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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 6, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 6, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 3,706 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Ron Woods | Right Fielder |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Al Downing | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 6, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Downing
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Downing
Murcer bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Downing
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Downing
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Downing
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Downing
Michael is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Downing
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Downing
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Downing
Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Downing
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stottlemyre
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Stottlemyre
Downing strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Downing
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Downing
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Downing
Munson takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Downing
Michael hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kenney vs. Downing
Kenney takes first base on ball four. Cater scores. Woods moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stottlemyre vs. Downing
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Downing
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Downing
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Downing
White hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Monday chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Duncan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Duncan. Clarke scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Cater reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Grant
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cater scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Grant
Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Grant
Kenney takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stottlemyre vs. Rodriguez
Roberto Rodriguez now pitching.
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Rodriguez
There's a wild pitch. Munson scores. Michael scores. Kenney moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Rodriguez
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Rodriguez
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cater. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stottlemyre
Green strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rodriguez
White hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Rodriguez
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Rodriguez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Rodriguez
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Rodriguez
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Rodriguez
Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Rodriguez
Stottlemyre hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Rodriguez
Clarke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Rodriguez
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rodriguez
White hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stottlemyre
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Stottlemyre
Tito Francona pinch hits for Roberto Rodriguez.
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Segui
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Segui
Munson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Bando reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton now pitching. Joe Rudi pinch hits for Don Mincher.
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1970 -- New York at Oakland (N) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 4 1 2 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 1 1 0 Murcer B, cf 3 1 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 1 2 White R, lf 4 1 2 2 Alou F, lf 4 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 5 2 1 1 Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Woods R, rf 5 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 2 3 1 Munson T, c 4 1 1 1 Mincher D, 1b 3 1 1 2 Michael G, ss 4 1 1 0 Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kenney J, 3b 2 0 2 1 Duncan D, c 4 0 0 1 Stottlemyre M, p 4 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hamilton S, p 0 0 0 0 Downing A, p 1 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez R, p 1 0 0 0 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 5 35 6 8 6 New York 000 160 000 -- 7 Oakland 000 020 022 -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (W)* 8.0 8 6 6 0 8 Hamilton S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Aker J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Downing A (L)+ 4.0 7 5 5 4 2 Grant M 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 Rodriguez R 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 Segui D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- Duncan D, Cater D DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- New York 8, Oakland 2 2B -- Clarke H, Alou F, White R, Cater D, Campaneris B, Jackson R, Bando S HR -- Mincher D, Monday R SH -- Murcer B WP -- Rodriguez R T -- 2:31 A -- 3706
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