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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 5, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 5, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 18,509 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Jim Honochick |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 5, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
There's a wild pitch. Rettenmund moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Cuellar
There goes Clarke. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cuellar
White strikes out. There goes Clarke. The throw from Hendricks and Clarke is out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stottlemyre
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Stottlemyre
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Stottlemyre
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Cuellar
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Cuellar
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Cuellar
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Cuellar
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Cuellar
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stottlemyre
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Stottlemyre
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Stottlemyre
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Cuellar
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Cuellar
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Cuellar
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendricks for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Cuellar
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Cuellar
Cuellar fires to first and has Michael trapped. There's the throw to Belanger who tags Michael for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Cuellar
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stottlemyre
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Stottlemyre
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Cuellar
White takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cater vs. Cuellar
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Murcer scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Cuellar
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Cuellar
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michael vs. Cuellar
Michael bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stottlemyre vs. Cuellar
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater scores. Swoboda scores. Stottlemyre moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Clarke is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Dukes
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shopay vs. Stottlemyre
Danny Cater now playing first base. Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Tom Shopay pinch hits for Tom Dukes.
Shopay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Boswell
Dave Boswell now pitching.
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boswell
White strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Boswell
Cater 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
Top 9
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1971 -- Baltimore at New York (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 4 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 2 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, cf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 1 2 0 Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 2 0 Cater D, 3b-1b 4 1 1 2 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ellis J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kenney J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 1 1 1 Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 2 0 1 0 Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 1 2 Shopay T, ph 1 0 0 0 Boswell D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 3 0 28 5 7 5 Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 000 000 50x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Cuellar M (L) 6.2 7 5 5 2 1 Dukes T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Boswell D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6 E -- Cater D DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 6, New York 3 SB -- Clarke H CS -- Clarke H, Michael G SH -- Michael G WP -- Stottlemyre M T -- 2:04 A -- 18509
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