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Saturday August 8, 1970
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Back-to-back homers by Boog Powell and Merv Rettenmund in the third inning powered the Orioles to a 4-2 victory over the Yankees before an Old-Timers' Day crowd of 47,914. Brooks Robinson singled with two out before Powell and Rettenmund went into their slugging act. Dave McNally was tagged for 11 hits by the Yankees, including a homer by Bobby Murcer, but posted his 16th victory. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 8, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .196      Clarke 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .255
Blair cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Munson c              5   0   4   1     0   0   .285
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .283      White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Powell 1b             2   1   1   2     2   0   .309      Cater 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Rettenmund rf         4   1   2   1     0   1   .303      Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .248
Motton lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .237
  Buford lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Woods rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Kekich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
McNally p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .132        Bahnsen p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
                                                            Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .262

Totals               32   4   8   4     5   5             Totals               37   2  11   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 47,194
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 10
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: Munson (19), Cater (24)
Home Runs: Powell (28), Rettenmund (13), Murcer (18)
Caught Stealing: Blair (9), Motton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (4)
GIDP: McNally (2), Munson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Etchebarren (3,by Klimkowski)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(16-7)         9    11   2   2   2   7   1  39   3.78
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   7   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich L(2-3)           2.2   6   3   3   2   1   2  15   6.21
Bahnsen                 4.1   2   1   1   3   4   0  17   3.39
Klimkowski              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.97
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   5   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Klimkowski (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
singled to left; Blair was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); B. Robinson singled to left; Powell walked [B.
Robinson to second]; Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Munson singled to left;
Munson advanced to second; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cater made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Motton grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to left; Etchebarren made an out to second; McNally was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Woods walked; Michael singled to center
[Woods to third]; Kekich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Blair flied out to
center; B. Robinson singled to right; Powell homered [B.
Robinson scored]; Rettenmund homered; Motton walked; BAHNSEN
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Motton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke struck out; Munson singled to center; White
struck out; Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren flied out to right; McNally struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer homered; Ellis struck out; Woods flied out
to left; Michael made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; Blair singled to left [Belanger to
third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger
scored]; Powell forced Blair (first to right to shortstop);
Rettenmund singled to right [Powell to third, Rettenmund to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Motton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: BUFORD REPLACED MOTTON (PLAYING LF); Bahnsen
singled; Clarke flied out to left; Munson doubled to left
[Bahnsen scored]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Munson
out at third (pitcher to third)]; Cater flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson made an out to second; Etchebarren struck
out; McNally walked; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to right; Ellis struck out; Woods
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair struck out; B. Robinson flied out to right;
Powell walked; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael singled to left; BLEFARY BATTED FOR
BAHNSEN; Blefary struck out; Clarke singled to left [Michael to
second]; Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Buford
flied out to left; Johnson reached on an error by Clarke;
Etchebarren was hit by a pitch [Johnson to second]; McNally
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Johnson out at
third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to left; Cater doubled; Murcer was
called out on strikes; Ellis walked; Woods grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael lined to shortstop; WARD BATTED FOR
KLIMKOWSKI; Ward grounded out (second to first); Clarke singled
to left; Munson singled to right [Clarke to third]; White lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.



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