A wild pitch by Pete Richert in the 11th inning allowed Tony Conigliaro to score and gave the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Orioles, who blew an early six-run lead. After Davey Johnson homered in the second, the Orioles scored five times on two hits, three walks, a hit batsman and an error in the fourth. The Red Sox began their comeback with a homer by George Scott in their half of the fourth and eventually went ahead, 7-6, when Billy Conigliaro hit for the circuit with two men on base in the seventh.

A two-run homer by Elrod Hendricks put the Orioles back on top in eighth, but the Red Sox retaliated with the tying run on a single by Joe Lahoud, a sacrifice, an infield out and a single by Carl Yastrzemski. In the 11th, Tony Conigliaro was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a double by Rico Petrocelli. An intentional pass to Scott loaded the bases. Richert then uncorked his wild pitch with Billy Conigliaro at bat. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 8
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  1  0    5  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   8 12  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  3    3  1  0    0  1  -   9 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   0   1   1     1   0   .280      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .249
Blair cf              3   1   1   0     3   0   .261      Thomas lf             5   0   0   0     1   1   .345
Powell 1b             5   1   0   1     1   0   .299      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   1     1   0   .321
F. Robinson rf        4   1   3   1     1   0   .311      T. Conigliaro rf      5   3   2   0     0   0   .269
B. Robinson 3b        5   0   1   2     1   0   .280      Petrocelli ss         4   2   2   0     2   0   .261
Johnson 2b            6   2   3   1     0   1   .294      Scott 3b              5   1   1   1     1   2   .290
Hendricks c           4   2   1   2     1   1   .244      B. Conigliaro cf      5   2   1   4     0   0   .292
Belanger ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .193      Satriano c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .314        Montgomery ph,c     4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .103
McNally p             4   1   1   0     0   1   .141        Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .251
  Salmon ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Wagner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lahoud ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   8  12   8     8   4             Totals               41   9  11   8     6   6

Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 24,580
Left on Base: Orioles 14, Red Sox 11
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: B. Robinson, Belanger, Satriano
Doubles: McNally (6), Andrews (22), Yastrzemski (26), Petrocelli 2 (26)
Home Runs: Johnson (10), Hendricks (12), Scott (13), B. Conigliaro (16)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (11)
Caught Stealing: B. Conigliaro (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Buford (4), Andrews (3)
GIDP: Blair (7)
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson (7,by Siebert), Hendricks (4,by Siebert), Kennedy (1,by McNally), T. Conigliaro (7,by Richert)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 6.1   7   6   4   3   3   1  32   3.40
Watt                    1.2   3   2   2   0   2   1   8   3.04
Leonhard                2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   5.47
Richert L(5-2)          0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.30
Totals                 10.1  11   9   7   6   6   2  51

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 3.2   2   6   1   5   1   1  21   3.69
Jarvis                  1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.45
Romo                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.34
Wagner                  2     4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.09
Lyle W(1-6)             3     3   0   0   0   1   0  11   4.06
Totals                 11    12   8   3   8   4   2  55

Hit by Pitch: McNally (7), Richert (1), Siebert 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: McNally (6), Richert (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford lined to second; Blair walked; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted) [Blair to second]; F. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews doubled to left; Thomas struck out;
Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro flied out to left; Petrocelli
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson lined to left; Johnson homered;
Hendricks walked; Belanger struck out; McNally forced Hendricks
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to center; B. Conigliaro reached on
an error by Belanger [B. Conigliaro to second]; Satriano
grounded out (first unassisted) [B. Conigliaro to third];
Siebert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
walked; Powell flied out to right; F. Robinson was hit by a
pitch [Blair to second]; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski doubled to left; T.
Conigliaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Hendricks was hit by a
pitch [Johnson to second]; Belanger flied out to left; McNally
reached on an error by Satriano [Johnson to third, Hendricks to
second, McNally to first]; Buford hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Johnson scored (unearned), Hendricks to third]; Blair walked
[McNally to second]; Powell walked [Hendricks scored (unearned),
McNally to third, Blair to second]; JARVIS REPLACED SIEBERT
(PITCHING); F. Robinson walked [McNally scored (unearned), Blair
to third, Powell to second]; B. Robinson singled to center
[Blair scored (unearned), Powell scored (unearned), F. Robinson
to third]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 5 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott
homered; B. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); MONTGOMERY
BATTED FOR SATRIANO; Montgomery was called out on strikes;
Debut game for Bob Montgomery; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: MONTGOMERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hendricks
popped to third in foul territory; Belanger singled to
shortstop; Belanger stole second; McNally was called out on
strikes; Buford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: FANZONE BATTED FOR JARVIS; Fanzone grounded out
(third to first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); Thomas
walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: ROMO REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Blair flied out
to right; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); F. Robinson
singled to left; B. Robinson walked [F. Robinson to second];
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: T. Conigliaro singled to center; Petrocelli walked
[T. Conigliaro to second]; Scott flied out to center [T.
Conigliaro to third]; B. Conigliaro reached on an error by B.
Robinson [T. Conigliaro scored (RBI), Petrocelli to second, B.
Conigliaro to first]; Montgomery singled to right [Petrocelli to
third, B. Conigliaro to second]; KENNEDY BATTED FOR ROMO;
Kennedy was hit by a pitch [Petrocelli scored (unearned), B.
Conigliaro to third, Montgomery to second]; Andrews hit a
sacrifice fly to center [B. Conigliaro scored (unearned)];
McNally threw a wild pitch [Montgomery to third, Kennedy to
second]; Thomas popped to second; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop
to first); McNally doubled to center; Buford walked; On a bunt
Blair singled [McNally to third, Buford to second]; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); T.
Conigliaro singled to left; Petrocelli doubled to center [T.
Conigliaro to third]; WATT REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Scott
struck out; B. Conigliaro homered [T. Conigliaro scored,
Petrocelli scored]; Montgomery was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: F. Robinson singled to center; B. Robinson popped
to third in foul territory; Johnson flied out to right;
Hendricks homered [F. Robinson scored]; Belanger flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR WAGNER; Lahoud singled to right;
Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lahoud to
second]; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Lahoud to
third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Lahoud scored]; T.
Conigliaro forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: LYLE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); MOTTON BATTED FOR
WATT; Motton flied out to center; Buford singled; Blair grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: LEONHARD REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Petrocelli
walked; Scott struck out; B. Conigliaro forced Petrocelli
(shortstop to second) [B. Conigliaro to first]; B. Conigliaro
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
8, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 10TH: Powell popped to third in foul territory; F.
Robinson singled to center; B. Robinson flied out to center;
Johnson singled to center [F. Robinson to second]; Hendricks
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 10TH: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Lyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews walked; Thomas forced
Andrews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 11TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BELANGER; Rettenmund flied
out to right; SALMON BATTED FOR LEONHARD; Salmon grounded out
(third to first); Buford lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 11TH: RICHERT REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); SALMON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski flied out to right; T.
Conigliaro was hit by a pitch; Petrocelli doubled to left [T.
Conigliaro to third]; Scott was walked intentionally; Richert
threw a wild pitch [T. Conigliaro scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 8, Red Sox 9.