The Angels beat Jim Palmer for the first time since June 6, 1965, scoring their first three runs off the ace righthander en rout to a 10-3 victory over the Orioles. Palmer, before losing, had a 6-1 career record against the Angels, beating them twice previously this season. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 10, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 17, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  3
Angels       2  0  0    1  0  1    3  3  x  -  10 13  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .319      Alomar 2b             4   3   2   0     1   0   .252
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Rivers cf             5   3   3   0     0   1   .322
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Gonzalez lf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .256
F. Robinson 1b        2   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Stephenson c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Salmon ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .102      McMullen 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .260
Rettenmund rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Spencer 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .229
Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Repoz rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .206
Johnson 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Christensen ss        2   0   0   1     1   1   .000
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Murphy p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .146
Palmer p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .186        Queen ph,p          1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Shopay ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .364
  Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Dalrymple ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   9   3     2   4             Totals               34  10  13   7     3   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 14,819
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 4
Errors: Rettenmund, Hendricks 2
Doubles: Shopay (1), Repoz (6)
Home Runs: Buford (14)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Christensen (1), Stephenson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Queen (1)
GIDP: Belanger (4), Hendricks (6)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4,by Murphy)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(11-5)          4     5   3   2   2   4   0  19   2.62
Leonhard                2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   0.87
Watt                    2     6   6   3   1   1   0  13   2.67
Totals                  8    13  10   6   3   6   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(6-11)          6     7   2   2   2   3   0  24   4.09
Queen SV(4)             3     2   1   1   0   1   1  11   1.79
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   4   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (6)
Wild Pitches: Watt 2 (4), Murphy (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to first; Blair struck out; B.
Robinson hit into a double play (right to first) [Buford out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; On a bunt Rivers singled [Alomar to
second]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Stephenson struck
out; McMullen singled to right [Alomar scored, Rivers scored
(error by Rettenmund) (unearned) (no RBI), McMullen to second];
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels
2.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz flied out to center; Christensen struck
out; Debut game for Bruce Christensen; Murphy singled to
center; Alomar forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson was hit by a pitch; Belanger grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers struck out; Gonzalez popped to shortstop;
Stephenson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford popped to shortstop; Blair was called out on
strikes; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen flied out to right; Spencer singled to
pitcher; Repoz doubled [Spencer scored]; Christensen walked;
Murphy forced Christensen (third to second) [Repoz to third,
Murphy to first]; Alomar forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson singled to left; Rettenmund singled to
right [F. Robinson to third]; Hendricks hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Rettenmund to second, F. Robinson out at
home]; Johnson singled to right [Rettenmund scored]; Belanger
singled to left [Johnson to second]; SHOPAY BATTED FOR PALMER;
Shopay doubled to left [Johnson scored, Belanger to third];
Buford popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: LEONHARD REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Rivers flied
out to left; Gonzalez struck out; Stephenson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied to right in foul territory; B. Robinson
singled to center; Murphy threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to
second]; F. Robinson walked; Rettenmund walked [B. Robinson to
third, F. Robinson to second]; Hendricks grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: McMullen singled to left; Spencer singled to right
[McMullen to third]; Repoz popped to shortstop; Christensen out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McMullen scored, Spencer
to second]; QUEEN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Queen popped to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: QUEEN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Belanger was called out on strikes;
DALRYMPLE BATTED FOR LEONHARD; Dalrymple flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: WATT REPLACED DALRYMPLE (PITCHING); Alomar singled
to center; Alomar stole second [Alomar to third (error by
Hendricks)]; Rivers singled to third [Alomar stayed at third];
Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice [Alomar scored (error by
Hendricks) (unearned) (no RBI), Rivers to second]; Stephenson
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rivers to third,
Gonzalez to second]; McMullen struck out; Spencer singled to
center [Rivers scored (unearned), Gonzalez scored (unearned),
Spencer out at second (center to pitcher to shortstop)]; 3 R (0
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford homered; Blair grounded out (second to
first); B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); SALMON
BATTED FOR F. ROBINSON; Salmon flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: SALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Repoz walked;
Watt threw a wild pitch [Repoz to second]; Christensen flied out
to right [Repoz to third]; Queen hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Repoz scored]; Alomar singled to center; Rivers singled to
right [Alomar to third]; Gonzalez singled to right [Alomar
scored, Rivers to third]; Watt threw a wild pitch [Rivers
scored, Gonzalez to second]; Stephenson flied out to right; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 10.

ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Hendricks
lined to second; Johnson singled to left; Belanger forced
Johnson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Angels 10.
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