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Brooks Robinson smashed a three-run homer in the fifth inning for the 2,500th hit of his major league career to mark the Orioles' 7-3 victory over the Senators. Merv Rettenmund also homered with two aboard in the first inning. Mike Cuellar, showing no effects of a neck strain suffered in an auto accident July 5, posted his 11th straight victory. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 7, Washington Senators 3Game Played on Thursday, July 8, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumSenators 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 6 0 Orioles 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 7 11 1 Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Buford lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .311 Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Blair cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .252 Howard lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .292 F. Robinson 1b 4 1 2 3 0 2 .310 Billings c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Rettenmund rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .302 Mincher 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 .283 Hendricks c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .265 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .163 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .285 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Belanger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Randle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 DaVanon 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cuellar p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .063 Biittner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Pina p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Casanova ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cullen ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Totals 31 3 6 2 4 5 Totals 34 7 11 7 2 8 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 8,093 Left on Base: Senators 7, Orioles 5 DP: Senators 1, Orioles 0 Errors: F. Robinson Doubles: Mincher (13), B. Robinson (8) Home Runs: Rettenmund (6), F. Robinson (13) Caught Stealing: Nelson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (3) Sacrifice Flies: Howard (3) GIDP: DaVanon (3) Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brown L(2-2) 0.1 3 4 4 2 1 1 6 4.99 Pina 4.2 6 3 3 0 4 1 19 3.55 Lindblad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.62 Riddleberger 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 4.64 Totals 8 11 7 7 2 8 2 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar W(13-1) 9 6 3 2 4 5 0 37 2.88 Totals 9 6 3 2 4 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to second; Nelson singled to center [Unser to third]; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howard hit a sacrifice fly to left [Unser scored]; Billings popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair walked [Buford to second]; F. Robinson struck out; Rettenmund homered [Buford scored, Blair scored]; Hendricks singled to right; B. Robinson singled to center [Hendricks to second]; PINA REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Belanger singled to center [Hendricks scored, B. Robinson to third]; DaVanon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 2ND: Mincher walked; Maddox struck out; Harrah forced Mincher (shortstop to second) [Harrah to first]; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 2ND: Cuellar struck out; Buford struck out; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 3RD: Pina grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 3RD: F. Robinson struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 4TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon singled to center; Cuellar popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Buford singled to left; Blair singled to left [Buford to third]; F. Robinson homered [Buford scored, Blair scored]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks popped to shortstop; B. Robinson doubled to left; Belanger flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 7. SENATORS 6TH: CASANOVA BATTED FOR PINA; Casanova flied out to center; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson singled to center; Howard lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); DaVanon popped to shortstop; Cuellar grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 7. SENATORS 7TH: Billings singled to left; Mincher doubled [Billings scored]; Maddox walked; Harrah was called out on strikes; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Mincher to third, Maddox to second]; CULLEN BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Cullen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); CULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Blair popped to second; F. Robinson singled to left; Rettenmund flied out to center; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 7. SENATORS 8TH: Unser flied out to center; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Belanger flied out to right; DaVanon struck out; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 7. SENATORS 9TH: Billings popped to shortstop; Mincher walked; Maddox singled to center [Mincher to second]; Harrah forced Maddox (shortstop to second) [Mincher to third, Harrah to first]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Biittner walked [Harrah to second]; Cullen reached on an error by F. Robinson [Mincher scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harrah to third, Biittner to second, Cullen to first]; Unser forced Cullen (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 7. |
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