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July 31, 1971

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Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 0 2 0
Orioles 4 6 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 0 2 0
Orioles 4 6 0

Mark Belanger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 2 338
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 75
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 31

Jim Rooker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 0
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Memorial Stadium - July 31, 1971
Jim Rooker
Ed Kirkpatrick
Gail Hopkins
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Joe Keough
Mark Belanger
Pat Dobson
Davey Johnson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Belanger takes first base on ball four. There go the runners. The throw from Kirkpatrick to Schaal. The throw back to home, and Johnson is out at the plate. Dobson moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Jim Rooker now pitching. Buford strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendricks for the out. Robinson moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Dal Canton strikes out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Belanger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Rettenmund goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belanger scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins fields it and throws to second for the out. Belanger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belanger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.