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Sunday August 9, 1970
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Baltimore Orioles 12, New York Yankees 9 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 9, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles      0  2  0    0  4  3    0  0  0    0  3  -  12 15  3
Yankees      0  0  0    0  5  3    0  1  0    0  0  -   9 13  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             6   3   4   2     0   1   .276      Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     2   0   .257
Blair cf              6   2   2   0     0   1   .267      Murcer cf             5   2   1   0     2   0   .248
Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     2   2   .307      White lf              6   0   0   0     1   1   .293
B. Robinson 3b        6   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Cater 1b              5   2   3   0     1   0   .306
Crowley rf            5   1   1   3     0   1   .261      Ellis c               6   1   2   3     0   3   .239
  Rettenmund ph,rf    1   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Woods rf              3   2   1   1     3   1   .233
Hendricks c           5   1   1   1     1   1   .234      Michael ss            1   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Johnson 2b            5   1   0   0     1   0   .298        Ward ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .274
Salmon ss             4   2   2   2     0   0   .302        Baker pr,ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
  Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Kenney 3b             4   0   1   2     2   2   .207
Lopez p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Kline p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .364
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .054        Blefary ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .215
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  F. Robinson ph      1   1   1   0     0   0   .318        Munson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Gibbs ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               47  12  15  10     4   9             Totals               44   9  13   9    13   8

Time of Game: 3:54   Attendance: 41,610
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Yankees 15
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Hendricks, Johnson, Lopez, Cater, Kenney
Doubles: Buford 2 (10), F. Robinson (17), Clarke (19)
Triples: Baker (1)
Home Runs: Salmon (4), Crowley (3), Hendricks (10), Ellis (5)
Stolen Bases: White (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Drabowsky (1)
GIDP: B. Robinson (14), Gibbs (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lopez                   4.2   3   4   4   6   6   0  24   2.57
Drabowsky               0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   7   3.58
Hardin                  0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.63
Richert                 0.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.63
Watt W(4-6)             4     3   1   1   4   1   0  16   2.76
Leonhard SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.36
Totals                 11    13   9   9  13   8   1  57

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline                   4.2   6   5   5   3   5   2  23   6.16
McCormick               0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   6.42
Hamilton                0.1   3   3   2   0   0   0   5   2.72
Waslewski               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.89
McDaniel                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.56
Aker                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.15
Klimkowski L(4-5)       0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   3.28
Kekich                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.10
Totals                 11    15  12  11   4   9   3  52

Wild Pitches: Richert 2 (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Blair was called out on
strikes; Powell walked; B. Robinson singled to left [Powell to
second]; Crowley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Hendricks dropped a foul fly hit by Clarke for an
error; Clarke walked; On a bunt Murcer forced Clarke (third to
shortstop); White struck out; Cater singled to center [Murcer to
third]; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks flied out to center; Johnson walked;
Salmon homered [Johnson scored]; Lopez struck out; Buford
singled to right; Blair singled to left [Buford to second];
Powell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Woods walked; Michael singled to left [Woods to
second]; Kenney forced Michael (second to shortstop) [Woods to
third]; Kenney was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Lopez [Kenney to second]; Kline struck out; Clarke grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Crowley
popped to third in foul territory; Hendricks grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer lined to center; White flied out to left;
Cater reached on an error by Johnson; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Salmon grounded out
(third to first); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Woods grounded out (third to first); Michael
walked; Kenney struck out; Kline forced Michael (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford doubled to right; Blair grounded out (third
to first); Powell walked; B. Robinson made an out to second;
Crowley homered [Buford scored, Powell scored]; MCCORMICK
REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Hendricks homered; Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke walked; Murcer walked [Clarke to second];
White popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cater singled to
left [Clarke to third, Murcer to second]; Ellis struck out;
Woods walked [Clarke scored, Murcer to third, Cater to second];
WARD BATTED FOR MICHAEL; DRABOWSKY REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING);
Ward walked [Murcer scored, Cater to third, Woods to second];
BAKER RAN FOR WARD; Kenney walked [Cater scored, Woods to third,
Baker to second]; BLEFARY BATTED FOR MCCORMICK; Blefary singled
to left [Woods scored, Baker scored, Kenney to third]; Clarke
flied out to center; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HAMILTON
REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Salmon singled; Drabowsky out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Salmon to second]; Buford
doubled to left [Salmon scored]; Blair reached on an error by
Kenney [Buford scored, Blair to second]; Powell singled to
center [Blair scored (unearned)]; WASLEWSKI REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer singled to right; White made an out to
second; Cater singled to center [Murcer to second]; HARDIN
REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Ellis homered [Murcer scored,
Cater scored]; Woods singled; RICHERT REPLACED HARDIN
(PITCHING); Baker singled to left [Woods to second]; Richert
threw a wild pitch [Woods to third, Baker to second]; Kenney was
called out on strikes; MUNSON BATTED FOR WASLEWSKI; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9,
Yankees 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); Crowley made
an out to first; Hendricks struck out; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees
8.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke doubled to left; Richert threw a wild pitch
[Clarke to third]; Murcer walked; WATT REPLACED RICHERT
(PITCHING); White lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Murcer out at first]; Cater grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: Salmon grounded out (third to first); Watt struck
out; Buford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 9, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED SALMON (PLAYING SS); Ellis
singled to left [Ellis out at second (shortstop to second)];
Woods walked; Baker grounded out (first unassisted) [Woods to
second]; Kenney singled to left [Woods scored, Kenney to second
(on throw to home)]; LYTTLE BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Lyttle flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: AKER REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Blair flied out to
center; Powell lined to first; B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
flied out to left; White walked; White stole second; Cater was
walked intentionally; Ellis forced Cater (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 9.

ORIOLES 10TH: Crowley flied out to right; Hendricks walked;
Johnson forced Hendricks (shortstop to second); Belanger forced
Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 10TH: Woods struck out; Baker tripled; Kenney was walked
intentionally; GIBBS BATTED FOR AKER; Gibbs grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kenney out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 9.

ORIOLES 11TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED GIBBS (PITCHING); F. ROBINSON
BATTED FOR WATT; F. Robinson doubled to right; Buford singled to
left [F. Robinson scored, Buford to second (on throw to home)];
On a bunt Blair singled [Buford to third]; KEKICH REPLACED
KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Powell struck out; On a bunt B. Robinson
singled [Buford scored (error by Cater) (no RBI), Blair to
second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund singled to
center [Blair scored, B. Robinson to second]; Hendricks forced
Rettenmund (second to shortstop) [B. Robinson to third]; Johnson
flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Yankees
9.

YANKEES 11TH: LEONHARD REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING);
RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Clarke lined to second;
Murcer flied out to right; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12, Yankees 9.



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