Orioles @ White Sox
September 2, 1969

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Top 7	R	H	E
Orioles	3	7	0
White Sox	9	12	0

Top 7	R	H	E
Orioles	3	7	0
White Sox	9	12	0

Don Buford Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.295
OBP	.667	.401
At Bats	3	468
Hits	2	138
• Singles	1	97
• Doubles	1	29
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	84
RBI’s	0	57

Wilbur Wood Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	9	10

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Comiskey Park - September 2, 1969

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Out

Wilbur Wood

Chuck Brinkman

Gail Hopkins

Bobby Knoop

Bill Melton

Luis Aparicio

Walt Williams

Tommy McCraw

Buddy Bradford

Don Buford

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Gail Hopkins now playing first base. Chuck Brinkman now catching. Wilbur Wood now pitching. Tommy McCraw now playing center field. Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 Chuck Brinkman pinch runs for Don Pavletich. Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. Bradford scores. There goes Brinkman trying to get to third. Rettenmund throws the ball in to Robinson, who tags Brinkman for the out.

Bottom 6 Pavletich is walked intentionally.

Bottom 6 Dick Hall now pitching. Bradford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Bradford reaches second base with a double. Hopkins scores. Melton moves to third.

Bottom 6 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward scores. McCraw scores. Hopkins moves to third.

Bottom 6 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Ron Hansen. Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoop scores. Ward moves to third. McCraw moves to second.

Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Gary Peters. McCraw bunts towards the mound. Hardin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoop moves to third. Ward moves to second.

Bottom 6 Jim Hardin now pitching. Pete Ward pinch hits for Ken Berry. Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pavletich scores. Knoop moves to second.

Bottom 6 Knoop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bradford scores. Pavletich moves to second.

Bottom 6 Pavletich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melton scores. Bradford moves to second.

Bottom 6 Bradford takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second.

Bottom 6 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 McNally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Peters strikes out.

Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buford tags and scores.

Top 5 Rettenmund bunts between the mound and first base. Peters scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rettenmund for the out. Buford moves to third.

Top 5 Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Buford reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Berry is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 McNally strikes out.

Top 4 There goes Belanger. The throw from Pavletich and he is safe. Belanger steals second.

Top 4 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Etchebarren hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Bradford hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Melton takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third.

Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Powell takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second.

Top 3 Robinson is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford goes all the way around to score.

Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 McNally strikes out.

Bottom 2 Peters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Pavletich hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hansen takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.

Bottom 1 Aparicio is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Top 1 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Gail Hopkins now playing first base. Chuck Brinkman now catching. Wilbur Wood now pitching. Tommy McCraw now playing center field. Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Orioles @ White Sox
September 2, 1969