Welcome to Jarry Park (1969) for today’s matchup between the visiting Yankees and Real Baltiwashingsota.
A double, a walk, and a pair of stranded base runners for the Yankees in the top of the first. 0-0
A walk and a home run by Eddie Murray gives Real Baltiwashingsota a 2-0 lead as we head to the second.
Three up three down for the Yankees in the top of the second.
A lead off single is erased on the base paths in a 643 double play. Three up three down for Real Balt as well. 2-0
A lead off single is erased on the base paths in a 543 double play. Three up three down for the Yankees in the top of the 3rd. 2-0
A two-out single by Lou Gehrig is left aboard in the top of the fourth.
Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases for Gary Carter with two outs in the fourth and Gary Carter cleared those bases with a grand slam to left. Real Balt continues their slugging ways and lead the Yankees 6-0.
Looked the Yankees might have got a two-out rally going when Lazzeri singles and Boggs hit his second double of the game but it came to nothing as Joe D lined out to Ripken to end the inning.
A lead off home run by Babe Ruth is all the Yankees get despite following it up with three singles to load the bases. 6-1 after five-and-a-half.
Seventh inning stretch time here at Jarry Park as the Yankees are retired in order. Top of the order coming up for the home nine.
Mickey Mantle socks a lead off home run to make it 6-2.
Gehrig triples.
Jackson singles driving in Gehrig and the Yankees cut Real Balt’s lead to 3. 6-3 and nobody out in the 8th.
Phil Rizzuto reaches in an error by Ripken. Runners in first and second with one out. Tony Lazzeri comes up representing the tying run.
Bender gets the job done inducing a couple of ground outs by Boggs and DiMaggio. Real Balt leads 6-4 heading to the bottom of the 8th.
A single and a walk to start the inning are followed by a fly out to left and a double play to end the inning. To the ninth. Yankees trail by two.
Back-to-back doubles by Ruth and Mantle are followed by a walk to Gehrig and three-run blast by Reggie Jackson. Yankees take the lead 8-6. Bender gets the hook. Leon Day is coming in from the bullpen.
Oh boy. The Yankees send 9 men to the plate and score four. They lead 8-6 going to the bottom of the ninth and the air has gone right out of Jarry Park. Goose Gossage is coming into try and close this out for the Yanks.
Not going to be so easy as all that for Goose Gossage though as he gives up a lead off single to Goose Goslin.
Goslin’s single was little more than a death rattle designed to add just a touch more disappointment into the lives of the home fans. The Yankees take this one 8-6 with a thrilling late inning rally.
A foot note to this game - every Yankee got a hit except Joe DiMaggio who went 0 for 6 and made the third out of an inning four times.