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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on September 2, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Leonhard |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bill Haller |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Curt Blefary | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Dave Leonhard | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 2, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Stottlemyre
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Stottlemyre
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonhard
White hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Leonhard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Leonhard
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Leonhard
There's a wild pitch. Pepitone moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stottlemyre vs. Leonhard
Stottlemyre hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Powell. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Powell steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Stottlemyre
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Clarke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Leonhard
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Leonhard
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. White scores. Tresh moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stottlemyre vs. Leonhard
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Belanger. Tresh scores. Robinson moves to third. Cox moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Morris
John Morris now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Stottlemyre
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Morris
Merv Rettenmund now playing center field. Don Buford now playing second base. Davey Johnson now playing shortstop.
Gibbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Morris
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morris
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Morris
The ball gets by Hendricks for a passed ball. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Morris
Pepitone is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Stottlemyre
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stottlemyre
Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Stottlemyre
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Morris
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Morris
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Morris
Cox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Stottlemyre
Hendricks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stottlemyre
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Stottlemyre
Fred Valentine pinch hits for John Morris.
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Bunker
Wally Bunker now pitching.
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bunker
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Bunker
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stottlemyre
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Stottlemyre
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton now pitching. Frank Robinson pinch hits for Curt Blefary.
The ball gets by Gibbs for a passed ball. Buford moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hamilton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Hamilton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hamilton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bunker
Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Mantle bunts towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunker
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Bunker
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hamilton
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hamilton
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hamilton
May strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bunker
Tresh bunts towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bunker
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Bunker
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hamilton
Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hamilton
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hamilton
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hamilton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Drabowsky
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Drabowsky
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Drabowsky
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hamilton
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hamilton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hamilton
Paul Blair pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Blair strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1968, game 1 -- New York at Baltimore (D)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Buford D, cf-2b 4 1 1 0
Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 1 0 0 0
Mantle M, 1b 5 1 1 1 Rettenmund M, cf 2 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Blefary C, lf 2 0 0 0
Pepitone J, cf 3 0 0 0 Robinson F, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Tresh T, ss 2 1 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 1 1 2
Robinson B, rf 4 0 1 2 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 1 0
Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 0 0 Blair P, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton S, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
May D, rf 3 0 1 0
Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0
Morris J, p 1 0 0 0
Valentine F, ph 1 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 0 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 4 3 31 2 5 2
New York 004 000 000 -- 4
Baltimore 000 101 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W)* 5.0 5 2 1 1 5
Hamilton S (S) 4.0 0 0 0 1 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard D (L) 2.2 4 4 3 5 1
Morris J 2.1 0 0 0 2 2
Bunker W 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Belanger M
DP -- New York 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- New York 8, Baltimore 4
2B -- Mantle M
3B -- May D
HR -- Powell B
SB -- Powell B
WP -- Leonhard D
PB -- Hendricks E, Gibbs J
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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