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Orioles 12 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1970

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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 9, 1970 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 12 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1970 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 12 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 15
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 15
Winning PitcherEddie Watt  
Losing PitcherRon Klimkowski  
SaveDave Leonhard  
Game Winning RBIDon Buford 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1970 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherMarcelino Lopez  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Kline  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance41,610 
Time of Game3 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Rice
1B: Marty Springstead
2B: Larry Barnett
3B: Larry Napp

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Buford  Left Fielder 
Paul Blair  Center Fielder 
Boog Powell  First Baseman 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Terry Crowley  Right Fielder 
Elrod Hendricks  Catcher 
Davey Johnson  Second Baseman 
Chico Salmon  Shortstop 
Marcelino Lopez  Pitcher 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Horace Clarke  Second Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Center Fielder 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Danny Cater  First Baseman 
John Ellis  Catcher 
Ron Woods  Right Fielder 
Gene Michael  Shortstop 
Jerry Kenney  Third Baseman 
Steve Kline  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

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Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1970

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         Game of 8/9/1970, game 2 -- Baltimore at New York (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Buford D, lf          6  3  4  2   Clarke H, 2b          5  1  1  0   
Blair P, cf           6  2  2  0   Murcer B, cf          5  2  1  0   
Powell B, 1b          4  1  1  1   White R, lf           6  0  0  0   
Robinson B, 3b        6  0  2  0   Cater D, 1b           5  2  3  0   
Crowley T, rf         5  1  1  3   Ellis J, c            6  1  2  3   
Rettenmund M, ph-rf   1  0  1  1   Woods R, rf           3  2  1  1   
Hendricks E, c        5  1  1  1   Michael G, ss         1  0  1  0   
Johnson D, 2b         5  1  0  0   Ward P, ph            0  0  0  1   
Salmon C, ss          4  2  2  2   Baker F, pr-ss        3  1  2  0   
Belanger M, ss        1  0  0  0   Kenney J, 3b          4  0  1  2   
Lopez M, p            2  0  0  0   Kline S, p            2  0  0  0   
Drabowsky M, p        0  0  0  0   McCormick M, p        0  0  0  0   
Hardin J, p           0  0  0  0   Blefary C, ph         1  0  1  2   
Richert P, p          0  0  0  0   Hamilton S, p         0  0  0  0   
Watt E, p             1  0  0  0   Waslewski G, p        0  0  0  0   
Robinson F, ph        1  1  1  0   Munson T, ph          1  0  0  0   
Leonhard D, p         0  0  0  0   McDaniel L, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lyttle J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Aker J, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Gibbs J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Klimkowski R, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Kekich M, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 12 15 10                        44  9 13  9

Baltimore        020 043 000 03 -- 12
New York         000 053 010 00 --  9

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lopez M               4.2  3  4  4  6  6
Drabowsky M           0.2  3  3  3  2  0
Hardin J*             0.0  2  1  1  0  0
Richert P+            0.2  2  0  0  1  1
Watt E (W)            4.0  3  1  1  4  1
Leonhard D (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kline S               4.2  6  5  5  3  5
McCormick M           0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Hamilton S            0.1  3  3  2  0  0
Waslewski G           0.2  0  0  0  0  0
McDaniel L            2.0  0  0  0  0  3
Aker J                2.0  0  0  0  1  0
Klimkowski R (L)#     0.0  3  3  3  0  0
Kekich M              1.0  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 11th

E -- Hendricks E, Lopez M, Johnson D, Kenney J, Cater D
DP -- Baltimore 2, New York 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, New York 15
2B -- Buford D 2, Clarke H, Robinson F
3B -- Baker F
HR -- Salmon C, Crowley T, Hendricks E, Ellis J
SB -- White R
SH -- Drabowsky M
WP -- Richert P 2
T -- 3:54
A -- 41610

    

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