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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 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 August 4, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 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 | August 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,704 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Bill Valentine |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 1968
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Barber
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Barber
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blefary vs. Barber
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Barber
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phoebus
White strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Phoebus
Mantle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
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. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Barber
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Barber
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
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Phoebus
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Phoebus
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barber vs. Phoebus
Barber bunts towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibbs moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Barber
Powell hits a popup towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phoebus
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Phoebus
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Barber
Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Barber
Blair bunts towards the mound. Barber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blefary scores. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phoebus vs. Barber
Phoebus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Barber
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Barber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Etchebarren moves to third. Phoebus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Barber
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Phoebus
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball 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: ---
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Barber
Blefary bunts towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Barber
Blair 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. Phoebus
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Phoebus
White takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Phoebus
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tresh vs. Phoebus
Tresh bunts towards the mound. Phoebus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke scores. White scores. Mantle moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Phoebus
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Barber
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Barber
Phoebus hits a line drive towards first. Mantle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Barber
Buford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phoebus
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Phoebus
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Phoebus
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barber for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Barber
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Barber
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Barber
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Barber
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Robinson is safe. Belanger scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Barber
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Barber
Blair hits a line drive towards short. Tresh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Phoebus
Brooks Robinson now playing third base.
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phoebus
White 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, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Phoebus
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peterson
Fritz Peterson now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phoebus vs. Peterson
Phoebus bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Peterson
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Phoebus
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Watt
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Powell. Pepitone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Watt
There's a wild pitch. Pepitone moves to third. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Watt
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Watt
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson 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
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Watt
Dave May now playing right field. Dick Howser pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Watt
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Watt
White 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1968 -- Baltimore at New York (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Buford D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 5 1 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 1 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 1 1 0
Belanger M, ss 5 1 3 0 Mantle M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 5 1 2 1 Pepitone J, cf 4 0 1 0
May D, rf 0 0 0 0 Tresh T, ss 3 1 1 2
Powell B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 1 Robinson B, rf 4 0 1 1
Blefary C, lf 3 1 1 1 Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Barber S, p 2 0 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 4 0 2 1 Peterson F, p 0 0 0 0
Phoebus T, p 4 0 1 1 Howser D, ph 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 10 5 33 3 5 3
Baltimore 100 200 200 -- 5
New York 010 020 000 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (W)* 7.0 5 3 1 3 4
Watt E (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (L) 7.0 9 5 3 2 3
Peterson F 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Belanger M, Cox B, Powell B
LOB -- Baltimore 9, New York 8
2B -- Robinson F, White R, Etchebarren A
SB -- Robinson F, Belanger M
SH -- Barber S
SF -- Blefary C
HBP -- by Phoebus T (Mantle M)
WP -- Watt E
T -- 2:44
A -- 20704
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