Orioles @ Senators
September 9, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 7 0
Senators 6 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 7 0
Senators 6 11 0

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .472
At Bats 0 27
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 5

Dennis Higgins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 9
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - September 9, 1968
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Strikeout
Dennis Higgins
Jim French
Gary Holman
Bernie Allen
Ken McMullen
Tim Cullen
Frank Howard
Del Unser
Ed Stroud
Merv Rettenmund
Davey Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 2 7 0 6
Washington Senators 6 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Hannan
Losing Pitcher Gene Brabender
Save Dennis Higgins
Game Winning RBI Ken McMullen
Attendance 3,120
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Rettenmund strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hendricks strikes out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McMullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stroud hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Powell strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gary Holman now playing first base. Tim Cullen now playing shortstop. Blefary hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Higgins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Gary Holman pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Holman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Epstein scores. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Allen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 French hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Epstein moves to second.
Bottom 7 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Eddie Watt now pitching. McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dave May pinch hits for Dave Leonhard. May strikes out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards second. Johnson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendricks hits a fly ball towards center. Unser catches it and throws to third to double up Powell. Robinson tags and scores.
Top 6 Dennis Higgins now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. Powell moves to second.
Top 6 Powell takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blefary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dave Leonhard now pitching. French hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fred Valentine pinch hits for John Morris. Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Epstein strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howard is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 McMullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stroud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Stroud reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Robinson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Robinson. The throw from French and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 4 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Hannan hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 French takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Buford is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Morris strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 John Morris now pitching. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Hannan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hannan bunts towards the mound. Brabender fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hendricks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 French hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Epstein 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 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McMullen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Brabender Unser moves to third. Stroud moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stroud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buford moves to third.
Top 1 Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to second.
Top 1 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.