After rallying to tie the game in the ninth inning, the Yankees scored two runs in the 10th and defeated the Orioles, 5-3. Dave McNally, who started for the Orioles, was lifted in the ninth after Danny Cater and John Ellis singled. Pete Richert passed Bobby Murcer to load the bases and the Yankees' tying run then scored on a forceout by Ron Woods.

In the 10th, Horace Clarke walked before Richert gave way to Eddie Watt. After a wild pitch and an infield out, Clarke scored on an infield hit by Felipe Alou, who then stole second and counted an insurance run on a single by Cater. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    2  -   5 10  0
Orioles      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Belanger ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .212
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Blair cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Alou rf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .308      Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .229
Cater 3b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .293      F. Robinson rf        4   0   2   0     1   1   .355
Ellis 1b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .429      Rettenmund lf         5   0   2   2     0   1   .250
Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .314      B. Robinson 3b        5   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Woods lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .182      Johnson 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Hansen ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Etchebarren c         4   0   2   0     0   1   .214
Kekich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNally p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .200
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gibbs ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Peterson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               38   5  10   5     3   3             Totals               39   3  11   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  6,555
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 10
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Cater (2), Murcer (4), Belanger (1), F. Robinson (2)
Home Runs: Ellis (1)
Stolen Bases: Alou (2)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (2)
Sacrifice Hits: McNally (1)
GIDP: Ellis (1), B. Robinson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  5.2  11   3   3   3   3   0  30   4.91
Aker                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.00
Waslewski               2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.80
Peterson W(2-0)         2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.94
Totals                 10    11   3   3   3   6   0  43

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 8     8   3   3   1   2   1  32   2.77
Richert L(0-2)          1     0   1   1   2   1   0   5   5.40
Watt                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                 10    10   5   5   3   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Watt (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to third; Munson struck out; Alou
singled to right; Alou was picked off first (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Blair singled to left;
Powell struck out; F. Robinson walked [Blair to second];
Rettenmund singled to left [F. Robinson to second, Blair
scored]; B. Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater doubled; Ellis homered [Cater scored]; Murcer
doubled; Woods flied out to right [Murcer to third]; Hansen
reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer out at home (third to
catcher)]; Kekich forced Hansen (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Etchebarren struck out;
McNally walked [Johnson to second]; Belanger forced McNally
(pitcher to shortstop) [Johnson to third]; Blair grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to left; Munson lined to right; Alou
singled to left [Clarke to second]; Cater grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alou to second, Clarke to third]; Ellis flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell walked; F. Robinson singled to left [Powell
to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [F. Robinson to second,
Powell scored]; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third
to second) [F. Robinson out at third, Rettenmund out at second];
Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Woods popped
to third in foul territory; Hansen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Etchebarren singled to center; On a bunt McNally
made an out to first; Etchebarren was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Belanger doubled to left; Blair singled to
center [Belanger scored]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Kekich flied out to right; Clarke grounded out
(third to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson doubled to left; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson struck out; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou flied out to center; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis walked; Murcer lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren singled to center; McNally reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Etchebarren to second]; On
a bunt Belanger singled to third [McNally to second, Etchebarren
to third]; Blair forced Etchebarren (pitcher to catcher)
[Belanger to second, McNally to third]; Powell lined to first;
AKER REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); F. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Hansen
grounded out (third to first); BLEFARY BATTED FOR AKER; Blefary
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Rettenmund
struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); McNally
struck out; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Cater singled to left; Ellis singled to center
[Cater to third]; RICHERT REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Murcer
walked [Ellis to second]; Woods forced Murcer (shortstop to
second) [Ellis to third, Cater scored]; Hansen struck out; GIBBS
BATTED FOR WASLEWSKI; Gibbs forced Woods (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: PETERSON REPLACED GIBBS (PITCHING); Blair flied out
to left; Powell popped to shortstop; F. Robinson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 10TH: Clarke walked; WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING);
Watt threw a wild pitch [Clarke to second]; Munson grounded out
(second to first) [Clarke to third]; Alou singled to pitcher
[Clarke scored]; Alou stole second; Cater singled [Alou scored];
Ellis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cater out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 10TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); B.
Robinson flied out to right; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 3.