer)]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Smith
to third]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; T. Conigliaro flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Johnson made an out to second; Hendricks flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott
doubled; Alvarado lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Palmer struck out; Buford flied out to left;
Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Moses grounded out (shortstop to first); DERRICK
BATTED FOR CULP; Derrick grounded out (second to first);
Schofield singled to center; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: BRETT REPLACED DERRICK (PITCHING); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair homered; B. Robinson singled to
left; Johnson walked [B. Robinson to second]; Hendricks grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski made an out to third; T. Conigliaro
struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.