New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1969 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 1
Kenney cf 5 0 1 0
Murcer 3b 5 1 2 1
White lf 3 1 1 0
Pepitone 1b 5 1 2 1
Hall rf 3 0 1 1
  Cowan ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Tresh ss 4 0 1 2
Gibbs c 4 0 0 0
Burbach p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 1 1 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 2 1 0 0
  Rettenmund lf 1 0 0 0
Blair cf 3 1 0 0
Robinson F. rf 5 0 1 1
  Salmon pr 0 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 5 0 1 1
Hendricks c 2 1 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 2
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
Palmer p 3 1 1 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 4
New York 011 000 120 16111
Baltimore 020 030 000 0550
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burbach   6.0 4 5 4 5 5
  Nottebart   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McDaniel  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
5
5
4
7
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   7.0 8 4 4 2 6
  Richert  L (1-1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
6
3
6

  E–Murcer (6).  DP–New York 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Clarke 2 (4,off Palmer 2); Murcer (3,off Palmer); Robinson (1,off Palmer), Baltimore Palmer (1,off Burbach).  3B–New York Tresh (1,off Richert).  HR–New York Pepitone (7,10th inning off Richert 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Johnson (1,2nd inning off Burbach 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Blair (3,off Burbach); Richert (2,off McDaniel).  SB–White (7,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks); Hall (4,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks); Buford (3,2nd base off Burbach/Gibbs).  CS–Kenney (3,2nd base by Richert/Etchebarren).  WP–McDaniel (2), Palmer (1).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:50.  A–21,645.
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