Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
August 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 lf,2b 5 0 2 2
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
  May ph,rf 2 1 2 0
Blefary rf,lf 5 0 2 0
Powell 1b 5 1 1 1
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 1 1
Hendricks c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson F. ph 0 0 0 1
  Etchebarren c 1 0 0 0
Johnson 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 5 2 1 0
McNally p 1 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Tresh ss 5 0 0 0
Pepitone cf 5 0 0 0
Kosco 1b 3 1 1 1
Cox 3b 4 1 2 1
Robinson rf 4 1 2 0
Fernandez c 3 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 0 0 0 0
  Michael pr 0 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 2 0 0 1
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbs ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
Baltimore 001 010 010 25101
New York 010 010 100 0362
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   8.0 5 3 3 0 6
  Drabowsky   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Richert  W (3-2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
2
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen   7.0 7 3 2 1 2
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  McDaniel   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Womack  L (2-6) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
4
3
6

  E–B Robinson (11), Tresh (17), Kosco (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Baltimore Blair (18,off Bahnsen); May 2 (4,off Bahnsen,off McDaniel).  3B–New York Robinson (4,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore Powell (20,10th inning off Womack 0 on, 0 out); B Robinson (12,10th inning off Womack 0 on, 0 out), New York Kosco (10,2nd inning off McNally 0 on, 0 out); Cox (5,7th inning off McNally 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McNally 2 (6,off Bahnsen 2); White (3,off McNally).  SF–F Robinson (1,off McDaniel); Bahnsen (1,off McNally).  IBB–B Robinson (9,by Hamilton); Johnson (5,by McDaniel).  HBP–Kosco (3,by McNally).  WP–McNally (2).  HBP–McNally (5,Kosco).  IBB–Hamilton (3,B Robinson); McDaniel (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:49.  A–14,961.
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