A mental lapse on the part of Davey Johnson led to the defeat of the Orioles when Danny Cater tripled with the bases loaded and two out in the 11th inning to give the Yanks a 4-1 victory. Horace Clarke led off the decisive stanza with a single and was on second with two out when the Orioles decided to walk Roy White intentionally. Pete Ward then grounded to Mark Belanger, who bobbled the ball momentarily before throwing to the second, but Johnson failed to cover the bag and all runners were safe. Cater followed with his triple on a looping fly into the left field corner. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  -   4  6  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   1  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Buford lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Kenney 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Belanger ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .139
Murcer cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .188      F. Robinson rf        5   0   0   0     0   1   .269
White lf              3   1   2   0     2   0   .393      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Blefary rf            0   0   0   1     2   0   .192      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
  Woods ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   0     0   0   .344
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .385
  Lyttle pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Cater 1b              5   0   1   3     0   2   .258      Phoebus p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .038        Crowley ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .400
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4   6   4     4   7             Totals               37   1   7   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,715
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: B. Robinson, Johnson
Doubles: White (4)
Triples: Cater (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2)
Caught Stealing: White (1), Blefary (1), Blair (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Blefary (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             9     5   1   1   1   4   0  31   3.00
McDaniel W(1-0)         2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                 11     7   1   1   1   6   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus                 8     2   1   1   3   2   0  28   1.06
Richert                 2     2   0   0   0   4   0   8   0.00
Hall L(1-1)             1     2   3   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                 11     6   4   1   4   7   0  43

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke was called out on strikes; Kenney grounded
out (second to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to left; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to center; Blefary walked; Cater
popped to first in foul territory; Munson popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Blair flied out to right; B.
Robinson singled to pitcher; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stottlemyre flied out to center; Clarke grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to center; Phoebus grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled; White singled to right [Murcer to third]; Blefary hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Murcer scored]; White was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole second; F.
Robinson flied out to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Belanger to third]; Blair made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Hendricks flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stottlemyre grounded out (third to first); Clarke
flied out to center; Kenney grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Phoebus struck out; Buford flied out to left;
Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); White
walked; Blefary walked [White to second]; Cater struck out while
Blefary was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Blair singled to left; Blair was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson made an out to shortstop; Michael grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stottlemyre reached on an error by B.
Robinson; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [B. Robinson to second];
Hendricks walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Crowley singled to
center [B. Robinson scored, Hendricks out at third (center to
third), Crowley to second (on throw to 3b)]; Buford struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 9TH: RICHERT REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Kenney struck
out (catcher to first); Murcer struck out; White doubled to
right; WOODS BATTED FOR BLEFARY; Woods grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Belanger flied
out to left; F. Robinson flied out to center; Powell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
1.

YANKEES 10TH: Cater was called out on strikes; Munson made an
out to third; Michael singled to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR
STOTTLEMYRE; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Blair singled
to left; B. Robinson forced Blair (catcher to shortstop);
Johnson was called out on strikes; Hendricks singled to center
[B. Robinson to second]; MAY BATTED FOR RICHERT; May grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
1.

YANKEES 11TH: HALL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Clarke singled to
center; Kenney struck out; Murcer grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Clarke to second]; White was walked intentionally;
WARD BATTED FOR WOODS; Ward reached on an error by Johnson
[Clarke to third, White to second]; LYTTLE RAN FOR WARD; Cater
tripled to right [Clarke scored (unearned), White scored
(unearned), Lyttle scored (unearned)]; Munson popped to catcher
in foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Buford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger flied out to right; F.
Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Orioles 1.