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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