Frank Robinson's first sacrifice hunt since 1957 helped the Orioles score four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the White Sox. 6-3. Robinson's bunt followed passes to Don Buford and Paul Blair. Brooks Robinson then walked to load the bases. Davey Johnson doubled, driving in two runs, and Andy Etchebarren singled to add two more. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  x  -   6  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Buford lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .292
Johnstone cf          4   2   3   1     0   0   .271      Blair cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .250
McKinney 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      F. Robinson 1b        3   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   2     0   1   .304
May 1b                4   0   1   2     0   0   .290      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .272
Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     1   1   .227      Etchebarren c         4   0   2   2     0   0   .270
Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Huntz ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .123
Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .041
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   3   8   3     1   7             Totals               31   6   7   6     3   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 13,797
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Orioles 5
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Alvarado
Doubles: Johnstone (14), May (17), Buford (15), Johnson (20)
Triples: Rettenmund (4)
Home Runs: Johnstone (11)
Sacrifice Hits: F. Robinson (1)
GIDP: May (12), McKinney (9), Williams (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(17-10)           7     7   6   5   3   4   0  32   2.15
Kealey                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.02
Totals                  8     7   6   5   3   4   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(16-6)          9     8   3   3   1   7   1  33   2.96
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   7   1  33

Wild Pitches: Wood (6)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
flied out to center; McKinney singled to left; Melton flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford doubled to center; Blair reached on an error
by Alvarado [Buford stayed at second]; F. Robinson forced Blair
(pitcher to shortstop) [Buford to third]; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Buford scored (unearned), F. Robinson
to second]; B. Robinson flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt
struck out; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren
grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado struck out; Wood was called out on
strikes; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dobson struck out (catcher to first); Buford made
an out to second; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnstone homered; McKinney flied out to right;
Melton singled to left; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Melton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson struck out; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); B. Robinson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann walked; Alvarado forced Herrmann (shortstop to second);
Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren singled to left; Belanger flied out to center;
Dobson forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
singled to right; McKinney grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford walked; Blair walked [Buford to second]; F.
Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Buford to
third, Blair to second]; Rettenmund struck out; B. Robinson was
walked intentionally; Johnson doubled to left [Buford scored,
Blair scored, B. Robinson to third]; Etchebarren singled to
center [B. Robinson scored, Johnson scored]; Belanger singled to
center [Etchebarren to second]; Dobson flied out to center; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton flied out to right; May grounded out
(second to first); Reichardt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford made an out to second; Blair struck out; F.
Robinson singled to third; Wood threw a wild pitch [F. Robinson
to second]; Rettenmund tripled to right [F. Robinson scored]; B.
Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Orioles 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann singled to right; HUNTZ BATTED FOR
ALVARADO; Huntz flied out to right; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR WOOD;
Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: HUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KEALEY REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Johnson made an out to first; Etchebarren
made an out to second; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly singled to right; Johnstone doubled to left
[Kelly to third]; McKinney struck out; Melton struck out; May
doubled to left [Kelly scored, Johnstone scored]; Reichardt
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Orioles
6.