The Orioles exploded for six runs in the seventh inning and walloped the Indians, 7-1, to give Pat Dobson his seventh straight victory and 10th of the season. Brooks Robinson's three-run double and Davey Johnson's two-run homer were the big blows in the rally. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    6  0  x  -   7  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Buford lf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .314
Pinson rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .253
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .259      F. Robinson 1b        2   1   1   1     2   0   .310
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .305      Hendricks c           4   1   0   0     1   0   .261
R. Foster lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Rettenmund rf         5   1   1   1     0   1   .300
Leon 2b,ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   2   3     1   1   .294
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .279
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Dobson p              3   1   0   0     1   1   .140
Farmer p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Bevacqua 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .191

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   5             Totals               30   7   8   7     8   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,071
Left on Base: Indians 4, Orioles 10
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Pinson (14), F. Robinson (11), B. Robinson 2 (12)
Home Runs: Johnson (7)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (5), Blair (10)
Caught Stealing: Leon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (5)
Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (3,by Hargan)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Farmer                  6     4   1   1   5   2   0  27   1.67
Hargan L(1-9)           0.1   3   6   6   3   0   1   8   6.79
Mingori                 1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.08
Totals                  8     8   7   7   8   4   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(10-4)          9     5   1   1   1   5   0  32   3.02
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Hargan (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to center; Pinson singled to
center [Uhlaender to third]; Nettles flied out to right;
Chambliss was called out on strikes; R. Foster popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to shortstop; Blair singled to
center; Blair stole second; F. Robinson walked; Hendricks flied
out to right [Blair to third]; Rettenmund grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Suarez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Johnson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Farmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Uhlaender
was called out on strikes; Pinson doubled to right; Nettles
singled to right [Pinson scored]; Nettles stole second;
Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
popped to shortstop; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster flied out to center; Leon singled to
left; Leon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stanley walked; Suarez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson doubled to center; Hendricks popped to
second; Rettenmund struck out; B. Robinson walked; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Farmer grounded out (second to first); Uhlaender
flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Dobson
walked; Buford walked [Dobson to second]; Blair singled to third
[Dobson to third, Buford to second]; F. Robinson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Dobson scored]; Hendricks popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss struck out; R.
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); B.
Robinson doubled to left; Johnson flied out to center; Belanger
walked; Dobson forced Belanger (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley flied
out to left; Suarez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: HARGAN REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Buford walked;
Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Buford to
second]; F. Robinson was walked intentionally; Hendricks walked
[Buford to third, F. Robinson to second]; Rettenmund singled to
left [Buford scored, F. Robinson to third, Hendricks to second];
B. Robinson doubled [F. Robinson scored, Hendricks scored,
Rettenmund scored]; Johnson homered [B. Robinson scored];
Belanger was hit by a pitch; MINGORI REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); BEVACQUA REPLACED HARGAN (PLAYING 2B); LEON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Dobson was called out on strikes; Buford
singled to left [Belanger to third]; Blair struck out; 6 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Uhlaender flied
out to center; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: F. Robinson flied out to right; Hendricks grounded
out (second to first); Rettenmund lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Foster popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 7.