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. Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 2Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy StadiumOrioles 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. 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