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Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees

1969-09-26 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 7749 · 64°F, night · 2:01

New York Yankees defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Mike Kekich earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
NYA	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		4	10

W: Mike Kekich L: Jim Palmer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Rice · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Buford	4	0	1	0	0	1
Paul Blair	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Robinson	1	2	0	0	2	0
Boog Powell	2	0	1	2	1	0
Brooks Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Davey Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Andy Etchebarren	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Belanger	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Curt Motton	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Michael	4	1	1	0	0	1
Roy White	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Murcer	4	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Pepitone	4	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Tepedino	3	0	1	1	1	1
Thurman Munson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Cox	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Kekich	3	0	0	0	0	2

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Palmer	7.0	9	1	5
Pete Richert	1.0	1	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kekich	9.0	5	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Buford: K
Paul Blair: 5
Frank Robinson: W
Boog Powell: WP.1-3
Boog Powell: S9.3-H
Brooks Robinson: 43

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: S8
Gene Michael: SB2
Gene Michael: 6
Roy White: 43.2-3
Bobby Murcer: S9.3-H
Joe Pepitone: S8.1-2
Frank Tepedino: S7.2-H;1-2
Thurman Munson: 43

Top 2

Davey Johnson: S5
Andy Etchebarren: 7
Mark Belanger: 3
Jim Palmer: 53

Bot 2

Bobby Cox: K
Mike Kekich: K
Horace Clarke: 43

Top 3

Don Buford: 43
Paul Blair: 7
Frank Robinson: 7/L

Bot 3

Gene Michael: 8
Roy White: S/89
Bobby Murcer: OA.1X2(26)
Bobby Murcer: 7/7D

Top 4

Boog Powell: W
Brooks Robinson: 9/9D
Davey Johnson: K/C
Andy Etchebarren: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Joe Pepitone: 8
Frank Tepedino: 8
Thurman Munson: T/78#
Bobby Cox: IW
Mike Kekich: K/C

Top 5

Mark Belanger: 8
Jim Palmer: K
Don Buford: S6
Paul Blair: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Horace Clarke: 3/G
Gene Michael: S9
Roy White: WP.1-2
Roy White: D9.2-H
Bobby Murcer: 3
Joe Pepitone: S8.2-H
Frank Tepedino: K

Top 6

Paul Blair: 9
Frank Robinson: HP
Boog Powell: 363.1-2
Brooks Robinson: 7/7D

Bot 6

Thurman Munson: 2/FL
Bobby Cox: 53
Mike Kekich: 43

Top 7

Davey Johnson: 13
Andy Etchebarren: K
Mark Belanger: 7

Bot 7

Horace Clarke: 43
Gene Michael: K
Roy White: 5/FL

Top 8

Curt Motton: K
Don Buford: 43
Paul Blair: K

Bot 8

Bobby Murcer: S6
Joe Pepitone: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Frank Tepedino: W
Thurman Munson: 2/FL

Top 9

Frank Robinson: W
Boog Powell: WP.1-3
Boog Powell: 7/SF.3-H
Brooks Robinson: S7
Davey Johnson: S7.1-2
Andy Etchebarren: 6(1)3/GDP