Starting with a double by Don Buford on the first pitch of the game, the Orioles piled up 13 hits and defeated the Yankees, 10-2. The Orioles scored four runs in the first inning with the aid of two errors. Brooks Robinson homered with a man on base in the third and knocked in another run with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Monday, August    31, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      4  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  1  -  10 13  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .280      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Blair cf              4   1   2   2     1   1   .263      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .299      White lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .297
F. Robinson rf        4   3   1   0     0   1   .307      Cater 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Hendricks c           3   1   1   2     1   0   .235      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
B. Robinson 3b        5   1   3   3     0   0   .276      Ellis 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .245
Johnson 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Woods rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
Salmon ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Cuellar p             4   1   1   0     0   1   .091      Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .145
                                                            Klimkowski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  13   7     3   3             Totals               32   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 15,301
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 3, Yankees 2
Errors: Cater, Michael, Bahnsen
Doubles: Buford (14), Cuellar (1), White 2 (27), Murcer (20)
Triples: Ellis (1), Munson (3)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendricks (4)
GIDP: Johnson (8), Powell (10), Woods (9), Michael (8)
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson (6,by Bahnsen)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(21-7)         9     8   2   2   2   5   0  34   3.60
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(12-10)        2.1   6   7   4   1   0   1  15   3.27
Klimkowski              5.2   6   2   0   1   3   0  24   2.94
Hamilton                1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.78
Totals                  9    13  10   5   3   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (2)
Wild Pitches: Hamilton (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford doubled to right; Blair singled to left
[Buford scored, Blair to second (on throw to home)]; Powell
walked; Blair was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Bahnsen [Blair scored (unearned), Powell to third]; F. Robinson
was hit by a pitch; Hendricks hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Powell scored (unearned), F. Robinson to second]; B. Robinson
reached on an error by Cater [F. Robinson scored (unearned) (no
RBI), B. Robinson to first]; Johnson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 4 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); White doubled to left; Cater flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Salmon lined to third; Cuellar doubled to right;
Buford flied out to right; Blair singled to left [Cuellar
scored]; Powell forced Blair (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer doubled to right; Ellis tripled to left
[Murcer scored]; Woods struck out; Michael flied out to center;
Bahnsen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: F. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks popped to
shortstop; B. Robinson homered [F. Robinson scored]; KLIMKOWSKI
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Johnson singled to center; Salmon
popped to first in foul territory; Cuellar grounded out (first
to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
tripled to left; White struck out; Cater lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford singled to left; Blair struck out; Powell
flied out to left; F. Robinson reached on an error by Michael
[Buford scored (unearned) (no RBI), F. Robinson to second (on
throw)]; Hendricks singled to right [F. Robinson scored
(unearned)]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis
singled to left; Woods grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 9, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Salmon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cuellar grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael popped to second; Klimkowski struck out;
Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair
walked; Powell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Blair out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; White doubled to left [Munson to
third]; Cater hit into a double play (shortstop to first to
third) [Munson scored (RBI), White out at third]; Murcer flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: F. Robinson struck out; Hendricks grounded out
(second to first); B. Robinson singled to center; Johnson
singled to shortstop [B. Robinson to second]; Salmon grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 7TH: Ellis lined to shortstop; Woods walked; Michael
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees
2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford singled to right; Blair
grounded out (third to first) [Buford to second]; Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: BLEFARY BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Blefary popped to
second; Clarke singled to center; On a bunt Munson grounded out
(third to first) [Clarke to second]; White flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); F. Robinson
popped to third in foul territory; Hendricks walked; Hamilton
threw a wild pitch [Hendricks to second]; B. Robinson singled to
center [Hendricks scored]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (third to
second) [Johnson to first]; Salmon forced Johnson (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Cater singled to center; Murcer forced Cater (first
to shortstop) [Murcer to first]; Ellis struck out; Woods
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
10, Yankees 2.