After being held to three singles by Dave McNally, the Yankees erupted with two out in the seventh inning and scored three runs to defeat the Orioles' 21-game winner, 3-2. Singles by Ron Woods, Ron Hansen and Gene Michael produced the first run. After a pass to Bobby Murcer loaded the bases, Horace Clarke came through with a two-run double. The paid attendance of 20,008 at the game put the Yankees over the million mark for the 25th consecutive season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   3  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         5   0   3   0     0   1   .317      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .249
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .258      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
F. Robinson rf        2   1   0   0     2   0   .305      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Cater rf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
B. Robinson 3b        4   1   0   0     0   1   .275      Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Johnson 2b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .292        Lyttle rf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .351
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   1     0   1   .253      Woods cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .232
  Hendricks ph,c      1   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Hansen 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .190        Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Salmon ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Michael ss            3   1   1   1     0   1   .220
McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Kekich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Murcer ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               34   2   8   2     4   8             Totals               30   3   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 20,008
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Rettenmund (15), Clarke (20)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (13)
Caught Stealing: Lyttle (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kekich (2)
GIDP: B. Robinson (17)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(21-8)         6.2   7   3   3   1   3   0  28   3.34
Hall                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.42
Totals                  8     8   3   3   1   4   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(5-3)           7     7   2   2   4   7   0  31   5.21
McDaniel SV(23)         2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.92
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   8   0  38

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Blair struck
out; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Munson flied out to
center; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Powell out at second]; Johnson
singled to center; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (third to first); Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to right; McNally flied out to
left; Rettenmund singled to left; Blair flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen singled to left; Michael was called out on
strikes; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hansen to second]; Clarke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson walked; Powell singled to right [F.
Robinson to second]; B. Robinson forced Powell (pitcher to
second) [F. Robinson to third, B. Robinson to first]; Johnson
singled to right [F. Robinson scored, B. Robinson to third];
Etchebarren singled to right [B. Robinson scored, Johnson to
third]; On a bunt Belanger popped to first in foul territory;
McNally flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cater flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund singled to right; Rettenmund stole
second; Blair struck out; F. Robinson was walked intentionally;
Powell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund to third, F.
Robinson to second]; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis singled to left; Woods popped to first in
foul territory; Hansen flied out to center [Ellis to second];
Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson struck out; Etchebarren flied out to left;
Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Kekich struck out; Clarke flied out to center;
Munson singled to second; White forced Munson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: McNally flied out to left; Rettenmund doubled to
right; Blair walked; F. Robinson popped to first; Powell forced
Blair (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (third to first); Ellis flied
out to right; Woods singled to center; Hansen singled to right
[Woods to second]; Michael singled to left [Woods scored, Hansen
to second]; MURCER BATTED FOR KEKICH; Murcer walked [Hansen to
third, Michael to second]; Clarke doubled to left [Hansen
scored, Michael scored, Murcer to third]; HALL REPLACED MCNALLY
(PITCHING); Munson flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: CATER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LYTTLE
REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING RF); KENNEY REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING
3B); MCDANIEL REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to
first); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks singled to
right; SALMON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Salmon struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SALMON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); White grounded out (first
unassisted); Cater was called out on strikes; Lyttle singled to
center; Lyttle was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUFORD BATTED FOR HALL; Buford grounded out (second
to first); Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 3.