Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
August 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 1 0
Stroud rf 4 0 2 0
McMullen 3b 5 1 0 0
Howard lf 5 1 1 2
  Allen H. lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 2 1 1 0
  Holman 1b 0 0 0 0
French c 4 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 3 0 2 1
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
Hannan p 4 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf,2b 5 0 1 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 1 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 1
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 2 0
Johnson 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Blefary lf 3 0 0 0
Haney c 2 0 1 1
  Hendricks ph,c 2 0 0 0
Hardin p 2 0 0 0
  May ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Washington 000 120 000372
Baltimore 010 000 010283
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  W (8-3) 8.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Higgins  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  L (17-9) 7.0 6 3 3 3 5
  Morris   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Drabowsky   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
7

  E–Epstein 2 (10), F Robinson (7), Powell (12), Blefary (11).  DP–Washington 2.  2B–Baltimore Buford (10,off Hannan); F Robinson (21,off Hannan).  3B–Baltimore Haney (1,off Hannan).  HR–Washington F Howard (37,5th inning off Hardin 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–B Allen (4,by Hardin).  IBB–Brinkman 2 (5,by Hardin,by Morris).  WP–Drabowsky (7).  HBP–Hardin (8,B Allen).  IBB–Hardin (5,Brinkman); Morris (1,Brinkman).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:33.  A–11,339.
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