Baltimore Orioles 3 – 4 Boston Red Sox
31 August 1971 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | George Scott | 1 in 107 games |
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jim Palmer | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
Baltimore Orioles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Blair | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Merv Rettenmund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Robinson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boog Powell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Brooks Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Andy Etchebarren | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Davey Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Belanger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Palmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Baltimore Orioles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luis Aparicio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joe Lahoud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Fiore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Peters | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Luis Tiant | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |