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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 6, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Leonhard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,220 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Valentine 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Al Salerno 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Dave Leonhard | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 6, 1968
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Barber
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Barber
Motton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Barber
Powell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Motton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Motton scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Leonhard
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Leonhard
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh misplays the ball. That's an error on Tresh. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonhard vs. Barber
Leonhard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Barber
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out. Etchebarren scores. Belanger moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motton vs. Barber
Motton hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Barber
Powell takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Etchebarren reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Leonhard
Barber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Clarke reaches second base with a double. Barber moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Leonhard
White hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barber tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Leonhard
Kosco hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Barber
Leonhard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Barber
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Barber
Motton hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Barber
Powell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Powell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Leonhard
Barber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Leonhard
White strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Leonhard
Kosco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Barber
Leonhard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Barber
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Barber
Motton takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Barber
Powell bunts towards first. Mantle juggles the ball. That's an error on Mantle. Blair moves to third. Motton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to home to get Blair. Motton moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Leonhard
Dick Howser pinch hits for Steve Barber.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Tillatson
Thad Tillatson now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Tillatson
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonhard vs. Tillatson
Leonhard bunts towards the mound. Tillatson fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Tillatson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tillatson fields it and throws to first for the out. Etchebarren scores. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blefary vs. Tillatson
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Curt Motton.
Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tillatson
Powell takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Leonhard
Curt Blefary now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonhard
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Leonhard
Kosco is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Womack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Womack
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Leonhard
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Leonhard
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonhard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leonhard
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1968 -- Baltimore at New York (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blair P, cf 4 0 1 2 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 1 0
Motton C, lf 2 1 1 1 Mantle M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Blefary C, ph-rf 1 0 1 1 White R, lf 3 0 0 1
Powell B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kosco A, rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf-lf 5 0 1 0 Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren A, c 4 2 2 0 Robinson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 2 1 0 Barber S, p 0 1 0 0
Leonhard D, p 3 0 1 0 Howser D, ph 1 0 0 0
Tillatson T, p 0 0 0 0
Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 9 5 29 1 3 1
Baltimore 120 000 020 -- 5
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard D (W) 9.0 3 1 1 5 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (L) 7.0 6 3 1 4 8
Tillatson T 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Womack D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Tresh T, Mantle M
LOB -- Baltimore 11, New York 7
2B -- Clarke H
3B -- Etchebarren A
SH -- Powell B, Leonhard D
SF -- Motton C, White R
T -- 2:37
A -- 13220
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