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Sunday April 19, 1970
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New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  0  1    3  0  0    2  0  2  -   8 17  0
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             6   0   5   1     0   0   .304      Buford lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .211
Michael ss            6   1   0   0     0   1   .317      Salmon ss             3   1   2   2     2   0   .667
Murcer cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Crowley 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .200
White lf              3   1   2   0     2   1   .351      Rettenmund rf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Blefary rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .212      Blair cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
  Lyttle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Robinson 3b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .310
Ward 1b               3   1   1   2     0   1   .222      Johnson 2b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .405
  Cater ph,1b         2   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Etchebarren c         4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Kenney 3b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .185      Hardin p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gibbs c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .286        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Klimkowski p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Verbanic p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aker p              2   0   1   1     0   1   .333        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hendricks ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .150

Totals               41   8  17   7     4   7             Totals               34   5  12   5     6   2

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 19,213
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Orioles 8
DP: Yankees 4, Orioles 1
Errors: Rettenmund, Johnson
Doubles: B. Robinson (3), Johnson (4), Buford (2)
Triples: Ward (1)
Home Runs: Etchebarren (1), Salmon (1)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (2), Blair (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Klimkowski (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gibbs (1)
GIDP: Blefary (2), Salmon (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Klimkowski              3     6   2   2   1   0   0  13   2.70
Verbanic W(1-0)         3.2   2   0   0   5   1   0  16   3.00
Aker SV(2)              2.1   4   3   3   0   1   2  11   5.40
Totals                  9    12   5   5   6   2   2  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin L(0-1)           3     6   4   3   1   2   0  15   3.24
Lopez                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.00
Leonhard                1.1   3   2   2   2   1   0   9  19.29
Richert                 0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Hall                    2     6   2   2   0   2   0  12   2.57
Totals                  9    17   8   7   4   7   0  47

Wild Pitches: Leonhard (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Clarke was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Michael struck out;
Murcer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Salmon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at
second]; Crowley grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Blefary grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Ward
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt Rettenmund singled; Blair grounded out
(catcher unassisted) [Rettenmund to second]; B. Robinson doubled
to left [Rettenmund scored]; Johnson singled to left [B.
Robinson scored]; Etchebarren lined into a double play (third to
first) [Johnson out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney flied out to left; Gibbs singled to left;
Klimkowski struck out; Clarke singled to right [Gibbs to
second]; Michael reached on an error by Johnson (assist by
Salmon) [Gibbs scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clarke to third,
Michael to second]; Murcer lined to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hardin made an out to pitcher; Buford walked;
Salmon singled to center [Buford to second]; Crowley lined into
a double play (second to first) [Salmon out at first]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right; Blefary singled to right
[White to third, Blefary to second (error by Rettenmund)]; Ward
tripled to left [White scored, Blefary scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED
HARDIN (PITCHING); Kenney walked; Gibbs hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Ward scored]; Klimkowski out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kenney to second]; Clarke flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund singled to center; VERBANIC REPLACED
KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Blair grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Rettenmund to second]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnson walked; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael flied out to center; Murcer lined to
shortstop; White singled to right; Blefary flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: MAY BATTED FOR LOPEZ; May walked; Buford lined into
a double play (first unassisted) [May out at first]; Salmon
walked; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 6TH: LEONHARD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Ward struck out;
Kenney singled to right; Gibbs grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kenney to second]; Verbanic grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
walked; Blair was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
B. Robinson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke singled to center; Michael forced Clarke
(shortstop to second); Leonhard threw a wild pitch [Michael to
third]; Murcer singled [Michael scored]; White walked [Murcer to
second]; Blefary walked [Murcer to third, White to second];
RICHERT REPLACED LEONHARD (PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR WARD;
Cater struck out; Kenney singled [Murcer scored, White to third,
Blefary to second]; Gibbs was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Johnson doubled
to left; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR RICHERT; Hendricks singled [Johnson to
third]; Buford made an out to second; Salmon walked [Hendricks
to second]; AKER REPLACED VERBANIC (PITCHING); Crowley grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: HALL REPLACED HENDRICKS (PITCHING); Aker was called
out on strikes; Clarke singled to left; Michael forced Clarke
(first to shortstop); Murcer singled to center [Michael to
third]; White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
singled to left; B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
6, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Blefary grounded out (pitcher to first); Cater
singled to right; Kenney singled to center [Cater to second];
Gibbs flied out to right [Cater to third, Kenney to second];
Aker singled to left [Cater scored, Kenney to third]; Clarke
singled to center [Kenney scored, Aker to second]; Michael
forced Clarke (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Etchebarren
homered; POWELL BATTED FOR HALL; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Buford doubled to right; Salmon homered [Buford scored];
Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Rettenmund struck out;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 5.



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