New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
July 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1969 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Shopay lf 4 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 3 1 1 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 1
Pepitone 1b 4 1 1 1
Hall cf 4 0 2 1
Michael ss 4 0 1 0
Gibbs c 4 0 0 0
Cox 2b 3 0 1 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Kekich p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 5 1 2 1
Blair cf 5 1 1 1
Robinson F. rf 3 2 2 1
  Motton lf 1 0 0 0
Powell 1b 5 1 1 3
Robinson B. 3b 4 2 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 3 2
Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund lf,rf 3 1 0 0
Phoebus p 4 1 2 1
Totals 37 10 12 9
New York 000 002 010382
Baltimore 000 1000 00x10120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (9-10) 3.2 8 8 1 1 2
  Kekich   2.1 4 2 2 2 3
  Johnson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
3
3
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus  W (8-2) 9.0 8 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
5

  E–Kenney (5), Hall (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Pepitone (12,off Phoebus), Baltimore Phoebus (2,off Peterson); Johnson (16,off Kekich).  HR–New York Murcer (12,8th inning off Phoebus 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Powell (21,4th inning off Kekich 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Peterson (7,off Phoebus).  IBB–Rettenmund (1,by Peterson).  SB–Kenney (18,2nd base off Phoebus/Etchebarren); Murcer (7,2nd base off Phoebus/Etchebarren).  WP–Kekich (2).  IBB–Peterson (7,Rettenmund).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:14.
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