The Orioles concluded the regular season with their 11th straight victory, defeating the Red Sox, 1-0, in the final game for both clubs. Grant Jackson, who was the winner, combined with relievers Tom Dukes and Eddie Watt in the shutout, while Brooks Robinson accounted for the only run with a homer off Mike Garman in the second inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Beniquez ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Rettenmund lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Gagliano lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
  Oglivie ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .263      F. Robinson rf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   2   0     0   0   .251      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   1   1     0   0   .272
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Salmon 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Belanger ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Garman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .333        DaVanon ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Yastrzemski ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Jackson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     0   4             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:43   Attendance: 21,028
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Beniquez, Fisk, B. Robinson
Home Runs: B. Robinson (20)
GIDP: Scott (23), B. Robinson (15)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (7,by Garman)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garman L(1-1)           7     4   1   1   2   4   1  27   3.86
Bolin                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.26
Totals                  8     5   1   1   2   4   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson W(4-3)          5     3   0   0   0   1   0  16   3.13
Dukes                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.52
Watt SV(11)             2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   4   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Garman (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Beniquez singled to
right; Gagliano lined into a double play (left to first)
[Beniquez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair was called out on strikes; Rettenmund made an
out to shortstop; Powell walked; F. Robinson lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli singled to
center; Scott flied out to right; Miller forced Petrocelli
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks grounded out (second to first); B.
Robinson homered; Johnson made an out to second; Belanger was
hit by a pitch; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: DAVANON REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING SS); Fisk flied
out to left; Garman grounded out (second to first); Griffin was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
lined to second; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Gagliano flied out to
left; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson walked; Hendricks flied out to center;
B. Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [F. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Scott grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Petrocelli out at
second]; Miller grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; DaVanon grounded out
(shortstop to first); SHOPAY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Shopay struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: DUKES REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Fisk struck out;
Garman singled to right; Griffin struck out; Beniquez reached on
an error by B. Robinson [Garman to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
GAGLIANO; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Blair grounded
out (third to first); Rettenmund was called out on strikes;
Powell singled to right; F. Robinson singled to left [Powell to
second]; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
left; DaVanon singled to center [DaVanon to third (error by
Beniquez) (error by Fisk)]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DUKES; Crowley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 8TH: SALMON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); WATT
REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Miller flied out to left; Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR
GARMAN; Yastrzemski singled to right; Griffin forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: BOLIN REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PITCHING); Blair
singled to right; Rettenmund forced Blair (second unassisted);
Powell forced Rettenmund (second to shortstop); F. Robinson made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.