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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (1)

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New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (1)

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Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1968 (D) at Memorial Stadium

NY  A    0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  4  0
BAL A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     4   1   1   0       1   0       3   2
Gibbs c                       4   0   0   0       1   1       9   0
Mantle 1b                     5   1   1   1       0   0       7   1
White lf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       4   0
Pepitone cf                   3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Tresh ss                      2   1   0   0       2   0       0   3
Robinson rf                   4   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
Cox 3b                        2   0   0   0       2   1       0   3
Stottlemyre p                 3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Hamilton p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   4   3       8   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tresh-Clarke-Mantle.
PB: Gibbs (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Mantle (11,off Leonhard).
GDP: Mantle (2,off Morris).
IBB: Cox 2 (6,by Leonhard 2); Tresh (4,by Leonhard).
Team LOB: 8.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Buford cf,2b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   3
Belanger ss                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Rettenmund cf               2   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Blefary lf                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  F. Robinson ph,lf           2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Powell 1b                     3   1   1   2       1   0      11   0
B. Robinson 3b                4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Hendricks c                   3   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
  Blair ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Johnson 2b,ss                 3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
May rf                        3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Leonhard p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Morris p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Valentine ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bunker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Fernandez ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Drabowsky p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   2   5   2       2   9      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Johnson-Buford-Powell.
E: Belanger (20).
PB: Hendricks (9).
BATTING - 
3B: May (2,off Stottlemyre).
HR: Powell (21,4th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Johnson (16,off Stottlemyre).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Powell (6,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Gibbs).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stottlemyre W(18-11)          5     5   2   1   1   5   1  20
Hamilton SV(11)               4     0   0   0   1   4   0  13
Totals                        9     5   2   1   2   9   1  33
Stottlemyre faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hamilton 2-1.
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Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonhard L(6-7)               2.2   4   4   3   5   1   0  18
Morris                        2.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   8
Bunker                        3     0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Drabowsky                     1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     4   4   3   8   3   0  39
WP: Leonhard (2).
IBB: Leonhard 3 (3,Cox 2,Tresh).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Morris 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bill Haller
Time of Game: 2:26   
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles        
1. Clarke              2b        Buford              cf
2. Gibbs               c         Belanger            ss
3. Mantle              1b        Blefary             lf
4. White               lf        Powell              1b
5. Pepitone            cf        B. Robinson         3b
6. Tresh               ss        Hendricks           c
7. Robinson            rf        Johnson             2b
8. Cox                 3b        May                 rf
9. Stottlemyre         p         Leonhard            p

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Gibbs flied out to
left; Mantle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Belanger was called out
on strikes; Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Pepitone
walked; Tresh walked [Pepitone to second]; Leonhard threw a wild
pitch [Pepitone to third, Tresh to second]; Robinson made an out
to second; Cox was walked intentionally; Stottlemyre lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Powell stole second; B. Robinson
flied out to left; Hendricks struck out; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to left; Gibbs struck out; Mantle
doubled to right [Clarke scored]; White singled [Mantle stayed
at second]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first) [Mantle to
third, White to second]; Tresh was walked intentionally;
Robinson singled to left [Mantle scored, White scored, Tresh to
third, Robinson to second (on throw)]; Cox was walked
intentionally; Stottlemyre reached on an error by Belanger
[Tresh scored (unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to third, Cox to
second]; MORRIS REPLACED LEONHARD (PITCHING); Clarke forced Cox
(third unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Morris struck
out; Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING CF); BUFORD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Gibbs walked; Mantle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gibbs out at second]; White
walked; Hendricks allowed a passed ball [White to second];
Pepitone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Blefary flied
out to center; Powell homered to left-center; B. Robinson made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Tresh grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks singled to center; Johnson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendricks out at
second]; May tripled to left; VALENTINE BATTED FOR MORRIS;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles
1.

YANKEES 6TH: BUNKER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Stottlemyre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (second
to first); Gibbs made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford singled to right; Rettenmund singled to
right [Buford to second]; 44 minute rain delay; HAMILTON
REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR BLEFARY;
Gibbs allowed a passed ball [Buford to third, Rettenmund to
second]; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first) [Buford scored (unearned)]; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: F. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt
Mantle grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out
(second to first); Pepitone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks struck out; Johnson flied out to left;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: On a bunt Tresh grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robinson grounded out (third to first); Cox flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR BUNKER; Fernandez struck out;
Buford flied out to center; Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson
forced Rettenmund (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Hamilton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke walked; Gibbs flied out
to center; Mantle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell flied out to left; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); BLAIR BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Blair struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          4   4   0    8
 Orioles          2   5   1    4
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