Friday July 16, 1971
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Mike Cuellar, who had won 11 straight games, was stopped on his streak by the Angels, who defeated the Orioles, 5-4. The Angels, after tagging Cuellar for two runs in the third inning, added two more in the sixth on successive homers by Billy Cowan and Jim Spencer.

However, what proved to be the winning run came in the seventh when Lloyd Allen, who had just taken over in relief for the Angels, came to bat against Dave Boswell, who had replaced Cuellar, and smashed his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 9 0 Angels 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 x - 5 11 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .316 Alomar 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .249 Blair cf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .251 Rivers cf,rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .296 B. Robinson 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 McMullen 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .257 DaVanon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cowan lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .292 F. Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .312 Berry cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .223 Rettenmund rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .294 T. Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Gonzalez ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Hendricks ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Moses c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 Belanger ss 0 2 0 1 3 0 .285 O'Brien ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Cuellar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .062 Wright p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .180 Salmon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .104 Allen p 2 1 1 1 0 0 .222 Boswell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Shopay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 9 4 8 3 Totals 35 5 11 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 25,047 Left on Base: Orioles 11, Angels 7 DP: Orioles 0, Angels 1 Doubles: Rettenmund (9), Rivers (5) Home Runs: Cowan (2), Spencer (10), Allen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Etchebarren (2), Johnson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (3) GIDP: Buford (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar L(13-2) 6 7 4 4 1 0 2 26 2.99 Boswell 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 6.32 Hall 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.50 Watt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.80 Totals 8 11 5 5 1 2 3 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(9-8) 6.1 4 3 3 7 2 0 28 3.26 Allen SV(8) 2.2 5 1 1 1 1 0 14 3.40 Totals 9 9 4 4 8 3 0 42 Wild Pitches: Wright (4) Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair walked [Buford to second]; B. Robinson forced Buford (third unassisted) [Blair to second, B. Robinson to first]; F. Robinson popped to second; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund doubled; Etchebarren out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rettenmund scored]; Cuellar grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Cowan flied out to left; Spencer singled to center; T. Reynolds flied out to left; Moses singled to right [Spencer to third]; O'Brien flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford popped to first; Blair flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Wright walked; Alomar forced Wright (shortstop to second) [Alomar to first]; Rivers doubled to center [Alomar to third]; McMullen grounded out (second to first) [Alomar scored]; Cowan singled to left [Rivers scored, Cowan to second (on throw)]; Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson singled to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [F. Robinson to second]; F. Robinson was picked off second (pitcher to second); Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: T. Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Moses flied out to left; O'Brien flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren singled to center; Belanger walked [Etchebarren to second]; Cuellar was called out on strikes; Buford grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Wright grounded out (third to first); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers singled to right; McMullen forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Blair walked; B. Robinson flied out to center; F. Robinson walked [Blair to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to third, F. Robinson to second]; Rettenmund was walked intentionally; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Cowan homered; Spencer homered; T. Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Moses popped to second; O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger walked; SALMON BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Wright threw a wild pitch [Belanger to second]; Salmon flied out to left; Buford singled to left [Belanger to third]; ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Blair singled to center [Belanger scored, Buford to second]; B. Robinson singled to center [Buford scored, Blair to third]; F. Robinson popped to second; Johnson forced B. Robinson (second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: BOSWELL REPLACED SALMON (PITCHING); Allen homered; Alomar flied out to center; Rivers singled to right; McMullen singled to left [Rivers to second]; HALL REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Cowan struck out; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Angels 5. ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund struck out; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Belanger walked; SHOPAY BATTED FOR HALL; Shopay singled to left [Belanger to second]; Buford singled to left [Belanger scored, Shopay to second]; Blair popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 5. ANGELS 8TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WATT REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR T. REYNOLDS; Gonzalez singled to right; Moses struck out; O'Brien forced Gonzalez (second to shortstop) [O'Brien to first]; Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 5. ORIOLES 9TH: RIVERS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BERRY REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson singled to left; DAVANON RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; F. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [DaVanon to second]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 5.

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