GTS-1976 Philadelphia Phillies at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

1976 Philadelphia Phillies-5
1969 Baltimore Orioles-11

Trying to go swing for swing with the 1969 Orioles is never a good idea. Unfortunately, the 1976 Phillies had to learn that lesson the hard way. A 3 run crushing shot to center by Mike Schmidt started Philadelphia with a decent lead in the top of the 1st, but in the bottom half of the inning, Boog Powell matched Schmidt’s 3 run bomb with one of his own, and that was followed up with a Dave Johnson RBI single to right. The Phils knotted it at 4 with a solo homer by Greg Luzinski in the 3rd, but the bottom of the inning put the game out of reach for the bicentennial boys of Philadelphia. Frank Robinson scored on a Chico Salmon single before the other Robinson, Brooks, crushed a bases loaded grand slam. Don Buford scored shortly thereafter for a 6 run inning and a 10-4 lead for the birds. Another homer by Brooks gave the Orioles 11 on the day, and a solo shot by Dick Allen reduced the damage for the Phillies. Despite hitting 3 home runs, Philly loses with 5 runs on 6 hits and 1 error. Also with 3 homers, Baltimore wins with 11 runs on 14 hits and no errors. If it is not obvious, it should be. Brooks Robinson went 3 for 4 with a grand slam and a solo homer to capture the game ball.

Game Notes

Date Played: 11 Nov 2018
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Don Buford
3B: None
HR: Brooks Robinson (2), Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski, Dick Allen, Boog Powell
TB: Brooks Robinson (9), Dick Allen (5), Greg Luzinski (5), Mike Schmidt (4), Boog Powell (4), Don Buford (3), Frank Robinson (3), Paul Blair (3), Chico Salmon, Dave Johnson
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: Don Buford
With RISP: Philadelphia 1-2, Baltimore 6-10
GIDP: Elrond Hendricks
RBI: Brooks Robinson (5), Mike Schmidt (3), Boog Powell (3), Dick Allen, Greg Luzinski, Paul Blair, Dave Johnson
Team LOB: Philadelphia-2, Baltimore-8
E: Dave Cash
DP: Bowa-Cash-Allen
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Mike Cuellar
Loss: Ron Schueler
Save: None
Balks: Larry Christenson
WP: None
HBP: Jim Kaat
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1969 Baltimore Orioles at 1986 New York Mets

1969 Baltimore Orioles-3
1986 New York Mets-4

A competitive game for two of the best teams in the Great Teams Season saw the New York Mets squeak by and remain in first place for the time being. Three walks in the second helped Baltimore take a 1-0 lead, and a solo bomb in the 3rd by Frank Robinson gave them a 2 run advantage. Darryl Strawberry added a solo deep blast of his own in the bottom of the 4th, and Kevin Mitchell, who came into the game after an injury to Ray Knight, hit a 2 out RBI double to knot the game at 2 a piece. New York grabbed their first lead of the contest in the bottom of the 7th courtesy of RBI’s by the Mets pitcher Sid Fernandez and the aforementioned Mitchell. The Orioles still had some fight in them, but were only able to manage another run on a Paul Blair home run in the top of the 8th. Baltimore loses with 3 runs on 10 hits and no errors. The Mets will with 4 runs on 10 hits and 1 error. Kevin Mitchell takes home the game ball as he went 2 for 2 after coming into the game late with 2 doubles and 2 RBI’s.

Game Notes

Date Played: 16 Nov 2016
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Kevin Mitchell (2), Don Buford, Keith Hernandez
3B: None
HR: Frank Robinson, Paul Blair, Darryl Strawberry
TB: Paul Blair (6), Frank Robinson (5), Darryl Strawberry (4), Kevin Mitchell (4), Don Buford (2), Brooks Robinson (2), Gary Carter (2), Mookie Wilson (2), Keith Hernandez (2), Boog Powell, Elrod Hendricks, Wally Backman, Rafael Santana
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: Don Buford, Boog Powell
With RISP: Baltimore 1-10, New York 3-5
GIDP: Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson, Elron Hendricks
RBI: Kevin Mitchell (2), Don Buford, Frank Robinson, Paul Blair, Darryl Strawberry, Sid Fernandez
Team LOB: Baltimore-10, New York-5
E: Sid Fernandez
DP: Fernandez-Backman-Hernandez, Santana-Backman-Hernandez, Fernandez-Backman-Hernandez
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Sid Fernandez
Loss: Dave McNally
Save: Jesse Orosco
Balks: None
WP: None
HBP: Sid Fernandez, Jesse Orosco
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: Ray Knight injured in the 5th inning and expected to be out for 1 game.

GTS: 2001 Seattle Mariners at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Boog Powell

2001 Seattle Mariners-3
1969 Baltimore Orioles-4

Most of the time games are won or lost for what you do throughout the course of the game and not just a single inning. By that completely rational logic, Seattle lost the game because they could only manage 3 runs in the second inning and nothing throughout the rest of the game. The Mariners grabbed those 3 runs with a solo homer from Cameron and a 2 run shot 2 batters later from Bell. On the other hand the Orioles had single run innings in the bottom of the 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th to take the win. Boog Powell went 4 for 4 throughout the game with 2 singles, a double and a homer in the 7th. The Orioles snatch the win with 4 runs on 10 hits with 2 errors while the Mariners tallied 3 runs on only 5 hits and 3 errors.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 27 Oct 2014

1969 Baltimore Orioles

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The 1969 Baltimore Orioles punched their ticket into the Great Teams Season with 109 wins, 53 losses, a sweep of the Minnesota Twins in the first ever ALCS, and the start of 3 straight World Series appearances. Despite losing the fall classic to the “Miracle” Mets in one of the greatest upsets in Series history, the Orioles squad of 1969 is considered one of the best of all time by many baseball pundits. Behind hitting superstars Frank Robinson and Boog Powell, fielding superstar Brooks Robinson, and pitching greats Mike Ceullar, Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer, the 1969 Orioles should be tough for even the greatest teams of all time to contend with game in and game out.

Starters:

C: Elrod Hendricks
1B: Boog Powell
2B: Davey Johnston
SS: Mark Belanger
3B: Brooks Robinson
OF: Don Buford
OF: Paul Blair
OF: Frank Robinson

4 Man Starting Rotation

Mike Ceullar
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Jim Hardin

GTS-1969 Baltimore Orioles at 1961 New York Yankees

Bill Stafford

1969 Baltimore Orioles-1
1961 New York Yankees-3

In the battle of the big bats, it was anything but as both heavy hitting teams combined for only 4 runs and 11 hits. Both teams struggled throughout the first five frames until a Brooks Robinson double scored the Orioles only run of the game in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the inning Robinson accounted for an error that led to the Yanks scoring Kubek, Mantle, and Maris for 3 runs and eventually the game. Yankees pitcher Stafford had another solid start and is named player of the game giving up 1 run on 4 hits in a nearly complete game pitched. The Orioles also tallied 2 errors in the contest. New York plated 3 on 7 hits without an error and switch places in the standing with the Orioles as they capture the number two spot.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 7 Mar 2019

GTS-2015 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Dave Johnson

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates-3
1969 Baltimore Orioles-5

The potent offense of the Orioles was on display again as they hosted the 2015 Pirates. Second baseman Dave Johnson hit a 2 run homer in the second and Don Buford added run number 3 on a single to left field shortly thereafter. In the third the Orioles knocked Pirates starter Gerrit Cole out of the game after only 2.1 innings pitched because of another 2 run shot by Paul Blair giving Baltimore a 5 run lead by the end of the 3^rd inning. The Pirates battled back with a 2 RBI single by Sean Rodriguez in the 6^th and an RBI single by Gregory Polanco in the top of the 8^th, but 3 runs was all they could manage. The 2015 Pirates scored 3 runs on 14 hits with no errors, but drop the game to Baltimore’s 5 runs on 11 hits and no errors. Despite being knocked out of the game after a collision with the pitcher, Dave Johnson earns player of the game honors going 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 RBI’s. The 1969 Orioles remain in 2^nd place and take on the 1961 Yankees who look to hand Baltimore their second defeat of the season.

Game Notes

Date Played: 20 Nov 2018
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Gregory Polanco, Neil Walker, Andrew McCutchen, Aramis Ramirez
3B: None
HR: Paul Blair, Dave Johnson
TB: Dave Johnson (5), Gregory Polanco (4), Paul Blair (4), Neil Walker (3), Jung Ho Kang (3), Andrew McCutchen (2), Starling Marte (2), Aramis Ramirez (2), Sean Rodriguez (2), Don Buford (2), Elond Hendrick (2), Frank Robinson, Chico Salmon, Brooks Robinson, Bobby Floyd
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: Starling Marte
With RISP: Pittsburgh 3-11, Baltimore 2-5
GIDP: Brooks Robinson, Francisco Cervelli
RBI: Sean Rodriguez (2), Paul Blair (2), Dave Johnson (2), Gregory Polanco, Don Buford,
R: Jung Ho Kang (2), Aramis Ramirez, Frank Robinson, Paul Blair, Chico Salmon, Dave Johnson, Elrond Hendricks
Team LOB: Pittsburgh-13, Baltimore-7
E: None
DP: Ramirez-Walker-Rodriguez, Belanger-Johnson-Powell
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: Gregory Polanco
CS: Starling Marte
Picked Off: None
Win: Jim Palmer
Loss: Jared Hughes
Save: Dick Hall
Balks: None
WP: None
HBP: Dave Leonhard
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1969 Baltimore Orioles 5 Round Recap

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So far in my Great Teams Season, the 1969 Orioles have impressed. Averaging 6.2 runs per game in no small thanks to a league leading 13 team home runs, the Orioles currently reside in 2^nd place only because of a head to head loss to the 1^st place Mets. A 9-6 win over the Twins, and a 4-3 win against the Tigers began their season before they dropped their only game of the season to the 1986 Mets, 4 to 3. They then went on to a 4-3 win over the solid pitching of the 2001 Seattle Mariners and destroyed the ’76 Phillies 11-5 in the final game of Round 5. As previously mentioned, the Orioles offense has overwhelmed teams and a lot of that credit goes to first baseman Boog Powell. Powell, who is the season’s front runner for MVP at this juncture, leads the league in batting average at .588, RBI’s at 9, home runs at 5, and runs at 7. It remains to be seen if he can keep up this pace heading into interleague play against the 1909 Pirates, the 1961 Yankees and the 1946 Red Sox in the next 3 rounds.

GTS-1984 Detroit Tigers at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Boog Powell

1984 Detroit Tigers-3
1969 Baltimore Orioles-4

With both teams heading into their second game of the season at 1 and 0, the Tigers and Orioles each gave a superb single inning of offensive prowess. In the top of the 1^st, the Tigers took an early lead with 3 runs on 5 consecutive hits including a double by Chet Lemon. On the other hand, the Orioles got on the board in the 6^th, scoring 4 runs on back to back bombs: a 3 run shot by Boog Powell and a solo knock from Chico Salmon. Neither team was able to score outside of the 1^st and 6^th innings, and the 1969 Baltimore Orioles came out with a 4 to 3 win. Despite only being able to get one hit, it was a big one and Boog Powell gets player of the game honors, his second in two games played thus far in the season. The 1984 Tigers got their 3 runs on 8 hits with 1 error defensively. The Orioles got their 4 runs on 8 hits with 1 error as well.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 16 Apr 2014.

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Boog Powell

1965 Minnesota Twins-6
1969 Baltimore Orioles-9

Offense aplenty in this battle of 1960’s powerhouse AL teams. The 1965 Twins scored 3 runs in the 5^th, 2 runs in the 7^th thanks to back to back long balls from Oliva and Versalles, and a single run in the 9^th, but it was not enough to stop the Baltimore Orioles who scored a run in every inning except the 5^th and 7^th on their way to a 9 to 6 victory at home. The 2 teams combined for a total of 7 home runs with the Orioles accounting for 5 of that total. Boog Powell was the game’s star knocking 2 of the 5 out in consecutive at bats in the 6^th and 8^th innings, and with a single in the 1^st for a 3 for 4 showing. The Twins scored 6 runs on 11 hits without an error while Baltimore totaled 9 with 16 hits and an error for the win.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 7 Apr 2014.