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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 26, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 26, 1970 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,009 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Hank Soar |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 26, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Stottlemyre
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Odom
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Odom
White takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blefary vs. Odom
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Odom
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cater for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stottlemyre
Green hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Jackson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Odom
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Odom
There goes Munson. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Munson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Odom
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stottlemyre vs. Odom
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Stottlemyre
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple. Alou scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Stottlemyre
The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Monday scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Stottlemyre
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Odom
Kenney hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Odom
White 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
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stottlemyre
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Odom vs. Stottlemyre
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Odom
Blefary hits a popup in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Odom
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Odom
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Odom
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stottlemyre
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Stottlemyre
Pena hits a line drive into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Odom
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Odom
Kenney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Odom
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Odom, and towards Pena, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Odom
Frank Fernandez now catching.
Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Odom
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Odom
Munson bunts towards the mound. Odom juggles the ball. That's an error on Odom. Blefary moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Odom
Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary scores. Cater moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Roland
Pete Ward pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre. Jim Roland now pitching. Ron Woods pinch hits for Pete Ward.
Woods takes first base on ball four. Cater scores. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Roland
Clarke hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kenney vs. Roland
Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. Michael scores. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Roland
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to home to get Woods. Kenney moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blefary vs. Grant
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching. Tito Francona pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Aker
Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Tito Francona.
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Aker
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Aker
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Segui
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Segui
Michael hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aker vs. Segui
Aker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Aker
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Aker
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Aker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Segui
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Segui
Kenney hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Segui
There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Segui
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Segui
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Segui
Blefary hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Aker
Jim Lyttle now playing right field.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Aker
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Aker
Bob Johnson pinch hits for Diego Segui.
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Aker
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Aker
Monday strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1970 -- Oakland at New York (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Alou F, lf 5 1 2 0 Clarke H, 2b 5 2 2 0
Monday R, cf 4 1 3 1 Kenney J, 3b 5 1 2 3
Pena R, ss 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 2 1 2 2
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Mincher D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Blefary C, rf 4 1 1 1
Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lyttle J, rf 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 2 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 Munson T, c 1 1 1 0
Fernandez F, c 0 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 4 1 1 1
Odom B, p 2 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 0 0 0 0
Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 Woods R, ph 0 0 0 1
Francona T, ph 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 1 0 0 0
Tartabull J, pr 0 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 2 32 8 10 8
Oakland 002 100 000 -- 3
New York 100 014 02x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom B (L)* 5.0 6 6 5 5 1
Roland J 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Grant M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Segui D 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W) 6.0 6 3 2 3 2
Aker J (S) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Odom B
DP -- Oakland 1, New York 3
LOB -- Oakland 8, New York 9
2B -- Alou F, Jackson R
3B -- Monday R
HR -- Mincher D, Kenney J, Murcer B
SB -- Jackson R, Munson T
SH -- Munson T
SF -- Blefary C
HBP -- by Aker J (Johnson B)
WP -- Segui D
PB -- Munson T
T -- 2:56
A -- 27009
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