New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 7, Baltimore Orioles 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 0
Michael ss 3 1 1 2
White lf 4 0 1 3
Murcer cf 5 0 0 0
Fernandez rf 4 1 1 0
Ellis c 3 0 2 1
Boehmer 1b 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 2 2 0
Downing p 2 1 1 1
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 2 2 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 2 2
Blair cf 4 0 1 2
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph,c 2 1 1 2
Motton rf 4 1 1 0
  May rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 1
Salmon 1b 3 1 1 0
Floyd 3b 3 2 0 0
McNally p 1 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 1 1 0
  Lopez p 2 0 1 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
New York 002 021 0027111
Baltimore 000 141 02x8112
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   4.1 6 4 4 2 0
  Aker  L (8-6) 3.1 5 4 3 3 2
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
6
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   5.0 5 4 3 1 5
  Lopez  W (5-3) 3.0 5 3 3 1 4
  Richert  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
2
9

  E–Cox (10), Blair (4), Lopez (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Michael (23,off McNally); Cox (7,off McNally); Ellis (4,off Lopez), Baltimore Johnson 2 (33,off Downing 2); Rettenmund (9,off Downing).  HR–Baltimore Hendricks (12,5th inning off Aker 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Michael (5,off McNally).  SF–Michael (2,off Richert); White (11,off Richert); Belanger (5,off Downing); Blair (5,off Aker).  IBB–Cox (5,by Lopez); Buford (7,by Aker).  SB–Motton (3,2nd base off Downing/Ellis).  WP–Lopez (5).  IBB–Aker (9,Buford); Lopez (4,Cox).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:33.  A–7,115.
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