GAME 1 - Memorial Stadium
Mel Stottlemyre vs Steve Barber
Yankees 7, Orioles 4
Young Mel Stottlemyre was the beneficiary of an offensive revival from the ancient Yankee offense. Clete Boyer (2-4, 3 RBI) and Mickey Mantle (1-4, 2 RBI) both took Oriole starter Steve Barber deep. Baltimore actually out hit the Bombers (12-9), but they were not able to push across enough runs to come out on top.
Yankees lead series 1-0
GAME 2 - Memorial Stadium
White Ford vs Milt Pappas
Orioles 5, Yankees 1
Whitey Ford scratched and clawed his way through 6 innings notching what latter day pundits would call a "quality start" (6 IP / 3 ER). The "Chairman of the Board" fanned 5, but was never able to recover from a 3 run onslaught by the O's in the bottom of the 1st. Young John Wesley "Boog" Powell was impressive going 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's + a homer and a triple off of a lefty (Ford). Milt Pappas went the distance on the bump, fanning 9 and allowing just 1 run.
Series tied 1-1
GAME 3 - Yankee Stadium
Dave McNally vs Al Downing
Orioles 5, Yankees 2
Both young hurlers ran out of gas after 6 innings of work. McNally left on top 3-2. It stayed that way until Pete Mikkelsen gave up 2 in the 9th, which provided O's reliever Stu Miller a 3 run margin to easily protect. Curt Blefary had a 3 for 5 day with 2 RBI's for the O's. Brooks Robinson did more than flash his leather going 2 for 5 with an RBI. Hector Lopez was 2 for 3 with an RBI in a losing effort for the Bombers.
Orioles lead series 2-1
GAME 4 - Yankee Stadium
Wally Bunker vs Jim Bouton
Orioles 6, Yankees 0
The luster officially came off on the star that used to be Jim Bouton. New York's young fireballer, who loses his cap on almost every release has been suffering from a severe sore arm, that has robbed him of his velocity. Oriole hitter teed off on the "Bulldog", who hit the showers after giving up 6 runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. Baltimore would not score again, nor would they need to since Wally Bunker was posting goose eggs on the scoreboard for 7+ innings. Rookie fireballer Jim Palmer was called on to get the final 4 outs, which was not a problem for him at all. Boog Powell was the only Oriole starter without a hit. Baltimore had 8 hits, which were recorded by 8 different players. New York looked like a tired and old team during the series. Tommy Tresh and Tony Kubek got New York's only 2 hits.
Orioles win series 3-1
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