Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Pilots
August 18, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 12, Seattle Pilots 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 5 0 1 0
Blair cf 5 2 2 0
Robinson F. 1b 5 2 1 1
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 0 0
  Floyd 3b 1 0 0 0
Motton lf 6 2 3 1
Johnson 2b 3 2 1 1
Etchebarren c 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 2 4 5
Palmer p 5 1 3 1
Totals 43 12 15 9
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 3 0 2 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Hovley rf 4 0 0 0
Comer cf 4 1 1 1
Davis lf 3 1 1 1
  Goossen lf 1 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
McNertney c 2 1 1 0
  Ranew c 2 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 2 1
Clark ss 4 0 0 0
Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 1 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Baltimore 280 002 00012150
Seattle 000 210 000383
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (12-2) 9.0 8 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
7
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet  L (7-10) 1.1 7 8 6 2 2
  Bouton   0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Pattin   2.1 2 0 0 0 2
  O'Donoghue   1.2 3 2 2 3 2
  Gelnar   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Locker   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
12
10
7
10

  E–Harper 3 (18).  DP–Baltimore 1.  PB–McNertney (8).  2B–Seattle Harper (8,off Palmer); Mincher (12,off Palmer); Donaldson (6,off Palmer).  3B–Seattle McNertney (1,off Palmer).  HR–Seattle Davis (4,4th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out); Comer (11,5th inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–B Robinson (9,by Brunet).  SB–Harper (57,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  IBB–Brunet (7,B Robinson).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:43.  A–19,770.
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