New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
White cf 5 1 2 0
Mantle 1b 4 0 1 0
Kosco rf 4 1 1 2
Tresh lf 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Gibbs c 3 0 1 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
  Pepitone ph 1 0 0 0
  Amaro ss 0 0 0 0
Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Bouton p 1 0 0 0
  Verbanic p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 1 1 1
Salmon 2b 4 1 3 1
Alvis 3b 3 0 2 0
Horton 1b 4 0 0 1
Azcue c 2 0 1 1
  Gramly pr 0 0 0 0
  Sims c 1 0 0 0
Harper lf 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Rohr p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 1 2 0
Brown ss 3 1 1 0
Hargan p 2 0 1 0
  Maye lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
New York 100 010 000272
Cleveland 100 000 21x4110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Bouton   5.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Verbanic  L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Hamilton   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan   6.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Rohr   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Fisher  W (1-2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
3

  E–Michael 2 (10).  DP–New York 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–New York Mantle (4,off Hargan).  3B–Cleveland Salmon (1,off Bouton).  HR–New York Kosco (4,5th inning off Hargan 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cox (2,by Hargan).  SH–Brown (2,off Hamilton).  IBB–Alvis (1,by Verbanic).  CS–Gibbs (4,2nd base by Hargan/Azcue); Cardenal (6,2nd base by Hamilton/Gibbs).  HBP–Hargan (1,Cox).  IBB–Verbanic (1,Alvis).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:44.  A–7,290.
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