August 6, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Fritz PetersonL: Pat Dobson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
 NYY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 13 | 0 |
1B2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBMBobby MurcerCF3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 3 RP9.0IP3 ER · 4 K · WP3.2IP6 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 1 · NYY by 10 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BAOrioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — |
2DE Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.0 |
5TE Rangers | 64 | 95 | .403 | 37.5 |
6CL Guardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43.0 |
2B: Rettenmund, Buford
HR: Salmon
RBI: Robinson, Robinson, Salmon
LOB: 14
2B: Murcer
3B: Cater
HR: Murcer
RBI: Murcer 3, Blomberg, Alou 2, Michael, Peterson 3, Cater 2
SB: White
LOB: 11
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees routed the Orioles 12-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Fritz Peterson got the win and Pat Dobson took the loss. Bobby Murcer went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Chico Salmon went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
