Orioles @ Senators
September 4, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 10 1
Senators 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 10 1
Senators 2 9 1

Dave Nelson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .280
OBP .750 .315
At Bats 4 257
Hits 3 72
• Singles 2 59
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 27

Jim Palmer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 7 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - September 4, 1971
Out
Jim Palmer
Andy Etchebarren
Boog Powell
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Merv Rettenmund
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
Dave Nelson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 6 10 1 8
Washington Senators 2 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Palmer
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Boog Powell
Attendance 7,909
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Unser strikes out.
Bottom 9 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Robinson strikes out.
Top 9 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Rettenmund hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Andy Etchebarren now catching. Allen strikes out.
Top 8 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Belanger is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Etchebarren scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks. Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mincher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson scores.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Nelson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Unser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Mike Thompson. McCraw strikes out.
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Top 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to second.
Top 7 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cullen hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Palmer hits a line drive towards first. Mincher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Belanger is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Mike Thompson now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Denny McLain. Biittner hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cullen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores.
Top 4 Blair takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Palmer bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third.
Top 4 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Belanger reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hendricks hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second.
Top 3 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores.
Top 3 Rettenmund is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Unser strikes out.
Bottom 2 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Cullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Billings strikes out.
Top 2 Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Nelson. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Unser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund tags and scores.
Top 1 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Rettenmund moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to third.
Top 1 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen.