Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
August 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 5, New York Yankees 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford 3b 3 1 0 0
  Robinson B. 3b 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 1 3 0
Robinson F. rf 5 1 2 1
  May rf 0 0 0 0
Powell 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 1
Blefary lf 3 1 1 1
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 2 1
Phoebus p 4 0 1 1
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 0 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Mantle 1b 2 0 0 0
Pepitone cf 4 0 1 0
Tresh ss 3 1 1 2
Gibbs c 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 1 1
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Baltimore 100 200 2005102
New York 010 020 000351
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus  W (12-10) 7.0 5 3 1 3 4
  Watt  SV (7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  L (5-4) 7.0 9 5 3 2 3
  Peterson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
2
5

  E–Belanger (15), Powell (8), Cox (14).  2B–Baltimore F Robinson (16,off Barber); Etchebarren (11,off Peterson), New York White (12,off Phoebus).  SF–Blefary (6,off Barber).  IBB–Johnson (4,by Barber).  SH–Barber (2,off Phoebus).  HBP–Mantle (1,by Phoebus).  SB–Belanger (2,3rd base off Barber/Gibbs); F Robinson (7,2nd base off Barber/Gibbs).  WP–Watt (5).  HBP–Phoebus (2,Mantle).  IBB–Barber (4,Johnson).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:44.  A–20,704.
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