A run-scoring double by Merv Rettenmund in the first inning enabled Mike Cuellar to pitch the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox in a duel with Tom Bradley. Don Buford, who walked and took third on a single by Brooks Robinson, scored the lone run on Rettenmund's two-out double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    24, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Buford lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      F. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
May 1b                2   0   1   0     2   0   .290      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   2   0     0   1   .280
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Rettenmund rf         3   0   2   1     1   1   .304
Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Huntz 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Egan c                3   0   0   0     1   3   .238      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Cuellar p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .061
  Kelly ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .315
Bradley p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .107
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Morales ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               29   0   4   0     5   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,164
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Orioles 9
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Rettenmund (15), Buford (14)
Stolen Bases: May (12), Rettenmund (12)
Caught Stealing: Williams (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(13-11)        7     5   1   1   3   6   0  29   2.71
Romo                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.97
Totals                  8     6   1   1   4   7   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(16-6)         9     4   0   0   5   5   0  34   3.20
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
flied out to center; May walked; May stole second; Melton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair flied out to right; F.
Robinson struck out; B. Robinson singled to center [Buford to
third]; Rettenmund doubled to right [Buford scored, B. Robinson
to third]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt made an out to shortstop; Huntz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Egan walked; Alvarado made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
flied out to center; Cuellar grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradley singled to center; Williams forced
Bradley (shortstop to second); Williams was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Johnstone flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford doubled to right; On a bunt Blair made an
out to catcher; F. Robinson flied out to left; B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to center; Melton lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [May out at first]; Reichardt grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund walked; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; Hendricks flied out to right; Rettenmund stole
second; Belanger walked; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Huntz grounded out (shortstop to first); Egan
struck out; Alvarado flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford flied out to left; Blair lined to left; F.
Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bradley struck out; Williams popped to first in
foul territory; Johnstone singled to center; May walked
[Johnstone to second]; Melton lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson struck out; Rettenmund singled to
center; Johnson flied out to left; Hendricks was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt flied out to right; Huntz made an out
to shortstop; Egan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuellar
singled to right; Buford grounded out (second to first) [Cuellar
to second]; Blair struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Kelly walked; MCKINNEY
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; McKinney flied out to left; Williams flied
out to left; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROMO REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); MORALES REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING SS); F.
Robinson flied out to right; B. Robinson singled to left;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Johnson walked [B.
Robinson to second]; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Melton
grounded out (third to first); Reichardt walked; Huntz singled
to right [Reichardt to third]; Egan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.