Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull rf 2 0 0 0
  Scott ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 5 1 3 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 2 3 1
Smith cf 4 1 2 1
Harrelson 1b,rf 5 1 1 1
Foy 3b 4 1 3 2
Petrocelli ss 5 1 1 0
Howard c 4 1 3 1
Ellsworth p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 0 0 0
Kosco rf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez c 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 1 1 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 1
Monbouquette p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 3 1
Boston 502 000 0018161
New York 000 010 000130
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (4-2) 9.0 3 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  L (4-2) 2.0 9 7 7 1 1
  Peterson   3.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Bouton   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Womack   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
3
6

  E–Foy (5).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (4,off Monbouquette); Smith (10,off Monbouquette); Harrelson (1,off Monbouquette), New York Cox (2,off Ellsworth).  HBP–Smith (2,by Monbouquette).  IBB–Scott (1,by Peterson).  SB–Yastrzemski (2,3rd base off Monbouquette/Fernandez).  WP–Womack (1).  HBP–Monbouquette (2,Smith).  IBB–Peterson (3,Scott).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:16.
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