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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 23, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 23, 1971 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 40,267 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
George Thomas | Right Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Shopay | Right Fielder |
Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
Dave McNally | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 23, 1971
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McNally
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McNally
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McNally
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. McNally
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Siebert
Shopay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Siebert
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McNally
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. McNally
Josephson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McNally
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McNally
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. McNally
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McNally
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Siebert
Dalrymple strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Siebert
McNally hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Siebert
Shopay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McNally
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McNally
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. McNally
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. McNally
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Siebert
There goes Buford. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Siebert
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. McNally
Josephson hits a fly ball into right field. Shopay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McNally
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. McNally
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. McNally
Siebert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McNally
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Siebert
Dalrymple 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McNally
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McNally
Yastrzemski 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McNally
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McNally
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Siebert
McNally strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Siebert
Shopay bunts towards the mound. Siebert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Siebert
Paul Blair pinch runs for Tom Shopay.
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rettenmund vs. Siebert
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. McNally
Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field.
Josephson hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McNally
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McNally
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Siebert
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Siebert
Curt Motton pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple. Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Dave McNally.
Hendricks hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hall
Elrod Hendricks now catching. Dick Hall now pitching.
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hall
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Siebert
Blair 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Siebert
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hall
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hall
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Lyle
Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Brooks Robinson. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DaVanon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Lyle
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1971, game 2 -- Boston at Baltimore (D) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Shopay T, rf 3 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 1 0 Blair P, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 4 0 2 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, cf-rf 3 0 1 1 Scott G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Josephson D, c 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, rf 2 0 0 0 DaVanon J, pr 0 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Siebert S, p 3 1 1 2 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, ph 1 0 0 0 Dalrymple C, c 2 0 0 0 Motton C, pr 0 0 0 0 Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 McNally D, p 2 0 0 0 Hendricks E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 3 2 31 1 5 1 Boston 000 020 000 -- 2 Baltimore 000 001 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Siebert S (W) 8.1 5 1 1 3 2 Lyle S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McNally D (L) 7.0 3 2 2 3 5 Hall D 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Boston 1, Baltimore 1 LOB -- Boston 3, Baltimore 6 2B -- Rettenmund M, Robinson B HR -- Siebert S SB -- Buford D T -- 2:02 A -- 40267
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