Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McNally
  
  Clarke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. McNally
  
  Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woods vs. McNally
  
  Woods strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. McNally
  
  White hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Peterson
  
  Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Peterson
  
  Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. McNally
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McNally, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. McNally
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. McNally
  
  Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Peterson
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Peterson
  
  Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Peterson
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Etchebarren vs. Peterson
  
  Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McNally vs. Peterson
  
  There goes Johnson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McNally vs. Peterson
  
  Peterson fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Peterson. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McNally vs. Peterson
  
  McNally takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Buford vs. Peterson
  
  Buford strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. McNally
  
  Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. McNally
  
  Peterson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McNally
  
  Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Peterson
  
  Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Peterson
  
  Powell is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blair vs. Peterson
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. McNally
  
  Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woods vs. McNally
  
  Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. McNally
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cater vs. McNally
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Peterson
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. Peterson
  
  Etchebarren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McNally vs. Peterson
  
  McNally hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. McNally
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. McNally
  
  Blefary hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. McNally
  
  Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Peterson
  
  Buford strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Peterson
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. McNally
  
  Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. McNally
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Michael vs. McNally
  
  Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Woods vs. McNally
  
  Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. McNally
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Peterson
  
  Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blair vs. Peterson
  
  Blair bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Peterson
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. Peterson
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. McNally
  
  Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Munson vs. McNally
  
  Munson takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blefary vs. McNally
  
  Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater scores. Munson moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kenney vs. McNally
  
  Kenney strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ellis vs. McNally
  
  John Ellis pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
  
  Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Clarke vs. McNally
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. Hamilton
  
  Steve Hamilton now pitching.
  
  Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McNally vs. Hamilton
  
  McNally hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. McNally reaches second base with a double. Etchebarren moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Buford vs. Hamilton
  
  Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Etchebarren scores. McNally scores. Buford moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Belanger vs. Hamilton
  
  Belanger bunts towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Robinson vs. Hamilton
  
  Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Powell vs. Hamilton
  
  Powell hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Blair vs. Hamilton
  
  Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. McNally
  
  Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woods vs. McNally
  
  Woods hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Watt
  
  Eddie Watt now pitching.
  
  White hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Watt
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Watt, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ward vs. Watt
  
  Pete Ward pinch hits for Thurman Munson.
  
  Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Hamilton
  
  Jake Gibbs now catching.
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  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, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Etchebarren vs. Hamilton
  
  Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. Watt
  
  Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hansen vs. Richert
  
  Pete Richert now pitching. Ron Hansen pinch hits for Jerry Kenney.
  
  Hansen strikes out. There goes Blefary. The throw from Etchebarren to second, and Blefary is out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Richert
  
  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Steve Hamilton.
  
  Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Richert
  
  Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 4/18/1970 -- New York at Baltimore (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          5  1  1  1   Buford D, lf          4  0  1  2   
Michael G, ss         4  1  2  0   Belanger M, ss        3  0  0  0   
Woods R, cf           4  1  2  2   Robinson F, rf        3  1  1  1   
White R, lf           4  0  0  0   Powell B, 1b          3  0  1  0   
Cater D, 1b           4  1  1  0   Blair P, cf           3  1  2  0   
Munson T, c           2  0  0  0   Robinson B, 3b        4  1  1  1   
Ward P, ph            1  0  0  0   Johnson D, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Gibbs J, c            0  0  0  0   Etchebarren A, c      3  1  0  0   
Blefary C, rf         3  0  1  1   McNally D, p          2  1  1  0   
Kenney J, 3b          3  0  0  0   Watt E, p             0  0  0  0   
Hansen R, ph          1  0  0  0   Richert P, p          0  0  0  0   
Peterson F, p         2  0  1  0                                      
Ellis J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Hamilton S, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Murcer B, ph          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  8  4                        29  5  8  4

New York         100 000 120 --  4
Baltimore        021 000 20x --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F (L)        6.0  6  3  2  1  3
Hamilton S            2.0  2  2  2  2  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McNally D (W)*        7.0  8  4  4  1  2
Watt E+               1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Richert P (S)         1.0  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Peterson F
DP -- New York 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- New York 6, Baltimore 6
2B -- Blair P, McNally D
HR -- Clarke H, Robinson F, Woods R
SB -- Johnson D
CS -- Blefary C
SH -- Blair P, Belanger M
HBP -- by Peterson F (Powell B)
T -- 2:20
A -- 5282

    

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