After collecting only four hits off Mike Cuellar in a 4-3 loss, the Yankees broke loose for 17 hits and defeated the Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader, 8-5. Davey Johnson batted in the first three runs for the Orioles in the opener with a single and homer. What proved to be the deciding marker counted in the seventh on a single by Merv Rettenmund, a stolen base and a double by Frank Robinson.

The Yankees went ahead to stay in the nightcap when Roy White and Curt Blefary singled, Pete Ward tripled and Jake Gibbs hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Horace Clarke gathered five of the Yankees' hits. Andy Etchebarren and Chico Salmon smashed homers for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     19, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  4  1
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Rettenmund lf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .171      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .140
Woods rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      F. Robinson rf        4   0   2   1     0   2   .303
White lf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .324      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .154
Cater 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .256      Blair cf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .306
Hansen ss             2   0   0   1     1   0   .000      B. Robinson 3b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Munson c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .033      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .382
Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .087      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Burbach p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Michael ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .371
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115

Totals               30   3   4   3     6   6             Totals               31   4   8   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Orioles 6
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Burbach, Rettenmund, Blair
Doubles: F. Robinson (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Blair (6), Rettenmund (1)
Caught Stealing: Kenney (1), Blair (2)
Sacrifice Hits: B. Robinson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hansen (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burbach L(0-2)          7     7   4   4   2   8   1  31   6.75
McDaniel                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   8   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(2-1)          9     4   3   2   6   6   0  37   3.43
Totals                  9     4   3   2   6   6   0  37

Passed Balls: Munson (1), Hendricks (1)
Wild Pitches: Cuellar 2 (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger grounded out (third to first); F. Robinson singled to
left; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Hendricks allowed a passed ball
[White to second]; Cater flied out to right [White to third];
Hansen hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored (unearned)];
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair struck out; B. Robinson walked; Johnson
reached on an error by Burbach [B. Robinson to second]; Munson
allowed a passed ball [B. Robinson to third, Johnson to second];
Hendricks made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Cuellar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Burbach was
called out on strikes; Clarke singled to center [Clarke to
second (error by Blair)]; Murcer walked; Woods forced Clarke
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund flied out to left; Belanger flied out to
right; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to right; Cater lined to shortstop;
Hansen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; Blair walked; Blair stole
second; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
singled to left [Blair scored]; Hendricks flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson walked; Kenney forced Munson (first to
shortstop); Burbach struck out while Kenney was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar made an out to second; Rettenmund struck
out; Belanger singled; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
lined to center; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell singled to right; Blair forced Powell (third
to second); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first) [Blair to
second]; Johnson homered [Blair scored]; Hendricks struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: White struck out; Cater grounded out (first
unassisted); Hansen walked; Munson reached on an error by
Rettenmund [Hansen to second]; Kenney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Rettenmund singled; Rettenmund stole second; Belanger was called
out on strikes; F. Robinson doubled to left [Rettenmund scored];
Powell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 8TH: MICHAEL BATTED FOR BURBACH; Michael singled; Clarke
forced Michael (shortstop unassisted); Murcer flied out to left;
On a bunt Woods singled [Clarke to second]; Cuellar threw a wild
pitch [Clarke to third, Woods to second]; White walked; Cater
singled to right [Clarke scored, Woods scored, White to third];
Hansen forced Cater (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED MICHAEL (PITCHING); Blair
singled; B. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Blair to second]; Blair was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson walked; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [Munson
to second]; On a bunt Kenney struck out; ELLIS BATTED FOR
MCDANIEL; Ellis made an out to shortstop; Clarke flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 4.