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Sunday June 20, 1971
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The Orioles scored five runs in the first inning, featuring a theft of home by Davey Johnson, and went on to defeat the Yankees, 10-4. Two walks, a single by Merv Rettenmund and an error accounted for the first two tallies.

After Johnson walked, Mark Belanger hit a two-run single. Johnson took third on the hit and then scored on the front end of a double steal with Belanger. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 20, 1971 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  6  3
Orioles      5  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  x  -  10  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .258      Buford lf             3   2   1   2     2   0   .316
Munson c              4   1   3   2     0   0   .257      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .249
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .346      B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   2     1   0   .306
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .178
Cater 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Rettenmund rf         4   2   1   1     0   0   .278
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Hendricks c           4   2   1   0     0   0   .260
Walton lf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .192      Johnson 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .300
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Belanger ss           3   1   2   2     1   0   .286
Kline p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .212      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .167
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   6   4     0   5             Totals               32  10   9   8     7   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 31,359
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Ellis 2, Michael, B. Robinson, Hendricks
Doubles: Clarke (11), Munson 2 (6), Buford (5)
Home Runs: Clarke (2), Munson (3), Walton (3)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (5)
GIDP: Rettenmund (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(5-6)            6.2   7   8   4   5   1   0  30   3.16
Jones                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.09
Waslewski               1     2   2   0   2   1   0   8   3.26
Totals                  8     9  10   4   7   3   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(11-4)         7     5   4   4   0   3   3  26   3.23
Watt SV(5)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.76
Totals                  9     6   4   4   0   5   3  34

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendricks dropped a foul
fly hit by Murcer for an error; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair flied out to right; B.
Robinson walked [Buford to second]; Powell flied out to left;
Rettenmund singled to right [Buford scored, B. Robinson to
third]; Hendricks reached on an error by Ellis [B. Robinson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rettenmund to third, Hendricks to
first]; Johnson walked [Hendricks to second]; Belanger singled
to left [Rettenmund scored (unearned), Hendricks scored
(unearned), Johnson to third]; Johnson stole home; Belanger was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 5
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Cater struck out; Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 2ND: McNally popped to second; Buford flied out to
right; Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Walton struck out; Michael flied out to right;
Kline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: B. Robinson singled to left; Powell flied out to
left; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke homered; Munson homered; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); Alou flied out to center; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Walton flied
out to right; Michael popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: McNally struck out; Buford flied out to left; Blair
singled to left; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Kline lined to shortstop; Clarke doubled; Munson
doubled [Clarke scored]; Murcer flied out to center; Alou popped
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
grounded out (third to first); Hendricks grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater flied out to right; Ellis popped to second;
Walton homered; Michael flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Belanger singled to
center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Crowley walked [Belanger to
second]; Buford doubled to right [Belanger scored, Crowley to
third]; Blair was walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to
right [Crowley scored, Buford scored, Blair out at home (right
to catcher), B. Robinson to second (on throw to home)]; JONES
REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Powell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 8.

YANKEES 8TH: WATT REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); LYTTLE BATTED FOR
JONES; Lyttle flied out to center; Clarke flied out to center;
Munson doubled to left; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Rettenmund
reached on an error by Michael [Rettenmund to first]; Hendricks
singled to right [Rettenmund to third]; Ellis dropped a foul fly
hit by Johnson for an error; Johnson singled [Rettenmund scored
(unearned), Hendricks to second]; Belanger walked [Hendricks to
third, Johnson to second]; Watt popped to second; Buford walked
[Hendricks scored (unearned), Johnson to third, Belanger to
second]; Blair struck out; B. Robinson flied out to right; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater
struck out; Ellis reached on an error by B. Robinson [Ellis to
first]; Walton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 10.



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