Brooks Robinson committed three errors in a game for the first time in his career, but Frank Robinson came to the rescue of his Oriole teammate and smashed a three-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the Athletics, 3-2. In the fifth inning, Blue Moon Odom drew a walk for the A's. Bert Campaneris beat out a grounder in the hole to Brooks Robinson, who threw wildly to first for an error, Odom reaching third and Campaneris going to second.

George Hendrick then tapped a grounder to Robinson, who not only fumbled the ball but also threw wildly for two errors on one play as Odom and Campaneris scored. In the Orioles' ninth, Don Buford and Merv Rettenmund hit singles. Rollie Fingers replaced Odom and, on his first pitch, Frank Robinson swung for his homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .249      Buford lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Hendrick cf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Rettenmund cf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .309
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .259      F. Robinson rf        4   1   1   3     0   0   .294
Davis lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Powell 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .228
  Monday cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .266      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   2   .278      Cuellar p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Brown ph,2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .199        Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Odom p                2   1   1   0     1   0   .103
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207

Totals               32   2   7   0     3  10             Totals               27   3   6   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 22,169
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 3
DP: A's 3, Orioles 2
Errors: B. Robinson 3
Home Runs: F. Robinson (17)
GIDP: Jackson (5), Rettenmund (9), B. Robinson 2 (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    8     5   2   2   3   2   0  29   3.02
Fingers L(2-6)          0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.80
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   2   1  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 8     6   2   0   3   8   0  31   3.28
Dukes W(1-4)            1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     7   2   0   3  10   0  35

Wild Pitches: Odom (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Honochick


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hendrick singled to left; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Davis singled to right [Hendrick to third]; Bando walked [Davis
to second]; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson forced Rettenmund (shortstop to
second); Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Green grounded out (shortstop
to first); Odom grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendricks singled to right; Odom threw a wild pitch [Hendricks
to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to third; Hendrick struck out;
Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Cuellar popped to second; Buford walked; Rettenmund
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Buford out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
walked; Epstein lined into a double play (second to first)
[Bando out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson flied out to center; Powell walked; B.
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; BROWN BATTED
FOR GREEN; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Odom walked;
On a bunt Campaneris singled to third [Odom to third (error by
B. Robinson), Campaneris to second]; Hendrick reached on an
error by B. Robinson [Odom scored (error by B. Robinson)
(unearned) (no RBI), Campaneris scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Hendrick to second]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hendricks flied
out to left; Johnson singled to left; Belanger grounded out
(second to first) [Johnson to second]; Cuellar was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MONDAY
REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING
1B); Buford grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); F. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled to shortstop [Tenace out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first);
Odom singled to left; On a bunt Campaneris popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell singled to right; B. Robinson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hendrick popped to shortstop; Jackson was called
out on strikes; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
popped to shortstop; SHOPAY BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Shopay popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DUKES REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Bando struck
out; Hegan lined to second; Tenace singled to left; Brown struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Buford singled to left; Rettenmund singled to
center [Buford to second]; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); F.
Robinson homered [Buford scored, Rettenmund scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.