September 3, 1968 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@BAL 1 CLE 7
@CAL 2 BOS 4
@MIN 1
(5) DET 6
@OAK 3 WSA 2
CHW 1 CHC 8
SFG 3 STL 5
@CIN 3
(11) NYM 4
ATL 3 ATL 7
@NYM 6
(12) LAD 10
@PHI 9 PIT 3
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 7,236

Tuesday, September 3, 1968, 8:03PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Yankees

70-69

Won 1

5th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  4    6 10  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: F Peterson (9-9), L: T Phoebus (13-14), S: D Womack (2)

Orioles

80-60

Lost 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .221  .501    0    2   5   
J Gibbs C                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .219  .564    0    5   0   SB
J Pepitone CF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .239  .696    0    3   1   
  R Colavito PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .645    0    1   0   
R White LF                    2   1   1   3    3   0  .268  .764    0    0   0   3B
B Robinson RF-CF              5   0   3   2    0   0  .236  .676    0    2   0   CS
T Tresh SS                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .192  .618    0    1   6   IW
A Kosco 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .612    0   12   0   
B Cox 3B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .233  .620    0    1   0   
F Peterson P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .102  .281    0    0   1   HBP
  G Michael PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .202  .480         0   0   
  D Womack P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    6   5                    27  13

BATTING

3B: R White (6, off P Richert).

IBB: T Tresh (5, by T Phoebus).

HBP: F Peterson (1, by M Drabowsky).

TB: B Robinson 3; R White 3; J Gibbs 2; J Pepitone 2; B Cox; H Clarke.

RBI: R White 3 (54); B Robinson 2 (31); J Pepitone (47).

2-out RBI: R White 3; B Robinson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pepitone-H Clarke-J Gibbs.

E: J Pepitone (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gibbs (9, 2nd base off T Phoebus/C Blefary).

CS: B Robinson (6, 2nd base by T Phoebus/C Blefary).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .818    0    1   0   
M Rettenmund RF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.192    0    1   1   SH
F Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .827    0    2   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .756    0    9   1   
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .682    0    2   2   
P Blair CF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .211  .605    0    0   0   HR
D Johnson SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .679    0    4   6   
C Blefary C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .624    0    6   1   
T Phoebus P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .164  .439    0    2   1   
  G Brabender P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .317    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  F Valentine PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .613    0    0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500         0   1   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    0   4                    27  13

BATTING

HR: P Blair (7, off F Peterson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Rettenmund (1, off F Peterson).

TB: P Blair 4; B Robinson; F Robinson; D Buford; D Johnson.

RBI: P Blair (36).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Peterson, W (9-9)            8     5   1   1    0   3   1   2.82   28     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 5     71    -     1.34   0.35
D Womack, S (2)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   4   1          31     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 5           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Phoebus, L (13-14)           5.2   5   2   2    4   3   0   2.70   24     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 5     50    -     1.25  -0.16
G Brabender                    1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   3.15    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          3-0    1.52   0.04
E Watt                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.81   0.11
M Drabowsky                    0     0   2   2    1   0   0   2.14    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.90  -0.05
P Richert                      1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.63    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          2-2    1.12  -0.08
Totals                         9    10   6   6    6   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10          7-2

G Brabender faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
M Drabowsky faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Brabender (5).

IBB: T Phoebus (5; T Tresh).

HBP: M Drabowsky (3; F Peterson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 7,236.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. H Clarke             2B    1. D Buford             2B 
2. J Gibbs              C     2. M Rettenmund         RF 
3. J Pepitone           CF    3. F Robinson           LF 
4. R White              LF    4. B Powell             1B 
5. B Robinson           RF    5. B Robinson           3B 
6. T Tresh              SS    6. P Blair              CF 
7. A Kosco              1B    7. D Johnson            SS 
8. B Cox                3B    8. C Blefary            C  
9. F Peterson           P     9. T Phoebus            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -18%  56% D Johnson       F Peterson      Single to CF; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 8   1  2-1  --3      18%  76% F Valentine     F Peterson      Groundout: SS-1B
   b 5   1  0-0  ---     -18%  29% P Blair         F Peterson      Home Run
   t 6   1  1-0  1-3      12%  56% J Pepitone      T Phoebus       Single to LF; Clarke Scores; Gibbs to 2B
   t 6   1  1-0  1--      12%  43% J Gibbs         T Phoebus       Single to RF; Clarke to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Clarke        Flyball: P
          ---      50%  J Gibbs         Walk
          1--      52%  J Pepitone      Gibbs Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Gibbs to 3B
          --3      51%  R White         Walk
   O      1-3      46%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Buford        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  M Rettenmund    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Buford to 2B
   OO     -2-      50%  F Robinson      Double Play: Flyball: CF; Buford out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  T Tresh         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Kosco         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Cox           Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Powell        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      49%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Blair         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  F Peterson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Clarke        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  C Blefary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Phoebus       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  B Robinson      Single to 2B
   O      1--      45%  T Tresh         Robinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Buford        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: 3B
          ---      47%  F Robinson      Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Powell        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  T Tresh         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  A Kosco         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  B Cox           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      29%  P Blair         Home Run
   O      ---      30%  D Johnson       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      31%  C Blefary       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Phoebus facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  F Peterson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      31%  H Clarke        Single to RF
          1--      43%  J Gibbs         Single to RF; Clarke to 3B
   R      1-3      56%  J Pepitone      Single to LF; Clarke Scores; Gibbs to 2B
          12-      65%  R White         Walk; Gibbs to 3B; Pepitone to 2B
   RO     123      71%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Gibbs Scores; Pepitone out at Hm/RF-C; White to 3B; Robinson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -23      72%  T Tresh         Intentional Walk
                  Gene Brabender replaces Tom Phoebus pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      65%  A Kosco         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Fritz Peterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  G Brabender     Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  D Buford        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gene Brabender facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  B Cox           Single to LF
          1--      79%  F Peterson      Wild Pitch; Cox to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      69%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Fritz Peterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      74%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gene Brabender facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  J Pepitone      Single to RF
          1--      86%  R White         Walk; Pepitone to 2B
                  Eddie Watt replaces Gene Brabender pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      81%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; White to 2B
   O      12-      78%  T Tresh         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      75%  A Kosco         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Fritz Peterson facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      58%  C Blefary       Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
                  Fred Valentine pinch hits for Eddie Watt batting 9th
   O      --3      76%  F Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      87%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Fred Valentine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  B Cox           Walk
          1--      91%  F Peterson      Hit By Pitch; Cox to 2B
                  Pete Richert replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th; Gene Michael pinch runs for Fritz Peterson batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  H Clarke        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Michael to 2B
          12-      92%  J Gibbs         Single to RF; Michael to 3B; Clarke to 2B
                  Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Joe Pepitone batting 3rd
   O      123      88%  R Colavito      Strikeout
   RRR    123      99%  R White         Triple (LF-CF); Michael Scores; Clarke Scores; Gibbs Scores
   R      --3     100%  B Robinson      Single to LF; White Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Tresh         Flyball: SS
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Dooley Womack facing 2-3-4
                  Dooley Womack replaces Gene Michael pitching and batting 9th; Bill Robinson moves to CF; Rocky Colavito moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Powell        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 1.

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