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Red Sox pitcher Ray Jarvis drives in two runs and beats the Orioles, 6 – 1

On July 18, 1969 — Red Sox pitcher Ray Jarvis drives in two runs and beats the Orioles, 6 – 1. The only score for the O’s is a homer by Don Buford with Dave May on first base.

Buford hit the ball into the right-field seats in Fenway Park in the eighth inning. Tony Conigliaro leaped and fell into the stands, but did not have the ball when he came up. The first base umpire, Bob Stewart, gave no signal. Dave May, running at first, hesitated, then started back to first base. Buford passed him and May was called out while Buford circled the bases. A five-minute argument followed. Earl Weaver argued about Stewart’s delayed home run call. Buford was credited with a run-scoring single, and May with a run-scored, even though those events never actually happened on the field. Home plate umpire Red Flaherty allegedly called May out, which was why he stopped running.
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