Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
August 9, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1970 at Yankee 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 1 0 0
Blair cf 5 0 2 2
Robinson 3b 5 0 1 1
Powell 1b 5 0 1 0
Rettenmund rf 5 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 5 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 1 1 1
Palmer p 4 1 2 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 6 2 3 1
Gibbs c 5 0 0 0
White lf 6 1 3 4
Murcer cf 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 5 0 1 0
Blefary rf 3 1 0 0
  Woods ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 5 1 1 0
Baker ss 3 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 1
  Lyttle pr 0 0 0 0
  Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 1 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Michael ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 10 6
Baltimore 100 000 300 004101
New York 000 000 202 026101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   8.2 6 4 4 5 4
  Richert   1.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Hall  L (8-5) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.1
10
6
6
6
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   7.0 8 4 1 0 4
  Klimkowski   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  McDaniel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Aker  W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
4
1
2
5

  E–Palmer (2), Kenney (14).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Baltimore Rettenmund (12,off Peterson); Blair (21,off Peterson), New York Kenney (10,off Palmer); Cater (25,off Richert).  3B–New York Murcer (2,off Palmer).  HR–New York White (15,11th inning off Hall 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Buford (8,by Peterson).  IBB–Belanger (3,by Klimkowski); Woods (3,by Richert).  SB–White (13,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  HBP–Peterson (3,Buford).  IBB–Richert (2,Woods); Klimkowski (6,Belanger).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:54.
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