The Yankees and Orioles, splitting even in a pair of 11-inning games, tied the A. L. record for most pitchers used by two clubs in a doubleheader, 21. The Yankees won the opener, 6-4. Roy White, who sent the game into overtime by driving in two runs with a single in the ninth, won it by hitting a homer with a man on base in the 11th.

The Orioles captured the nightcap, 12-9, scoring three runs in the 11th on a pinch-double by Frank Robinson, single by Don Buford, safe bunts by Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson, an error by Danny Cater and a single by Merv Rettenmund. Homers by Chico Salmon, Terry Crowley and Elrod Hendricks sent the Orioles off to a 6-0 lead, but the Yankees rallied for five runs in the fifth inning. After both clubs scored three times in the sixth, the Yankees knotted the count in the eighth on a walk, infield out and single by Jerry Kenney. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    9, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  -   4 10  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2    0  2  -   6 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .270      Clarke 2b             6   2   3   1     0   0   .258
Blair cf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .265      Gibbs c               5   0   0   0     1   0   .250
B. Robinson 3b        5   0   1   1     0   1   .282      White lf              6   1   3   4     0   1   .297
Powell 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .248
Rettenmund rf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .305      Cater 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .302      Blefary rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .212
Etchebarren c         5   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Woods ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     1   0   .197      Kenney 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .207
Palmer p              4   1   2   0     0   2   .203      Baker ss              3   0   0   0     2   2   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Ward ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .274
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Lyttle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellis ph            1   1   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Michael ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               43   4  10   4     2   5             Totals               42   6  10   6     6   7

Time of Game: 2:54
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 11
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Palmer, Kenney
Doubles: Rettenmund (12), Blair (21), Kenney (10), Cater (25)
Triples: Murcer (2)
Home Runs: White (15)
Stolen Bases: White (13)
GIDP: Etchebarren (8)
Hit by Pitch: Buford (8,by Peterson)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  8.2   6   4   4   5   4   0  38   2.76
Richert                 1.1   2   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.68
Hall L(8-5)             0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   3.51
Totals                 10.1  10   6   6   6   7   1  48

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                7     8   4   1   0   4   0  30   3.46
Klimkowski              2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.88
McDaniel                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.59
Aker W(3-1)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.23
Totals                 11    10   4   1   2   5   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Peterson (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford was hit by a pitch; Blair singled to center
[Buford to second]; B. Robinson singled to center [Buford
scored, Blair to second]; Powell flied out to right [Blair to
third]; Rettenmund struck out; Johnson lined to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Gibbs grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Clarke to second]; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Cater forced Murcer (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger grounded out (third to first); Palmer singled to left;
Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blefary grounded out (first unassisted); Kenney
flied out to center; Baker walked; Debut game for Frank
Baker; Peterson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair made an out to shortstop; B. Robinson flied
out to left; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke lined to second; Gibbs grounded out (pitcher
to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson singled to center; Etchebarren grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer tripled; Cater made an out to second;
Blefary popped to third in foul territory; Kenney grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to center; Palmer struck out;
Buford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Baker struck out; Peterson grounded out (first
unassisted); Clarke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson struck out;
Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to right; White stole second; Murcer struck out; Cater
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund doubled to right; Johnson struck out;
Etchebarren reached on an error by Kenney [Rettenmund to third];
Belanger singled [Rettenmund scored (unearned), Etchebarren to
second]; On a bunt Palmer singled [Etchebarren to third,
Belanger to second]; Buford forced Etchebarren (third to
catcher) [Belanger to third, Palmer to second]; Blair doubled
[Belanger scored (unearned), Palmer scored (unearned), Buford to
third]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Blefary walked; Kenney doubled to left [Blefary to
third]; Baker struck out; WARD BATTED FOR PETERSON; Ward singled
to left [Blefary scored, Kenney to third]; LYTTLE RAN FOR WARD;
Clarke reached on a fielder's choice [Kenney scored (RBI),
Lyttle to second (error by Palmer)]; Gibbs flied out to right;
White struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Powell
singled; Rettenmund flied out to left; Johnson walked [Powell to
second]; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first) [Powell to
third, Johnson to second]; Belanger was walked intentionally;
Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer lined to pitcher; Cater made an out to
shortstop; Blefary flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Buford flied out to center; 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: Kenney made an out to shortstop; Baker walked;
ELLIS BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Ellis forced Baker (shortstop to
second); Clarke singled to left [Ellis to second]; Gibbs walked
[Ellis to third, Clarke to second]; RICHERT REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); White singled to left [Ellis scored, Clarke scored,
Gibbs to second]; Murcer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Powell flied
out to right; Rettenmund singled to left; Johnson forced
Rettenmund (third to second); Etchebarren popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 10TH: Cater doubled; WOODS BATTED FOR BLEFARY; Woods was
walked intentionally; Kenney struck out; Baker grounded out
(second to first) [Cater to third, Woods to second]; MICHAEL
BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Michael struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 11TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AKER REPLACED
MICHAEL (PITCHING); Belanger made an out to shortstop; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR RICHERT; Crowley grounded out (second to first);
Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 11TH: HALL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Clarke singled
to center; Gibbs flied out to left; White homered [Clarke
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 6.