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Sunday May 23, 1971
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Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1971 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Shopay rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .323        Blair pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .238
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Buford lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Rettenmund cf,rf      3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .190
Josephson c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Thomas rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .091        DaVanon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Griffin 2b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .270      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Siebert p             3   1   1   2     0   1   .296      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        F. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
                                                          Dalrymple c           2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
                                                            Motton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                          McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .160
                                                            Hendricks ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   0   .175

Totals               29   2   3   2     3   6             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 40,267
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Rettenmund (2), B. Robinson (3)
Home Runs: Siebert (3)
Stolen Bases: Buford (6)
GIDP: Petrocelli (4), B. Robinson (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(8-0)          8.1   5   1   1   3   2   0  32   1.62
Lyle SV(8)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.20
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(6-3)          7     3   2   2   3   5   1  26   2.81
Hall                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   6   1  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice


RED SOX 1ST: Red Sox Manager Eddie Kasko and coach Eddie
Popowski ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; Aparicio grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; Yastrzemski singled
to second; Petrocelli popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Shopay popped to third in foul territory; Buford
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rettenmund walked; Powell
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Josephson
struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to shortstop; Johnson flied out
to center; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Siebert
struck out; Aparicio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dalrymple struck out; McNally grounded out
(shortstop to first); Shopay grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to
second]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Smith to third, Yastrzemski out at second];
Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford singled to center; Buford stole second;
Rettenmund grounded out (second to first) [Buford to third];
Powell walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Josephson flied out to right; Thomas walked;
Griffin forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Siebert homered
[Griffin scored]; Aparicio flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dalrymple grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli walked; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: McNally struck out; On a bunt Shopay singled; BLAIR
RAN FOR SHOPAY; Buford singled to right [Blair to third];
Rettenmund doubled to left [Buford to third, Blair scored];
Powell reached on a fielder's choice [Buford out at home (first
to third to catcher to third to first)]; B. Robinson flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Josephson popped to shortstop;
Thomas struck out; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Belanger
flied out to center; Dalrymple walked; MOTTON RAN FOR DALRYMPLE;
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Hendricks popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 8TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HALL
REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Siebert flied out to center;
Aparicio struck out; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (second to first); Buford flied
out to left; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson doubled; DAVANON RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; LYLE REPLACED
SIEBERT (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to center [DaVanon to
third]; F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR BELANGER; F. Robinson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.



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