This game took place on August 26, 1966. It is being recapped today as part of Camden Chat’s retro recap series while MLB is on hold due to the lockout.
Entering this late season matchup between the O’s and Red Sox in 1966, Baltimore (81-45 at the time) was in first place in the American League with an 11.5 game lead over the Detroit Tigers. The Orioles had gone 6-4 in their previous 10 games.
Before the Red Sox got into town for this series opener, the Birds had a dramatic walk-off win against Cleveland the day prior, in which Paul Blair delivered the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning.