Led by Frank Robinson, who drove in five runs, the Orioles trounced the Twins, 12-0, behind Jim Palmer, who pitched a six-hitter and posted his first shutout of the season. Robinson rapped a homer and two singles. Don Buford contributed two triples to the Orioles' 16-hit attack. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      10, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Orioles      2  4  3    1  0  0    0  2  x  -  12 16  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Buford lf             5   3   3   2     1   0   .298
Tovar lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Rettenmund cf         5   0   1   1     1   2   .270
Oliva rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .383      Powell 1b             3   2   1   2     2   0   .184
Killebrew 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      F. Robinson rf        4   1   3   5     0   1   .314
  Thompson ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Motton rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Holt cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .175        Salmon 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .056
Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Hendricks c           5   1   2   1     0   1   .252
  Braun 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Johnson 2b            3   1   3   0     2   0   .292
Mitterwald c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Belanger ss           4   2   1   1     1   0   .282
  Ratliff c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .160      Palmer p              4   2   2   0     0   2   .244
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Nettles ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Renick ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Hamm p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     1   5             Totals               39  12  16  12     8   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 10,952
Left on Base: Twins 6, Orioles 13
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 1
Triples: Buford 2 (2)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (6)
GIDP: Oliva (3)
Hit by Pitch: Powell (3,by Perry)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-5)            2     7   6   6   1   2   1  15   4.48
Corbin                  1     3   4   4   4   1   0  10   3.94
Strickland              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Perranoski              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   7.01
Hall                    1     0   0   0   3   2   0   6   3.48
Hamm                    1     4   2   2   0   0   0   7   6.55
Totals                  8    16  12  12   8   8   1  49

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(9-3)           9     6   0   0   1   5   0  33   2.20
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Perry (3)
Wild Pitches: Strickland (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar


TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar flied
out to center; Oliva singled to left; Killebrew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford tripled to right; Rettenmund struck out;
Powell was hit by a pitch; F. Robinson singled to center [Powell
to second, Buford scored]; B. Robinson flied out to center;
Hendricks singled to right [Powell scored, F. Robinson to third,
Hendricks to second (on throw)]; Johnson walked; Belanger flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (second to first); Reese grounded
out (third to first); Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt Palmer singled; Buford tripled to right
[Palmer scored]; Rettenmund struck out; Powell singled to right
[Buford scored]; F. Robinson homered [Powell scored]; B.
Robinson flied out to center; Hendricks grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 6.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; NETTLES BATTED FOR PERRY;
Nettles struck out; Carew grounded out (first unassisted)
[Mitterwald to second]; Tovar popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 3RD: CORBIN REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Johnson walked;
Belanger walked [Johnson to second]; Palmer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Belanger to second, Johnson to third];
Buford was walked intentionally; Rettenmund flied out to right;
Powell walked [Johnson scored, Belanger to third, Buford to
second]; F. Robinson singled to left [Powell to second, Buford
scored, Belanger scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 9.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew popped to shortstop; Holt
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 4TH: RATLIFF REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING C ); Hendricks
singled to right; Johnson singled to left [Hendricks to second];
STRICKLAND REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Belanger singled to
center [Johnson to second, Hendricks scored]; Strickland threw a
wild pitch [Belanger to second, Johnson to third]; Palmer struck
out; Buford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Orioles 10.

TWINS 5TH: Reese singled to right; Cardenas struck out; Ratliff
singled to right [Reese to second]; MANUEL BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Manuel grounded out (first to pitcher) [Ratliff to
second, Reese to third]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 5TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); F. Robinson struck out; B.
Robinson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 10.

TWINS 6TH: SALMON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); MOTTON
REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); Tovar grounded out (second to
first); Oliva singled to left; Killebrew struck out; Holt forced
Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING SS); BRAUN
REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING 3B); Hendricks flied out to center;
Johnson singled to center; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Johnson to second]; Palmer was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

TWINS 7TH: Reese popped to third in foul territory; Braun flied
out to left; Ratliff grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 7TH: HALL REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Buford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rettenmund walked; Powell
walked [Rettenmund to second]; Motton walked [Rettenmund to
third, Powell to second]; Salmon struck out; Hendricks struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 10.

TWINS 8TH: RENICK BATTED FOR HALL; Renick singled to third; KAAT
RAN FOR RENICK; Carew walked [Kaat to second]; Tovar flied out
to center; Oliva grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Kaat out at third, Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: HAMM REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
center; Belanger forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Palmer
singled to second [Belanger to second]; Buford singled to center
[Palmer to second, Belanger scored]; Rettenmund singled to right
[Buford to third, Palmer scored]; Powell popped to catcher in
foul territory; Motton flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 12.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson flied out to center; Holt popped to second;
Reese popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
12.