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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 31, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 26,040 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peters
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peters
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Peters
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Palmer
There go the runners. The throw from Etchebarren and Johnson drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lahoud vs. Palmer
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peters
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peters
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Peters
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Palmer
Montgomery hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Palmer
Peters hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Peters
Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peters
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Peters
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Griffin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Peters
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peters
Etchebarren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peters
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Peters
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Palmer
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 -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Palmer
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Palmer
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Peters
Palmer 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peters
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Peters
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Peters
Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Powell reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Palmer
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin takes first base on ball four. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peters
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peters
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Peters
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Peters
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Smith picks it up and throws to third to catch Etchebarrenfor the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Peters
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Palmer
Lahoud hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peters
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Peters
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Rettenmund trying to get to third. Smith throws the ball in to Petrocelli, who tags Rettenmund for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Peters
Powell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Tiant
Luis Tiant now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Tiant
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Palmer
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Palmer
Tiant bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Tiant
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Palmer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Palmer
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Palmer
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Tiant
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Tiant
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Palmer
Montgomery hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Palmer
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Palmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Palmer
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fiore scores. Griffin moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1971 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Blair P, cf 4 1 2 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Rettenmund M, lf 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 0
Robinson F, rf 4 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 2 1
Powell B, 1b 4 0 2 2 Smith R, cf 4 1 1 2
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 2 0
Etchebarren A, c 3 1 2 1 Scott G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lahoud J, rf 3 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 1 0
Palmer J, p 4 0 0 0 Peters G, p 1 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 1 0 0 0
Fiore M, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 34 4 9 3
Baltimore 000 120 000 -- 3
Boston 300 000 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 8.2 9 4 4 5 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G 6.1 9 3 3 3 4
Tiant L (W) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Johnson D, Petrocelli R, Belanger M
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Boston 9
2B -- Aparicio L, Powell B
HR -- Etchebarren A
SB -- Petrocelli R, Smith R
CS -- Peters G
T -- 2:25
A -- 26040
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