Pat Dobson, who was obtained from the Padres during the winter, gained his first victory in an Orioles' uniform, pitching the route to defeat the Yankees, 6-1. The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run outburst in the sixth inning. Davey Johnson doubled to score Don Buford with the go-ahead tally. After an intentional pass to Boog Powell, Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson drove in additional runs with singles. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 x - 6 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Buford lf 3 3 1 1 1 0 .450 Gibbs c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Johnson 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .370 Alou lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Powell 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .258 Murcer cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 F. Robinson rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Cater 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Blair cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Blefary rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .353 Kenney 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Michael ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .286 Belanger ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .179 Kline p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waslewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 1 Totals 30 6 8 6 4 0 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 7,465 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 6 DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Johnson Doubles: Johnson (2) Home Runs: Murcer (1), Buford (1) Stolen Bases: Buford (2) Caught Stealing: Michael (1) Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (1) GIDP: Tepedino (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kline L(1-1) 7 7 5 5 3 0 1 31 2.81 Waslewski 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.00 Totals 8 8 6 6 4 0 1 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(1-0) 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 32 2.12 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 32 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Gibbs popped to shortstop; Alou singled to left; Murcer forced Alou (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford homered; Johnson flied out to center; Powell flied out to left; F. Robinson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (second to first); Blefary flied out to left; Kenney flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; On a bunt Kline struck out; Michael was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to third; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Belanger to second]; Buford grounded out (second to first) [Belanger to third]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Murcer homered; Cater reached on an error by Johnson; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell lined to right; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. YANKEES 5TH: Kenney flied out to left; Michael flied out to center; Kline singled to center; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs lined to center; Alou popped to shortstop; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford walked; Johnson doubled to left [Buford scored]; Powell was walked intentionally; F. Robinson singled to center [Powell to second, Johnson scored]; Blair forced F. Robinson (shortstop to second) [Powell to third]; B. Robinson singled to center [Blair to third, Powell scored]; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 4. YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); Blefary popped to second; Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Dobson walked; Buford forced Dobson (first to shortstop); Buford stole second; Johnson singled to right [Buford scored, Johnson to second (on throw)]; Powell singled to first [Johnson to third]; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 5. YANKEES 8TH: Michael singled to center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR KLINE; Tepedino grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Michael out at second]; Clarke grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Blair walked; B. Robinson singled to left [Blair to second]; Hendricks forced B. Robinson (first to shortstop) [Blair to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blair scored]; Dobson forced Hendricks (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 6. YANKEES 9TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Alou walked; Murcer flied out to left; Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 6.

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