The Orioles exploded for six runs in the second inning and went on to defeat the Yankees, 11-6. With the bases loaded, two out and all runners moving on a 3-2 count, Paul Blair cleared the sacks with a single for the most productive hit of the stanza. Dick Hall, pitching in relief as the third man on the mound for the Orioles, held the Yankees hitless in the last four frames. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 11, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1971 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  2  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Orioles      1  6  1    2  0  0    1  0  x  -  11 15  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Buford lf             5   3   2   1     1   0   .440
Munson c              4   1   2   1     1   0   .118      Blair cf              4   2   2   3     1   0   .231
Alou rf               5   1   1   2     0   2   .290      F. Robinson rf        5   1   3   2     0   0   .389
Cater 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Powell 1b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .237
Ellis 1b              2   2   1   0     1   0   .444      B. Robinson 3b        5   1   2   1     0   0   .318
Murcer cf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .342      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Hendricks c           5   1   2   1     0   1   .174
  Tepedino ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   1   1   2     2   0   .222
Hansen ss             2   0   1   1     1   0   .143      Cuellar p             2   1   0   0     1   2   .125
  Kenney ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Hall p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Burbach p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     4   5             Totals               38  11  15  10     8   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 30,427
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Orioles 11
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Ellis, Powell
Doubles: Clarke (3), F. Robinson (3), Hendricks (1)
Home Runs: Murcer (2), Alou (3), Buford (2)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Cater (2), F. Robinson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1,by Cuellar)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(1-2)          1.2   4   7   7   3   0   1  12   5.60
Burbach                 2.1   5   3   1   3   2   0  15   3.86
McDaniel                3     4   1   1   1   1   0  13   5.14
Aker                    1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.25
Totals                  8    15  11   9   8   3   1  46

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 4.1   6   6   5   4   3   2  24   3.98
Dukes                   0.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Hall W(2-0)             4     0   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   5   2  40

Passed Balls: Hendricks (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cuellar (1)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (1), Burbach 2 (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
walked; Alou struck out; Cater grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford homered; Blair flied out to right; F.
Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Powell popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis walked; Murcer homered [Ellis scored]; Woods
grounded out (second to first); Hansen popped to shortstop;
Bahnsen grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson walked [B.
Robinson to second]; Hendricks flied out to right [B. Robinson
to third]; Belanger forced Johnson (second to shortstop) [B.
Robinson scored]; Cuellar walked [Belanger to second]; Buford
walked [Belanger to third, Cuellar to second]; Blair singled to
center [Buford scored, Cuellar scored, Belanger scored]; Bahnsen
threw a wild pitch [Blair to second]; F. Robinson doubled to
left [Blair scored]; BURBACH REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Powell
was walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to left [Powell to
third, F. Robinson scored]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (second
to shortstop); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 7.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke doubled to left; Hendricks allowed a passed
ball [Clarke to third]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Clarke scored (unearned)]; Alou struck out (catcher to first);
Cater flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks doubled; Burbach threw a wild pitch
[Hendricks to third]; Belanger singled to center [Hendricks
scored]; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cuellar struck out; Buford popped to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis was hit by a pitch; Murcer singled to right
[Ellis to third]; Woods popped to shortstop; Hansen walked
[Murcer to second]; Burbach struck out; Clarke popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair reached on an error by Ellis; F. Robinson
singled to left [Blair to second]; Powell walked [Blair to
third, F. Robinson to second]; Burbach threw a wild pitch
[Powell to second, F. Robinson to third, Blair scored
(unearned)]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [F. Robinson out at home
(first to catcher), Powell to third]; Hendricks singled to left
[Johnson to second, Powell scored (unearned)]; Belanger walked
[Johnson to third, Hendricks to second]; Cuellar struck out; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; Alou homered [Munson
scored]; Cater flied out to center; Ellis singled to center;
Murcer walked [Ellis to second]; DUKES REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); Woods flied out to right; Hansen singled to right
[Murcer to third, Ellis scored]; WHITE BATTED FOR BURBACH; White
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 5TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Buford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Blair walked; F. Robinson grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Blair out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke singled to left; Munson singled to left
[Clarke to second]; HALL REPLACED DUKES (PITCHING); Alou popped
to second; Cater grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell singled to center; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Johnson forced Powell (third to second); Hendricks
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Powell dropped a foul fly hit by Ellis for an
error; Ellis flied out to center; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR WOODS; Tepedino flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 7TH: TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Belanger
flied out to right; Hall grounded out (third to first); Buford
singled to center; Blair singled to right [Buford to third]; F.
Robinson singled to center [Blair to second, Buford scored];
Powell flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Orioles 11.

YANKEES 8TH: KENNEY BATTED FOR HANSEN; Kenney struck out;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Blefary flied out to right; Clarke
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: AKER REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); KENNEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); B. Robinson popped to shortstop; Johnson
singled to pitcher; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted)
[Johnson to second]; Belanger was walked intentionally; Hall
singled to left [Belanger to second, Johnson to third]; Buford
lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 11.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to right; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 11.