Orioles @ Yankees
August 2, 1968

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Top 2	R	H	E
Orioles	4	5	0
Yankees	0	0	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Orioles	4	6	0
Yankees	0	0	0

Don Buford Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.279
OBP	1.000	.355
At Bats	1	201
Hits	1	56
• Singles	1	39
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	19

Fritz Peterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	6	0

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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1968

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Single

Fritz Peterson

Jake Gibbs

Mickey Mantle

Horace Clarke

Bobby Cox

Tom Tresh

Roy White

Joe Pepitone

Bill Robinson

Don Buford

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Buford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Bunker hits a fly ball for a double play.

Top 2 The umpire calls a balk on Peterson Johnson scores. Blair moves to third.

Top 2 Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Blair reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third.

Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.

Bottom 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.

Top 1 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belanger moves to second.

Top 1 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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