Frank Robinson smashed a three-run homer in the third inning and accounted for another RBI with a single in the ninth to lead the Orioles to a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  3    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   7 13  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   4 12  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   1   2   1     2   0   .313      Aparicio ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .205
  Blair cf            1   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Smith rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .312
Belanger ss           5   2   2   0     1   0   .275      Yastrzemski lf        5   1   3   0     0   1   .321
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     3   1   .195      Petrocelli 3b         2   1   1   3     1   0   .229
F. Robinson rf        5   1   2   4     1   1   .281      Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .302
Rettenmund cf,lf      5   0   2   0     1   1   .284      Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
B. Robinson 3b        6   0   2   0     0   1   .277      Josephson c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Johnson 2b            3   1   1   0     3   1   .304      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Etchebarren c         4   1   1   0     1   1   .225      Nagy p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dukes p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gagliano ph         1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               40   7  13   6    12   8             Totals               35   4  12   4     2   4

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 28,480
Left on Base: Orioles 18, Red Sox 8
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Etchebarren, Smith, Petrocelli
Doubles: Griffin (5), Smith (9), Josephson (5), Gagliano (1)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (2), Blair (2), Petrocelli (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (3)
GIDP: Josephson (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(6-2)          5     8   2   2   2   2   0  23   2.83
Dukes                   3.2   4   2   2   0   2   1  15   3.00
Richert SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   4   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy L(1-2)             2.1   4   3   3   3   2   1  14   5.60
Brett                   2.2   2   1   0   4   1   0  14   3.15
Bolin                   1.2   2   1   1   4   1   0  11   4.50
Tatum                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Lyle                    2     5   2   2   1   4   1  12   1.38
Totals                  9    13   7   6  12   8   2  52

Wild Pitches: McNally (1), Bolin (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to center; Belanger forced Buford
(pitcher to shortstop); Powell grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Belanger to second]; F. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio popped to shortstop; Smith struck out;
Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; B. Robinson singled
to left; Johnson walked [B. Robinson to second]; Etchebarren
struck out; McNally grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to center; Conigliaro forced Scott
(second to shortstop); Etchebarren dropped a foul fly hit by
Josephson for an error; Josephson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford walked; Belanger walked [Buford to second];
Powell struck out; F. Robinson homered [Buford scored, Belanger
scored]; Rettenmund singled to right; BRETT REPLACED NAGY
(PITCHING); B. Robinson flied out to left; Johnson walked
[Rettenmund to second]; Etchebarren forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin doubled; Brett grounded out (second to
first) [Griffin to third]; Aparicio flied into a double play
(center to catcher) [Griffin out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: McNally struck out; Buford walked; Belanger singled
to left [Buford to second]; Powell forced Belanger (second to
shortstop) [Buford to third]; F. Robinson walked [Powell to
second]; Rettenmund lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith doubled to left; Yastrzemski singled to left
[Smith to third]; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith
scored]; McNally threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second];
Scott grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox
1.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Johnson walked;
Etchebarren singled to center [Johnson to second]; McNally
forced Johnson (pitcher to third) [Etchebarren scored (error by
Petrocelli) (error by Smith) (unearned), McNally to second];
Buford lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Josephson doubled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Josephson to third]; GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR BRETT; Gagliano doubled to left [Josephson scored];
Aparicio singled to left [Gagliano to third]; Smith flied out to
center; Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: BOLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Belanger popped
to shortstop; Powell walked; F. Robinson struck out; Bolin threw
a wild pitch [Powell to second]; Rettenmund walked; B. Robinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli walked; Scott walked [Petrocelli to
second]; DUKES REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Conigliaro struck
out; Josephson forced Scott (shortstop to second); Griffin
forced Josephson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson singled to right; Etchebarren walked
[Johnson to second]; On a bunt Dukes popped to catcher in foul
territory; Buford singled to right [Etchebarren to second,
Johnson scored]; Belanger forced Buford (first to shortstop)
[Etchebarren to third]; Powell walked [Belanger to second];
TATUM REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); F. Robinson popped to third; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR
REPLACED BUFORD (PLAYING CF); LAHOUD BATTED FOR TATUM; Lahoud
popped to catcher in foul territory; Aparicio grounded out
(third to first); Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LYLE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Rettenmund struck
out; B. Robinson singled to pitcher; Johnson struck out;
Etchebarren forced B. Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Scott flied out to right; Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dukes struck out; Blair homered; Belanger singled
to left; Powell walked [Belanger to second]; F. Robinson singled
to left [Powell to second, Belanger scored]; Rettenmund singled
to pitcher [F. Robinson to second, Powell to third]; B. Robinson
struck out; Johnson lined to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin flied out to center; FIORE BATTED FOR LYLE;
Fiore struck out; Aparicio singled to left; Smith singled to
right [Aparicio to second]; RICHERT REPLACED DUKES (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
7, Red Sox 4.