Frank Robinson, playing first base in place of the injured Boog Powell, had a perfect night at bat with a homer and three singles as the Orioles defeated the Senators, 4-0. Pat Dobson posted the shutout on a four-hitter. Robinson singled and scored in the fourth inning, set up another run with a single in the fifth and capped his night with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Orioles      0  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .252
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      F. Robinson 1b        4   2   4   1     0   0   .306
Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Rettenmund rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Allen 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Belanger ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .289
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .247      DaVanon 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .086      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .149
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     3   5             Totals               33   4   9   3     1   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 10,685
Left on Base: Senators 8, Orioles 7
DP: Senators 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Mincher, Randle, B. Robinson
Home Runs: F. Robinson (12)
Stolen Bases: Unser (6)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (3), Belanger (4)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(6-10)          6     7   3   2   1   2   0  28   4.15
Grzenda                 2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   1.45
Totals                  8     9   4   3   1   3   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(9-4)           9     4   0   0   3   5   0  35   3.15
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   5   0  35

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to right; Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Unser to second]; Mincher struck out; Howard
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Blair struck out; F. Robinson
singled to center; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Biittner popped to shortstop; Billings flied out
to right; Allen walked; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out
to right; Belanger singled to left; DaVanon grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Bosman grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
singled to second; Unser stole second; Harrah popped to first in
foul territory; Mincher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
grounded out (second to first); Blair grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard flied out to right; Biittner was called out
on strikes; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson singled to center; Rettenmund singled
to right [F. Robinson to second]; Hendricks flied out to right
[F. Robinson to third]; B. Robinson singled to right [F.
Robinson scored, Rettenmund to third]; Belanger reached on an
error by Mincher on a sacrifice bunt [Rettenmund scored, B.
Robinson to second, Belanger to first]; DaVanon flied out to
center; Dobson forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Allen grounded out (second to first); Randle
walked; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Randle to second]; Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford flied out to center; Blair singled to left;
F. Robinson singled to center [Blair to second]; Rettenmund
reached on a fielder's choice [Blair scored (error by Randle)
(unearned) (no RBI), F. Robinson to third, Rettenmund to
second]; Hendricks was walked intentionally; B. Robinson forced
F. Robinson (third to catcher) [Rettenmund to third, Hendricks
to second, B. Robinson to first]; Belanger forced Hendricks
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0,
Orioles 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Mincher
walked; Howard was called out on strikes; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: DaVanon grounded out (shortstop to first); Dobson
popped to second; Buford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Billings singled to center; Allen singled to left
[Billings to second]; Randle grounded out (third to first)
[Billings to third, Allen to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR BOSMAN;
McCraw struck out; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: GRZENDA REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Blair struck
out; F. Robinson homered; Rettenmund flied out to center;
Hendricks lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Orioles 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Harrah struck out; Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger singled to right; Belanger was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); DaVanon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Billings
reached on an error by B. Robinson [Billings to first]; Allen
popped to second; Randle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 4.