Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
May 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1968 at County Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 5 1 1 1
Blefary rf 2 1 0 0
  May rf 2 0 0 0
Motton lf 4 1 1 2
Robinson 3b 5 0 2 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
Phoebus p 3 0 0 0
  Buford ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 5 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bradford lf 4 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 1 2 0
Ward 3b 4 0 0 0
McCraw 1b 3 0 0 0
Voss rf 3 0 0 0
Josephson c 4 1 1 1
Causey 2b 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 0 0
John p 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 1
Baltimore 002 000 000 1350
Chicago 000 110 000 0240
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus   8.0 4 2 2 4 4
  Richert  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
4
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John   8.0 2 2 2 4 2
  Wilhelm  L (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.0
5
3
3
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Chicago Aparicio (7,off Phoebus).  HR–Baltimore Motton (5,3rd inning off John 1 on, 2 out); Blair (2,10th inning off Wilhelm 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Josephson (2,5th inning off Phoebus 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Blefary (3,by John).  CS–Bradford (1,2nd base by Phoebus/Etchebarren).  WP–Phoebus (2).  BK–Phoebus (1).  HBP–John (3,Blefary).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:58.  A–18,748.
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