Pat Dobson helped himself to his eighth straight victory, driving in the deciding run with a single in the seventh inning, as the Orioles edged the Angels, 4-3. Frank Robinson homered with a man on base for the Orioles in the first inning. Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumOrioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 1 Angels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Alomar 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Blair cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Rivers cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .260 B. Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 F. Robinson 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .313 Stephenson c 4 0 0 2 0 0 .271 Hendricks c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 McMullen 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Rettenmund rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 Repoz rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .204 Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 O'Brien ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Dobson p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .154 Cowan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Messersmith p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167 T. Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 3 1 3 Totals 35 3 9 3 0 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 9,846 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Angels 5 DP: Orioles 2, Angels 1 Errors: B. Robinson, O'Brien Doubles: B. Robinson (13), Spencer (16) Home Runs: F. Robinson (15) Stolen Bases: Alomar (26) Caught Stealing: Buford (4) Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (7) GIDP: Spencer 2 (11) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(11-4) 9 9 3 2 0 4 0 35 2.96 Totals 9 9 3 2 0 4 0 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(8-9) 7 8 4 2 1 3 1 29 3.70 Fisher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.87 Totals 9 8 4 2 1 3 1 35 Passed Balls: Hendricks (9) Wild Pitches: Messersmith (7) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Buford was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Blair struck out; B. Robinson reached on an error by O'Brien [B. Robinson to first]; F. Robinson homered (unearned) [B. Robinson scored (unearned)]; Hendricks walked; Rettenmund forced Hendricks (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers singled to center [Alomar to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Stephenson forced Rivers (pitcher to shortstop) [Alomar to third, Stephenson to first]; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson was called out on strikes; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Dobson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Spencer doubled; Repoz struck out; O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Spencer to third]; Messersmith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to center; Alomar stole second; Rivers singled to right [Alomar to third]; Hendricks allowed a passed ball [Rivers to second]; Gonzalez singled to right [Alomar scored, Rivers to third]; Stephenson forced Gonzalez (first to shortstop) [Rivers scored, Stephenson to first]; McMullen singled to right [Stephenson to second]; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McMullen out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks popped to second; Rettenmund lined into a double play (second to first) [F. Robinson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: Repoz flied out to center; O'Brien flied out to center; Messersmith singled to right; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson lined to third; Belanger singled to center; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Belanger to second]; Buford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Rivers struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stephenson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to left; B. Robinson doubled to center; F. Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Hendricks popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: McMullen singled to right; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McMullen out at second]; Repoz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Angels 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson singled to center; Belanger singled to center [Johnson to third]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Johnson scored, Belanger to second]; Dobson singled to center [Belanger scored]; Buford grounded out (third to first) [Dobson to second]; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; T. Reynolds lined to shortstop; Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 2. ORIOLES 8TH: FISHER REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); B. Robinson flied out to center; F. Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Rivers reached on an error by B. Robinson [Rivers to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center [Rivers to third]; Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rivers scored (unearned)]; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Repoz struck out; COWAN BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Cowan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 3. |
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