Pat Dobson, who was obtained from the Padres during the winter, gained his first victory in an Orioles' uniform, pitching the route to defeat the Yankees, 6-1. The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run outburst in the sixth inning. Davey Johnson doubled to score Don Buford with the go-ahead tally. After an intentional pass to Boog Powell, Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson drove in additional runs with singles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  3    1  1  x  -   6  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Buford lf             3   3   1   1     1   0   .450
Gibbs c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .370
Alou lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Powell 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .313      F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blair cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Blefary rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   2   1     0   0   .353
Kenney 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Michael ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .179
Kline p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   1             Totals               30   6   8   6     4   0

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  7,465
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 6
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Johnson (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (1), Buford (1)
Stolen Bases: Buford (2)
Caught Stealing: Michael (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Tepedino (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(1-1)            7     7   5   5   3   0   1  31   2.81
Waslewski               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   0   1  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-0)           9     4   1   1   2   1   1  32   2.12
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   1   1  32

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Gibbs popped to
shortstop; Alou singled to left; Murcer forced Alou (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford homered; Johnson flied out to center; Powell
flied out to left; F. Robinson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (second to first); Blefary flied
out to left; Kenney flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; On a bunt Kline struck out; Michael
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to third; Dobson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Belanger to second]; Buford
grounded out (second to first) [Belanger to third]; Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Murcer homered; Cater reached on an error
by Johnson; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell lined to right; F. Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney flied out to left; Michael flied out to
center; Kline singled to center; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs lined to center; Alou popped to shortstop;
Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
walked; Johnson doubled to left [Buford scored]; Powell was
walked intentionally; F. Robinson singled to center [Powell to
second, Johnson scored]; Blair forced F. Robinson (shortstop to
second) [Powell to third]; B. Robinson singled to center [Blair
to third, Powell scored]; Hendricks grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); Blefary
popped to second; Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Dobson
walked; Buford forced Dobson (first to shortstop); Buford stole
second; Johnson singled to right [Buford scored, Johnson to
second (on throw)]; Powell singled to first [Johnson to third];
F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael singled to center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR
KLINE; Tepedino grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Michael out at second]; Clarke grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Blair
walked; B. Robinson singled to left [Blair to second]; Hendricks
forced B. Robinson (first to shortstop) [Blair to third];
Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blair scored]; Dobson
forced Hendricks (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Alou walked;
Murcer flied out to left; Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 6.