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Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

1971-08-26 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 13600 · 2:40

Baltimore Orioles defeated Chicago White Sox 8–7. Baltimore Orioles put up 4 in the 4th. Dick Hall earned the win. Walt Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	7	9
BAL	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	1	8	13

W: Dick Hall L: Bart Johnson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Walt Williams	4	2	2	3	0	1
Pat Kelly	3	0	1	1	1	0
Rich McKinney	3	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Melton	3	0	0	1	0	1
Carlos May	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jay Johnstone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Huntz	4	1	0	0	0	1
Ed Herrmann	2	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Horlen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hershberger	1	1	1	1	0	0
Rick Reichardt	2	1	1	0	0	1
Tom Egan	1	0	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Buford	5	0	0	0	0	5
Paul Blair	5	0	1	1	0	1
Merv Rettenmund	3	0	2	2	2	0
Frank Robinson	5	1	1	0	0	2
Brooks Robinson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andy Etchebarren	1	1	0	0	1	0
Davey Johnson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Mark Belanger	3	3	3	1	1	0
Jim Palmer	2	1	2	3	0	0
Grant Jackson	1	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Shopay	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Horlen	4.0	9	1	4
Vicente Romo	2.0	2	0	1
Bart Johnson	2.0	2	4	3

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Palmer	5.1	5	3	4
Grant Jackson	0.2	1	0	0
Dick Hall	2.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Walt Williams: 3
Pat Kelly: 43
Rich McKinney: S8
Bill Melton: 8

Bot 1

Don Buford: K/C
Paul Blair: 2/FL/BP
Merv Rettenmund: 9

Top 2

Carlos May: 43
Jay Johnstone: 9
Steve Huntz: K

Bot 2

Frank Robinson: S7
Brooks Robinson: S7.1-2
Andy Etchebarren: 3/G/SH.2-3;1-2
Davey Johnson: W
Mark Belanger: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Palmer: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Don Buford: K
Paul Blair: 6

Top 3

Ed Herrmann: 8
Joe Horlen: 9
Walt Williams: K

Bot 3

Merv Rettenmund: S9
Frank Robinson: 7
Brooks Robinson: CS2(24)
Brooks Robinson: 4

Top 4

Pat Kelly: 31
Rich McKinney: K/C
Bill Melton: K

Bot 4

Andy Etchebarren: HP
Davey Johnson: S8.1-2
Mark Belanger: S7.2-3;1-2
Jim Palmer: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Don Buford: K/C
Paul Blair: K
Merv Rettenmund: D/78.2-H;1-H
Frank Robinson: 7

Top 5

Carlos May: W
Jay Johnstone: 8
Steve Huntz: 36(1)/FO
Ed Herrmann: S9.1-3
Mike Hershberger: S9.3-H;1-2
Walt Williams: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Pat Kelly: W
Rich McKinney: 2/FL

Bot 5

Brooks Robinson: 2/FL
Andy Etchebarren: 53
Davey Johnson: 53

Top 6

Bill Melton: 9
Carlos May: W
Jay Johnstone: S9.1-3
Steve Huntz: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 6

Mark Belanger: T/89
Grant Jackson: S8.3-H
Don Buford: K/C
Paul Blair: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Ed Herrmann: HP
Rick Reichardt: S9.1-2
Walt Williams: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Pat Kelly: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rich McKinney: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Bill Melton: 8/SF.3-H
Carlos May: 7

Bot 7

Merv Rettenmund: W
Frank Robinson: K/C
Brooks Robinson: 7
Andy Etchebarren: SB2#
Andy Etchebarren: W
Davey Johnson: S6.2XH(6265);1-2

Top 8

Jay Johnstone: 6
Steve Huntz: 6
Tom Egan: S7
Rick Reichardt: K

Bot 8

Mark Belanger: W
Tom Shopay: 13/SH.1-2
Don Buford: K
Paul Blair: S8.2-H
Merv Rettenmund: SB2
Merv Rettenmund: W
Frank Robinson: K

Notes & reviews

the White Sox scored two runs in the top of the ninth before a 1:29 rain delay; since Chicago went ahead with the two runs, the score reverted back to the end of the eighth inning when the ganme was called; the 9th inning events that didn't count: Watt came in to pitch to start the 9th; Williams: 3/P; Andrews: PH for Johnson and homered to LF; McKinney: 4/P Melton: D/78 Richert replaced Watt as Pitcher May: S7.2-H

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