Saturday June 19, 1971
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Felipe Alou knocked in two runs with a triple in the 11th inning to bring the Yankees a 6-4 victory over the Orioles. With one out, Horace Clarke singled and Jerry Kenney sacrificed. The Orioles then passed Bobby Murcer intentionally in order to pitch to Alou, who upset the applecart with his triple. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 19, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 14 1 Orioles 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 5 3 2 0 1 0 .254 Buford lf 3 2 1 0 3 1 .316 Kenney 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .237 Belanger ss 6 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Murcer cf 5 1 2 0 1 2 .352 Rettenmund rf,cf 6 0 3 2 0 0 .279 Alou lf 5 1 1 3 0 0 .242 F. Robinson 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .307 Cater 1b 5 0 2 0 1 0 .258 Powell 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Lyttle rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .185 Blair cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .249 Gibbs c 3 1 2 0 2 0 .191 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Michael ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .243 B. Robinson 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .303 Kekich p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Johnson 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .300 McDaniel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Munson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Hendricks ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .213 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waslewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 42 6 14 6 6 5 Totals 41 4 11 4 6 6 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 26,175 Left on Base: Yankees 11, Orioles 11 DP: Yankees 4, Orioles 2 Errors: Kenney Doubles: Lyttle (3), Johnson (12) Triples: Kenney (3), Alou (3) Stolen Bases: Clarke (9), F. Robinson (3), Buford (9) Caught Stealing: Lyttle (1), Gibbs (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kenney (2) Sacrifice Flies: Alou (2), Johnson (3) GIDP: Belanger (3), Etchebarren (3), Blair (3), Crowley (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich 4.1 6 3 2 3 3 0 22 5.40 McDaniel 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 6.27 Aker W(3-2) 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 10 2.17 Waslewski SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.38 Totals 11 11 4 3 6 6 0 48 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 8.1 12 4 4 4 2 0 38 2.53 Richert 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.86 Watt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.03 Hall L(3-4) 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 10 5.17 Totals 11 14 6 6 6 5 0 50 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Kenney singled to right; Murcer singled to center [Kenney to second]; Alou flied out to left; Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Buford out at second]; Rettenmund singled to third; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Lyttle doubled; Gibbs grounded out (second to first) [Lyttle to third]; Michael reached on a fielder's choice [Lyttle out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Kekich forced Michael (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Blair reached on an error by Kenney [Blair to second]; B. Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Blair to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Blair scored (unearned)]; Etchebarren grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 3RD: Clarke walked; Clarke stole second; Kenney walked; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Clarke to third, Kenney to second]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; Cater walked; Lyttle forced Cater (second to shortstop); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer was called out on strikes; Buford grounded out (third to first); Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs singled to center; Michael singled to left [Gibbs to third]; Kekich singled to right [Gibbs scored, Michael to third]; Clarke lined into a double play (second to first) [Kekich out at first]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); F. Robinson singled to center; F. Robinson stole second; Blair struck out; B. Robinson singled to left [F. Robinson scored]; Johnson singled to left [B. Robinson to second]; Etchebarren flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 2. YANKEES 5TH: Murcer singled to center; Alou forced Murcer (shortstop to second) [Alou to first]; Cater singled to right [Alou to third]; Lyttle forced Cater (shortstop to second) [Alou scored, Lyttle to first]; Lyttle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer struck out; Buford walked; Belanger singled to left [Buford to second]; Rettenmund singled to center [Buford scored, Belanger to second]; F. Robinson walked [Belanger to third, Rettenmund to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [F. Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 6TH: POWELL REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Gibbs singled to right; Michael flied out to left; McDaniel struck out while Gibbs was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson popped to second; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 7TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Palmer struck out; Buford walked; Buford stole second; Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 8TH: Alou flied out to center; Cater singled to right; Lyttle grounded out (third to first) [Cater to second]; Gibbs was walked intentionally; Michael popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Powell grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Blair singled; B. Robinson flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Blair to third]; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 9TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MUNSON BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Munson grounded out (third to first); Clarke singled; Kenney tripled to left [Clarke scored]; RICHERT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Murcer struck out; WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Alou flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: AKER REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR WATT; Crowley grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford singled to center; Belanger grounded out (third to first) [Buford to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [Buford scored, Rettenmund to second (on throw)]; Powell was walked intentionally; Blair forced Powell (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 4. YANKEES 10TH: RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HALL REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cater flied out to right; Lyttle struck out; Gibbs walked; Michael popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 10TH: B. Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Johnson doubled to left; Hendricks was walked intentionally; Crowley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 4. YANKEES 11TH: BAKER BATTED FOR AKER; Baker struck out; Clarke singled to center; Kenney out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Clarke to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Alou tripled to right [Clarke scored, Murcer scored]; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 11TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Buford struck out; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 4.

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