Boog Powell, who had been showing rejuvenation at bat, smashed his 10th and 11th homers, driving in three runs, to lead the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Senators. Jim Palmer became a 10-game winner, but the Senators knocked him out in the ninth inning during a four-run rally that included a homer by Frank Howard with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Washington Senators 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  1  -   7 11  2
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         3   1   1   1     2   0   .282      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Blair cf              5   2   1   0     0   0   .258      Allen 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Powell 1b             4   2   3   3     1   0   .209      Mincher 1b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .298
F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     1   1   .305      Howard lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .306
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   1     0   0   .295      Biittner rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .291      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Belanger ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .296      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Hendricks c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .261        Maddox ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .186
Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Cullen ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billings ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .235
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harrah ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .260

Totals               35   7  11   7     4   4             Totals               34   5   9   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,867
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Senators 5
DP: Orioles 2, Senators 0
Errors: Blair, Palmer, Biittner
Doubles: Johnson (14)
Triples: Blair (2)
Home Runs: Powell 2 (11), Howard (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (7)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (4)
GIDP: Allen (1), Mincher (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-3)          8.2   8   5   4   3   2   1  35   2.63
Watt                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.76
Richert SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.21
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   2   1  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(5-9)           8    10   6   6   2   4   2  36   4.45
Pina                    1     1   1   1   2   0   0   5   3.21
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   4   2  41

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Blair forced Rettenmund
(shortstop to second); Powell homered [Blair scored]; F.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson flied out to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser walked; Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; Mincher singled to
center; Howard singled to right [Mincher to second]; Biittner
singled to left [Howard to second, Mincher scored]; Casanova
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson popped to first; Belanger flied out to
left; Hendricks singled to center; Palmer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Randle popped to third; Cullen flied out to left;
Bosman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (third to first); Powell singled to right; F.
Robinson forced Powell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
walked; Mincher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Belanger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard lined to second; Biittner popped to
pitcher; Casanova grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks flied out to right; Palmer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rettenmund lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Randle struck out; Cullen was called out on
strikes; Bosman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair tripled to left; Powell popped to second; F.
Robinson was walked intentionally; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Blair scored]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Unser singled to left; Allen flied out to left;
Mincher flied out to center; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to shortstop; Hendricks forced
Belanger (first to shortstop); Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hendricks to second]; Rettenmund singled to
left [Hendricks scored]; Blair flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Biittner made an out to second; Casanova flied out
to right; Randle singled to left; Randle was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Palmer [Randle to third]; Jim
Palmer called for obstruction during the rundown; Cullen
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Senators
1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell homered; F. Robinson was called out on
strikes; B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson doubled to
left; Belanger singled to right [Johnson scored]; Hendricks
singled to second [Belanger to second]; Palmer struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: MCCRAW BATTED FOR BOSMAN; McCraw grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (first unassisted);
Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: PINA REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Rettenmund walked;
Blair flied out to center; Powell walked [Rettenmund to second];
F. Robinson singled to right [Rettenmund scored, Powell out at
home (right to second to catcher), F. Robinson to third (error
by Biittner)]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Senators 1.

SENATORS 9TH: Mincher singled to right; Howard homered [Mincher
scored]; Biittner popped to first in foul territory; Casanova
flied out to center; MADDOX BATTED FOR RANDLE; Maddox walked;
BILLINGS BATTED FOR CULLEN; Billings singled to center [Maddox
scored (error by Blair), Billings to second]; HARRAH BATTED FOR
PINA; WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Harrah singled to right
[Billings scored (unearned)]; RICHERT REPLACED WATT (PITCHING);
Unser popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Senators 5.