Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1970 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Hovley rf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 2 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  La Russa 2b 0 0 0 0
Hunter p 1 0 1 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 2 2 2
Salmon ss 4 1 1 0
  Crowley 1b 1 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 1
  Belanger pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 3 0 1 1
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Hendricks c 3 0 2 1
Palmer p 4 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Oakland 000 100 000162
Baltimore 002 100 20x5110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (15-12) 3.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Lachemann   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Locker   2.0 3 2 1 0 2
  Grant   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lindblad   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
2
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (18-7) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6

  E–Campaneris (17), Jackson (9).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Hunter (3,off Palmer), Baltimore Powell (22,off Locker).  HR–Oakland Alou (8,4th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Buford (14,3rd inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out).  SF–F Robinson (5,off Grant).  HBP–Hendricks (2,by Hunter).  IBB–Buford (5,by Lachemann).  SB–Jackson (19,2nd base off Palmer/Hendricks); Blair (19,2nd base off Hunter/Tenace).  HBP–Hunter (9,Hendricks).  IBB–Lachemann (6,Buford).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:21.  A–13,937.
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