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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 21, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1971 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 17,528 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
| Duane Josephson | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 21, 1971
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lonborg
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lonborg
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lonborg
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Dobson
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lonborg
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Dobson
Josephson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Dobson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Dobson
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Lonborg
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendricks for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lonborg
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Lonborg
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Dobson
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hendricks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lonborg
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lonborg
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lonborg
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Dobson
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Dobson
Griffin hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Dobson
Lonborg hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lonborg
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Lonborg
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Lonborg
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Lonborg
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lonborg
Buford bunts towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lonborg
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lonborg
Powell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Dobson
Conigliaro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Dobson
Josephson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Dukes
Lonborg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Dukes
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dukes
Smith hits a fly ball towards right. Robinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robinson. Lonborg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dukes
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lonborg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Lonborg
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dukes
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dukes
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Dukes
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lonborg
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Lonborg
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Tom Dukes.
Shopay bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Lonborg
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lonborg
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Watt
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Watt
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lonborg
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lonborg
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dalrymple vs. Tatum
Curt Motton pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Ken Tatum now pitching. Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Curt Motton.
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salmon vs. Tatum
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores. Rettenmund moves to third. Dalrymple moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salmon vs. Tatum
Salmon hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching. Clay Dalrymple now catching. Chico Salmon now playing shortstop.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon misplays the ball. That's an error on Salmon. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Richert
Pete Richert now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Richert
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Smith moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Richert
Scott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Conigliaro vs. Hardin
Jim Hardin now pitching.
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Josephson vs. Hardin
Josephson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Scott moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Hardin
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Josephson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tatum vs. Hardin
Tatum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Josephson trying to get to home. Buford throws the ball in to Dalrymple who tags Josephson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 8 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Tatum
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tatum
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tatum
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tatum
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1971 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 1 0 0 Buford D, lf 5 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 5 1 1 0 Blair P, cf 5 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 1 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 5 1 2 1 Robinson F, rf 5 1 1 0
Scott G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 2 3 2
Conigliaro B, cf 5 1 1 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Josephson D, c 5 2 3 4 Hendricks E, c 2 0 0 0
Griffin D, 2b 5 0 1 1 Rettenmund M, ph 0 0 0 0
Lonborg J, p 3 0 0 0 Hall D, p 0 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Richert P, p 0 0 0 0
Tatum K, p 1 0 1 0 Hardin J, p 0 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0
Motton C, ph 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple C, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 2 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0
Shopay T, ph 1 0 1 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
Salmon C, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
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40 8 10 8 35 4 6 3
Boston 001 100 200 4 -- 8
Baltimore 000 020 002 0 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J 8.2 6 4 4 1 6
Lyle S* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Tatum K (W) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P+ 6.0 5 4 4 3 3
Dukes T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Watt E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hall D (L)# 0.0 1 2 0 0 0
Richert P 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Hardin J 0.2 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Robinson F, Salmon C
DP -- Boston 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Baltimore 6
2B -- Johnson D, Petrocelli R
HR -- Josephson D 2, Yastrzemski C, Robinson B, Conigliaro B
HBP -- by Lonborg J (Powell B)
WP -- Tatum K
T -- 2:35
A -- 17528
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