Dave McNally entered a charmed circle by pitching the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees and became the first A. L. hurler to win 20 or more games for each of four consecutive seasons since Red Ruffing accomplished the feat with the Yankees from 1936 through '39.

Paul Blair and Boog Powell hit homers for the Orioles, who iced their victory with three runs in the ninth inning. Andy Etchebarren drove in two with a bases-loaded single and Davey Johnson stole home for the final tally. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 - 5 8 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Grich ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .385 Munson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Blair cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Alou cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 F. Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 B. Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Powell 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .249 Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .285 Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .231 Etchebarren c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .269 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .226 McNally p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Peterson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .074 Torres ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Ley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 4 1 6 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 7 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 8,136 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 6 DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Buford Doubles: Buford (19), Alou (20) Home Runs: Blair (10), Powell (19) Stolen Bases: Johnson (3), Etchebarren (1), Munson (6) Sacrifice Hits: McNally (13) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally W(20-5) 9 5 0 0 1 7 0 33 2.90 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 7 0 33 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peterson L(14-13) 8 5 2 2 0 4 2 29 3.09 Ley 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 7 4.50 Totals 9 8 5 5 1 6 2 36 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty ORIOLES 1ST: Buford doubled to left; Grich struck out; Blair grounded out (first to pitcher) [Buford to third]; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Munson flied out to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell lined to shortstop; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis struck out; Swoboda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); McNally grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Hansen was called out on strikes; Michael flied out to center; Peterson singled to left; Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Blair homered; F. Robinson grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson walked; Munson stole second; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Munson to third]; White struck out; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Powell homered; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Etchebarren singled to left; McNally out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Etchebarren to second]; Buford popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Swoboda flied out to center; Hansen singled to left; Michael struck out; Peterson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to left; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou doubled to left; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Powell singled to left; Johnson struck out; Etchebarren forced Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Hansen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 8TH: McNally grounded out (third to first); Buford grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 8TH: Michael struck out; TORRES BATTED FOR PETERSON; Torres struck out; Clarke singled to left [Clarke to second (error by Buford)]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 9TH: LEY REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); On a bunt Blair made an out to pitcher; F. Robinson struck out; B. Robinson singled to center; Powell singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; Johnson walked [Powell to second]; Etchebarren singled to center [B. Robinson scored, Powell scored, Johnson to third]; Johnson stole home and Etchebarren stole second; McNally struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Yankees 0. YANKEES 9TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); White singled to center; Ellis made an out to second; Swoboda flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Yankees 0.

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