Dave McNally's mastery of the Senators continued when the Orioles' southpaw racked up a 6-1 victory to beat the capital city club for the 11th straight time since September 12, 1968. Don Buford started the Orioles on the road to triumph with a leadoff homer in the first inning. Brooks Robinson, who had two singles and a sacrifice fly, drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      2  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   6 12  0
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .322      Unser rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .277
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
DaVanon ss            4   0   2   1     1   1   .400        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Howard lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Powell 1b             2   2   0   0     3   0   .207      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
F. Robinson rf        4   0   2   0     1   0   .309      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Rettenmund cf,lf      4   1   2   0     1   0   .287      Mincher 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .299
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   3     0   0   .298      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .287      Cullen ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Etchebarren c         4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .133        Janeski p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .214
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harrah ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .259

Totals               32   6  12   5     8   5             Totals               28   1   4   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  5,765
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Senators 5
DP: Orioles 2, Senators 3
Doubles: Rettenmund (4), Buford (6)
Home Runs: Buford (11)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McNally (8), Unser (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (5)
GIDP: Powell (6), B. Robinson (7), Rettenmund (6), Howard (16), Cullen (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(12-4)         9     4   1   1   4   3   0  33   3.07
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   0  33

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(1-1)            2.1   3   3   3   4   2   1  14   2.76
Janeski                 2     3   2   2   3   0   0  11   4.90
Pina                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
Riddleberger            3     5   1   1   1   3   0  13   4.67
Grzenda                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.73
Totals                  9    12   6   6   8   5   1  42

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford homered; DaVanon was called out on strikes;
Powell walked; F. Robinson walked [Powell to second]; Rettenmund
flied out to right; B. Robinson singled [F. Robinson to third,
Powell scored]; Johnson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Howard walked; Billings singled
to center [Howard to second]; Maddox forced Billings (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
McNally was called out on strikes; Buford grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Mincher grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (third to first); Cullen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DaVanon grounded out (third to first); Powell
walked; F. Robinson singled to left [Powell to second];
Rettenmund walked [Powell to third, F. Robinson to second];
JANESKI REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); B. Robinson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [F. Robinson to third, Powell scored]; Johnson
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Senators
0.

SENATORS 3RD: Janeski walked; Unser out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Janeski to second]; Nelson singled to center
[Janeski scored]; Howard grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Nelson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Etchebarren singled to left; McNally out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Etchebarren to second];
Buford walked; DaVanon walked [Etchebarren to third, Buford to
second]; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [DaVanon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; Mincher walked; Randle popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Senators 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson flied out to right; Rettenmund doubled;
B. Robinson singled to left [Rettenmund scored]; Johnson walked
[B. Robinson to second]; PINA REPLACED JANESKI (PITCHING);
Etchebarren forced Johnson (second unassisted) [B. Robinson to
third]; Etchebarren was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to second) [B. Robinson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen grounded out (pitcher to first); BIITTNER
BATTED FOR PINA; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Unser
singled to center; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); McNally
struck out; Buford doubled; DaVanon singled to right [Buford out
at home (right to catcher), DaVanon to second (on throw)];
Powell walked; F. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard struck out; Billings flied out to right;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund singled to left; B. Robinson grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Rettenmund out at second];
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Mincher singled to center; On a bunt Randle popped
to catcher in foul territory; Cullen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mincher out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren singled to shortstop; On a bunt McNally
struck out; Buford grounded out (catcher to first) [Etchebarren
to second]; DaVanon singled to left [Etchebarren scored]; Powell
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING CF); BELANGER
REPLACED DAVANON (PLAYING SS); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); HARRAH BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Harrah struck out;
Unser walked; Nelson flied out to right; Howard grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: HARRAH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GRZENDA
REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); F. Robinson singled to left;
Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [F. Robinson out at second]; B. Robinson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 9TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 1.