Led by Dave Nelson and Don Mincher, who had three hits apiece, the Senators won the first game of a doubleheader, 8-6, but the Orioles came back to gain a 2-0 victory in the second game behind the pitching of Grant Jackson and Tom Dukes. Mike Cuellar, seeking to extend his nine-game winning streak, started the opener for the Orioles and was chased in the fourth inning when the Senators scored three runs to tie the game at 4-4. Two counted on a homer by Mincher. The Senators then pulled out to an 8-4 lead, but had to use four pitchers in the ninth to put down an Orioles' rally.

Grant Jackson, starting for only the first time this season, pitched 6 2/3 innings in the nightcap before needing help from Dukes. Merv Rettenmund rapped a homer for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  0
Senators     0  1  0    3  1  1    2  0  x  -   8 15  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   2   3     0   1   .318      Unser rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Blair cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .264      Nelson 3b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .300
Powell 1b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .199      Howard lf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .304
  DaVanon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        McCraw lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
B. Robinson 3b        2   0   0   0     3   0   .305      Billings c            5   1   1   1     0   0   .225
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Mincher 1b            4   2   3   2     0   0   .290
  Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Maddox cf             2   2   2   0     2   0   .191
  F. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Randle 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Allen ph,2b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .271
  Rettenmund ph,rf    1   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Cullen ss             4   1   2   2     0   0   .174
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Janeski p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Salmon 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .160        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .059        Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .088
  Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Lindblad p          3   0   1   1     0   1   .200
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Motton ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .111        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               35   6   9   5     6   7             Totals               37   8  15   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Senators 8
DP: Orioles 2, Senators 1
Doubles: Belanger (11), Lindblad (1), Mincher (11), Howard (14)
Triples: Nelson (1)
Home Runs: Buford (10), Mincher (5)
Stolen Bases: Blair (9), Powell (1), Nelson (2), Cullen (1)
GIDP: Hendricks (5), Howard (15), Randle (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 3.2   8   4   4   1   0   1  18   2.96
Boswell L(1-1)          0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   8.53
Hall                    2     6   3   3   1   0   0  13   6.11
Richert                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.29
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   2   1  40

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Janeski                 1.1   6   4   3   3   2   1  13   4.76
Grzenda                 0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.80
Lindblad W(3-1)         6.1   1   2   2   3   3   0  22   2.74
Pina                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Riddleberger            0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.83
Cox SV(3)               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.71
Totals                  9     9   6   5   6   7   1  41

Passed Balls: Hendricks (7), Billings (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Napp


ORIOLES 1ST: On a bunt Buford singled to third; Blair was called
out on strikes; Powell walked [Buford to second]; B. Robinson
walked [Buford to third, Powell to second]; Hendricks forced
Buford (first to catcher) [B. Robinson to second, Powell to
third]; Crowley forced Hendricks (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Nelson singled to pitcher; Howard grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger doubled to left; Salmon singled to
shortstop [Belanger stayed at second]; Cuellar was called out on
strikes; Buford homered [Belanger scored, Salmon scored]; Blair
singled to shortstop; Powell singled to right [Blair to second];
Blair stole third and Powell stole second; B. Robinson walked;
GRZENDA REPLACED JANESKI (PITCHING); Billings allowed a passed
ball [B. Robinson to second, Powell to third, Blair scored
(unearned)]; Hendricks struck out; Crowley struck out; 4 R (3
ER), 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Mincher
grounded out (second to first); Maddox walked; Randle singled to
left [Maddox to second]; Cullen singled to left [Randle to
second, Maddox scored]; FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Fernandez
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: LINDBLAD REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Salmon lined to shortstop;
Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Nelson
flied out to left; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford flied out to left; Blair flied out to
center; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Billings singled to third; Mincher homered
[Billings scored]; Maddox singled to left; Randle grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Cullen singled to left; Lindblad doubled [Cullen
scored]; BOSWELL REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Unser grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson walked; Hendricks grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [B. Robinson out at second];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 5TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nelson
singled to third; Nelson stole second; Hendricks allowed a
passed ball [Nelson to third]; Howard walked; HALL REPLACED
BOSWELL (PITCHING); Billings forced Howard (first to shortstop)
[Nelson scored]; Mincher doubled to left [Billings to third];
Maddox was walked intentionally; ALLEN BATTED FOR RANDLE; Allen
popped to third; Cullen popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Belanger flied
out to center; Salmon flied out to right; Hall flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 5.

SENATORS 6TH: Lindblad flied out to left; On a bunt Unser made
an out to first; Nelson tripled to center; Howard doubled to
center [Nelson scored]; Billings grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford struck out; Blair popped to shortstop;
Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Senators 6.

SENATORS 7TH: Mincher singled to center; Maddox singled to left
[Mincher to second]; Allen singled to right [Maddox to third,
Mincher scored]; RICHERT REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Cullen forced
Allen (third to second) [Maddox scored]; Cullen stole second; On
a bunt Lindblad struck out; Unser struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; ETCHEBARREN BATTED
FOR HENDRICKS; Etchebarren grounded out (catcher to first);
Rettenmund walked; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 8.

SENATORS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Nelson
flied out to center; Howard flied out to left; Billings flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCCRAW REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Salmon singled
to left; MOTTON BATTED FOR RICHERT; Motton walked [Salmon to
second]; Buford popped to first; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Blair singled to center [Motton to second, Salmon to
third]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Powell singled to
left [Blair to second, Motton scored, Salmon scored]; DAVANON
RAN FOR POWELL; COX REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); B.
Robinson flied out to right; F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN;
F. Robinson forced DaVanon (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 8.