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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 3, 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 3, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 7,236 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Andy Kosco | First Baseman |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Second Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Shortstop |
| Curt Blefary | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 3, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke hits a popup towards the mound. Phoebus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Phoebus
Gibbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
There goes Gibbs. The throw from Blefary and he is safe. Gibbs steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gibbs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Phoebus
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a fly ball towards center. Pepitone catches it, throws to Clarke, who relays to home to get Buford at the plate. Double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Phoebus
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Phoebus
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards short. Johnson settles under it 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. Peterson
Powell hits a line drive towards short. Tresh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peterson
Blair hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Phoebus
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Phoebus
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Peterson
Blefary 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Peterson
Phoebus strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phoebus
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Phoebus
There goes Robinson. The throw from Blefary and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Phoebus
Kosco strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Phoebus
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peterson
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Peterson
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Phoebus
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Phoebus
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Phoebus
White takes first base on ball four. Gibbs moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibbs scores. There goes Pepitone trying to get to home. Rettenmund throws the ball in to Blefary who tags Pepitone who's trying to score from second, for the out. White moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kosco vs. Brabender
Gene Brabender now pitching.
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brabender vs. Peterson
Brabender strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund 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, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Brabender
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Brabender
There's a wild pitch. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Brabender
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Brabender
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibbs vs. Brabender
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kosco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Peterson
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Brabender
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brabender
White takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Watt
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Watt
Kosco hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pepitone. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Peterson
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Peterson
Fred Valentine pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Drabowsky
Peterson is hit by the pitch. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Richert
Gene Michael pinch runs for Fritz Peterson. Pete Richert now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richert fields it and throws to third for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Richert
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michael moves to third. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Richert
Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Joe Pepitone.
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Richert
White hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair, who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Michael scores. Clarke scores. Gibbs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Richert
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Richert
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching. Rocky Colavito now playing right field. Bill Robinson now playing center field.
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Womack
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Womack
Powell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1968 -- New York at Baltimore (N)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 2 1 0 Buford D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gibbs J, c 4 2 2 0 Rettenmund M, rf 3 0 0 0
Pepitone J, cf 4 0 2 1 Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0
White R, lf 2 1 1 3 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Robinson B, rf-cf 5 0 3 2 Blair P, cf 3 1 1 1
Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, ss 3 0 1 0
Kosco A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Blefary C, c 3 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Phoebus T, p 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 3 0 0 0 Brabender G, p 1 0 0 0
Michael G, pr 0 1 0 0 Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
Womack D, p 0 0 0 0 Valentine F, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
Richert P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 30 1 5 1
New York 000 002 004 -- 6
Baltimore 000 010 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 8.0 5 1 1 0 3
Womack D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (L) 5.2 5 2 2 4 3
Brabender G* 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Watt E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M+ 0.0 0 2 2 1 0
Richert P 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Pepitone J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Baltimore 3
3B -- White R
HR -- Blair P
SB -- Gibbs J
CS -- Robinson B
SH -- Rettenmund M
HBP -- by Drabowsky M (Peterson F)
WP -- Brabender G
T -- 2:47
A -- 7236
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