| Jim Palmer gained his 18th victory of the season and Denny McLain drew his 19th defeat when the Orioles beat the Senators, 4-2. Frank Robinson and Davey Johnson homered off McLain in the sixth inning. Boog Powell drove in the Orioles' other tallies, one with a sacrifice fly in the third and one with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 9, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 6 0 Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 x - 4 9 1 Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .264 Blair cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Rettenmund lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Mincher 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Powell 1b 2 0 1 2 1 0 .244 McCraw rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .215 F. Robinson rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .280 Biittner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Billings c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .244 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Allen 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Johnson 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .290 Cullen ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Palmer p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .211 Harrah ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 McLain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .115 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Totals 33 2 6 2 4 7 Totals 30 4 9 4 4 1 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 5,601 Left on Base: Senators 8, Orioles 7 DP: Senators 2, Orioles 0 Errors: Rettenmund Doubles: Allen (8), Billings (12), Powell (16) Home Runs: McCraw (7), F. Robinson (22), Johnson (16) Stolen Bases: Blair (14) Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4) GIDP: Belanger (8), Hendricks (9) Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLain L(9-19) 6 7 3 3 3 1 2 27 4.23 Cox 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.71 Riddleberger 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.50 Pina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.51 Totals 8 9 4 4 4 1 2 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(18-7) 9 6 2 1 4 7 1 37 2.73 Totals 9 6 2 1 4 7 1 37 Wild Pitches: Palmer (8) Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans SENATORS 1ST: Debut for umpire Jim Evans; Unser grounded out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mincher made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund flied out to left; Powell walked; F. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0. SENATORS 2ND: McCraw flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (second to first); Billings walked; Allen made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to left; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0. SENATORS 3RD: Cullen flied out to left; McLain made an out to second; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer singled to left; On a bunt Blair singled [Palmer to second]; Rettenmund walked [Palmer to third, Blair to second]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Palmer scored, Blair to third]; F. Robinson struck out; Hendricks forced Rettenmund (first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. SENATORS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Mincher flied out to left; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson flied out to center; Belanger grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. SENATORS 5TH: Biittner flied out to center; Billings grounded out (third to first); Allen doubled to left; Cullen walked; McLain struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer popped to first in foul territory; Blair flied out to center; Rettenmund singled to left; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. SENATORS 6TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Nelson made an out to first; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: F. Robinson homered; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson homered; Belanger walked; Palmer flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 3. SENATORS 7TH: McCraw homered; Biittner flied out to center; Billings walked; Allen singled to right [Billings to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR CULLEN; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Billings to third, Allen to second]; Howard was called out on strikes; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: HARRAH REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING SS); COX REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Blair singled to right; Blair stole second; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to third]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Powell doubled to center [Blair scored]; F. Robinson was walked intentionally; Hendricks grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [F. Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 8TH: Unser singled to left; Nelson forced Unser (shortstop unassisted); Mincher made an out to shortstop; McCraw singled to right [Nelson to third]; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 8TH: PINA REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 4. SENATORS 9TH: Billings doubled to left [Billings to third (error by Rettenmund)]; Allen grounded out (second to first) [Billings scored (unearned)]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); MADDOX BATTED FOR PINA; Maddox walked; Unser struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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