Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 2 1
Rudi cf 5 1 2 1
Alou rf 5 1 2 0
Davis lf 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 0 1
Fernandez c 4 1 1 0
  La Russa 2b 0 0 0 0
Green 2b,c 4 0 0 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 1 1
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 1 1
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Crowley 1b 3 2 1 1
Robinson F. rf 4 2 2 3
Hendricks c 5 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
Cuellar p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 11 6
Oakland 000 120 0104102
Baltimore 202 020 00x6113
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (15-12) 2.2 6 4 4 3 1
  Fingers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lachemann   1.1 3 2 1 1 1
  Grant   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Locker   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
5
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (20-7) 9.0 10 4 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
1
5

  E–Green (13), Lachemann (1), B Robinson (13), Belanger 2 (15).  2B–Oakland Tenace (1,off Cuellar), Baltimore Johnson (21,off Dobson); Blair (22,off Lindblad).  HR–Oakland Rudi (8,5th inning off Cuellar 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore F Robinson 2 (21,1st inning off Dobson 1 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out); Crowley (4,3rd inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Belanger (7,off Dobson).  HBP–Blair (3,by Grant).  IBB–Buford (6,by Dobson); F Robinson (7,by Lindblad).  SB–Blair (20,2nd base off Lachemann/Fernandez); Buford (11,2nd base off Grant/Fernandez).  WP–Cuellar (6).  HBP–Grant (3,Blair).  IBB–Dobson (4,Buford); Lindblad (6,F Robinson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:32.  A–10,230.
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