Jim Palmer joined teammates Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson in the 17-victory class when the Orioles defeated the Senators, 6-2. Palmer turned in his 17th complete game of the season, scattering nine hits including a homer by Del Unser.

Boog Powell and Davey Johnson drove in two runs apiece for the Orioles. Johnson homered for one run in the fifth inning to help pin Denny McLain with his 18th defeat of the season. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      2  0  1    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 10  1
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .254      Unser cf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .272
Rettenmund lf         3   1   1   1     1   1   .312      Nelson 3b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .279
Powell 1b             5   0   3   2     0   0   .239      Mincher 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     0   3   .289      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Allen 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
  Etchebarren ph,c    2   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Burroughs rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .275
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Johnson 2b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .282      Cullen ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     1   1   .265        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      McLain p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Harrah ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               35   6  10   6     3   7             Totals               37   2   9   2     1  10

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,909
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Senators 9
DP: Orioles 0, Senators 0
Errors: B. Robinson, Cullen
Doubles: Belanger (18), Etchebarren (7), Nelson (6)
Triples: Blair (7)
Home Runs: Johnson (15), Unser (8)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (10)
Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (6), Rettenmund (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(17-7)          9     9   2   2   1  10   1  38   2.79
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1  10   1  38

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(9-18)          4     7   5   4   1   1   1  21   4.22
Thompson                3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10   4.85
Grzenda                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.24
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.95
Totals                  9    10   6   5   3   7   1  41

Wild Pitches: Palmer (7)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair reached on an error by Cullen; Rettenmund
singled to left [Blair to third]; Powell singled to center
[Blair scored (unearned), Rettenmund to third]; F. Robinson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Rettenmund scored]; Hendricks flied
out to center; B. Robinson forced Powell (third to second); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser homered; Nelson singled to right; Nelson
stole second; Mincher struck out; Howard grounded out (third to
first); Palmer threw a wild pitch [Nelson to third]; Allen
walked; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
center; Palmer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Billings struck out; Cullen singled to center;
McLain forced Cullen (first to shortstop); Unser struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair tripled to right; Rettenmund was called out
on strikes; Powell singled to right [Blair scored]; F. Robinson
singled to center [Powell to second]; Hendricks popped to first;
B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Nelson singled to center; Mincher flied out to
left; Howard struck out; Allen popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson homered; Belanger doubled to left; Palmer
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Belanger to third];
Blair walked; Rettenmund hit a sacrifice fly to left [Belanger
scored]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Billings singled to
left [Burroughs to second]; Cullen struck out; BIITTNER BATTED
FOR MCLAIN; Biittner made an out to shortstop; Unser popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Senators 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); F. Robinson
struck out; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); B.
Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Nelson reached on an error by B. Robinson; Mincher
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nelson to second]; Howard
grounded out (third to first); Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson struck out; Belanger was called out on
strikes; Palmer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Billings flied out
to right; Cullen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to center; Rettenmund walked;
Powell grounded out (second to first) [Rettenmund to second]; F.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators
1.

SENATORS 7TH: MCCRAW BATTED FOR THOMPSON; McCraw struck out;
Unser popped to catcher in foul territory; Nelson doubled to
right; Mincher singled to left [Nelson scored]; Howard struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN
BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Etchebarren doubled to left; B. Robinson
struck out; Johnson singled to center [Etchebarren scored,
Johnson to second (on throw)]; Belanger was walked
intentionally; Palmer made an out to second; Blair flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Allen
struck out; Burroughs singled; Billings forced Burroughs
(pitcher to shortstop); Cullen popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED CULLEN (PITCHING); HARRAH
REPLACED GRZENDA (PLAYING SS); Rettenmund made an out to
shortstop; Powell singled to right; F. Robinson struck out;
Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
struck out; Nelson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Senators 2.