The Orioles piled up seven runs in the first two innings, enabling Mike Cuellar to breeze to an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox. In the first, a walk to Don Buford, double by Paul Blair, infield out by Boog Powell and double by Elrod Hendricks produced two runs. Five more followed in the second in an outburst capped by Merv Rettenmund, who homered with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      2  5  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   8 15  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             1   1   0   1     2   0   .286      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Motton lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .103      Aparicio ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .219
Blair cf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .259      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .240      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Rettenmund rf         5   1   2   3     0   0   .310      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Hendricks c           5   0   2   1     0   2   .242      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Gagliano rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Johnson 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Belanger ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Culp p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Cuellar p             4   2   2   1     0   1   .080        Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Pavletich ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               40   8  15   8     4   4             Totals               32   2   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 23,676
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Red Sox 5
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Montgomery
Doubles: Blair 2 (19), Hendricks 2 (9), Cuellar (1), Aparicio (20), Yastrzemski (21)
Home Runs: Rettenmund (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Buford (2)
GIDP: Johnson (13), Petrocelli (16)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(17-7)         9     6   2   2   2   3   0  34   3.17
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(14-13)           1.2   6   7   7   1   0   1  13   3.47
Lee                     3.1   4   0   0   1   3   0  15   2.40
Tatum                   3     3   1   1   2   1   0  13   4.37
Lyle                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.83
Totals                  9    15   8   8   4   4   1  46

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair doubled to left [Buford to
third]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Buford scored,
Blair to third]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks doubled to right [Blair scored]; B. Robinson flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin lined to shortstop; Aparicio walked;
Yastrzemski forced Aparicio (first to shortstop); Smith walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Belanger singled to right
[Johnson to third]; Cuellar reached on an error by Montgomery on
a sacrifice bunt [Johnson scored (RBI), Belanger to third,
Cuellar to first]; Buford hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored]; Blair flied out to right; Powell singled to
left [Cuellar to second]; Rettenmund homered [Cuellar scored,
Powell scored]; LEE REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Hendricks doubled;
B. Robinson flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (catcher to first); Gagliano
singled to left; Montgomery flied out to right; Lee made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cuellar singled to left; Buford walked
[Cuellar to second]; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
doubled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio scored];
Smith popped to third in foul territory; Petrocelli struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Rettenmund
singled to right; Hendricks struck out; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Gagliano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montgomery grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson made an out to second; Belanger singled; On
a bunt Cuellar struck out; Buford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: MOTTON REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING LF); PAVLETICH
BATTED FOR LEE; Pavletich grounded out (third to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Aparicio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: TATUM REPLACED PAVLETICH (PITCHING); Blair singled
to center; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Blair to
second]; Rettenmund grounded out (second to first) [Blair to
third]; Hendricks flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Smith flied out to left;
Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
7, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson walked; Johnson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second];
Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Gagliano
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Cuellar doubled; Motton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blair doubled [Cuellar scored]; Powell was walked
intentionally; Rettenmund flied out to center; Hendricks struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR TATUM; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin made an out to first; Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: LYLE REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); B. Robinson
singled to center; Johnson singled to left [B. Robinson to
third, Johnson to second (on throw)]; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Cuellar popped to third in foul territory;
Motton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Smith singled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Yastrzemski scored, Smith out at
second]; Scott singled to center; Gagliano flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 2.