Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
July 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Valentine cf 5 1 3 1
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Buford 2b 5 1 1 0
Robinson F. lf 5 0 2 1
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 1 0
Blefary rf 4 0 0 0
Hendricks c 3 1 1 1
  Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Phoebus p 2 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 0 1 1
  Fernandez rf 1 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Kosco rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Tresh ss 4 0 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 0 0
Gibbs c 3 0 0 0
Robinson cf 3 1 1 1
Verbanic p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Baltimore 000 110 001391
New York 110 000 000251
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus  W (8-8) 8.0 5 2 1 0 10
  Drabowsky  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
0
10
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Verbanic   4.2 7 2 2 1 2
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen  L (7-5) 4.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
4

  E–Belanger (11), Robinson (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Buford (4,off Verbanic); F Robinson (12,off Verbanic), New York White (8,off Phoebus).  HR–Baltimore Hendricks (6,4th inning off Verbanic 0 on, 0 out); Valentine (5,9th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 1 out), New York Robinson (2,2nd inning off Phoebus 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Phoebus (5,off Bahnsen).  HBP–B Robinson (3,by Verbanic).  SB–Clarke (8,2nd base off Phoebus/Hendricks).  HBP–Verbanic (3,B Robinson).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:15.  A–42,376.
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