With catcher Elrod Hendricks providing support at bat, Pat Dobson pitched the Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees. Hendricks doubled and scored in the fourth inning and hit a homer with a man on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      17, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Buford lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .353      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .186
White lf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .295      F. Robinson rf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .302
Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Hendricks c           3   2   2   2     1   0   .262
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Cater 1b              3   0   3   1     0   0   .250      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .290
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Dobson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .094
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     0   5             Totals               29   3   6   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 15,528
Left on Base: Yankees 2, Orioles 6
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: White (10), Cater (6), Hendricks (5)
Home Runs: Hendricks (4)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2)
GIDP: Ellis (4), F. Robinson (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(7-5)      7     6   3   3   3   1   1  30   2.76
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.00
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   1   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(4-4)           9     5   1   1   0   5   0  30   3.45
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   5   0  30

Wild Pitches: Stottlemyre (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Clarke was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kenney grounded out
(second to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(second to first); Powell walked; F. Robinson reached on an
error by Clarke [Powell to second, F. Robinson to first];
Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Powell to third, F. Robinson to
second]; Hendricks walked; B. Robinson forced Hendricks (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White doubled to left; Alou flied out to right
[White to third]; Munson struck out; Cater singled to center
[White scored]; Michael flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dobson grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Kenney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford singled to right; Blair popped to second;
Powell singled to center [Buford to third]; F. Robinson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); White flied
out to center; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks doubled; B. Robinson flied out to right
[Hendricks to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hendricks scored]; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cater
doubled to right; Michael flied out to right [Cater to third];
Stottlemyre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
flied out to left; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (catcher to first); Kenney
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); F. Robinson
walked; Hendricks homered [F. Robinson scored]; B. Robinson
flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: White struck out; Alou struck out; Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Dobson singled to
right; Buford singled to right [Dobson to third]; Blair popped
to second; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Cater singled to center; Michael popped to second;
ELLIS BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Ellis grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cater out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: AKER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); F. Robinson flied
out to center; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); B.
Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Clarke flied out to center; Kenney flied out to
left; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 3.