California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
August 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 0, Baltimore Orioles 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Cottier 3b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Reichardt lf 3 0 0 0
Hinton 1b 3 0 1 0
Morton rf 3 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodgers c 2 0 0 0
  McFarlane ph,c 1 0 0 0
Harrelson p 2 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford 2b 2 2 1 2
  Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 2 0 1 1
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Hendricks c 3 0 1 0
  Etchebarren ph,c 1 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 2 0 0 0
Blefary lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
McNally p 3 1 1 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
California 000 000 000040
Baltimore 001 000 20x350
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Harrelson  L (0-3) 6.0 5 3 3 5 2
  Pattin   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bennett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Messersmith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
5
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (15-8) 9.0 4 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
8

  E–None.  DP–California 1, Baltimore 1.  PB–Rodgers (7).  2B–California Fregosi (15,off McNally), Baltimore Hendricks (3,off Harrelson).  HR–Baltimore Buford (9,7th inning off Harrelson 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Buford (4,by Harrelson); Belanger (4,by Pattin); F Robinson (8,by Pattin); B Robinson (4,by Bennett).  HBP–Harrelson (1,Buford); Pattin 2 (2,Belanger,F Robinson); Bennett (1,B Robinson).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:31.  A–12,414.
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