Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
May 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Senators 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 5 1 1 2
Motton lf 3 0 0 0
Blefary c 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 2
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0
May rf 4 1 2 0
Belanger ss 2 1 0 1
Hardin p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 1 0
Valentine rf 3 1 0 0
Howard 1b 4 1 3 2
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Bowens lf 4 0 1 1
Bryan c 4 0 0 0
Hansen ss 3 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 3 0 0 0
Ortega p 1 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 1 0 0 0
  Bosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Baltimore 000 040 0105100
Washington 000 002 001350
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  W (4-0) 9.0 5 3 3 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ortega  L (3-2) 6.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Higgins   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Knowles   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Baldwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bosman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Baltimore May (2,off Ortega); B Robinson (6,off Ortega), Washington F Howard (6,off Hardin); Unser (5,off Hardin); Bowens (3,off Hardin).  HR–Washington F Howard (6,6th inning off Hardin 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Belanger (4,off Baldwin).  HBP–Motton (1,by Bosman).  IBB–Powell (6,by Ortega).  CS–Motton (2,2nd base by Bosman/Bryan).  HBP–Bosman (1,Motton).  IBB–Ortega (3,Powell).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:27.  A–5,342.
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