Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1968 at Yankee 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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Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 3 0
Brown ss 5 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
Azcue c 4 0 2 1
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Horton 1b 3 0 1 0
  Maye ph 1 0 1 0
  Salmon pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Harper rf 4 0 0 0
Fuller 3b 3 0 2 1
Tiant p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 4 0 1 0
Pepitone cf 4 0 0 0
Kosco rf 3 0 0 0
Tresh ss 1 0 0 0
Gibbs c 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Colavito ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Cleveland 100 000 0113110
New York 000 000 000030
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (16-5) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (6-5) 8.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Womack   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1, New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Johnson (2,off Peterson); Maye (8,off Womack).  SH–Tiant (7,off Womack).  SF–Johnson (3,off Peterson).  SB–Nelson 2 (9,2nd base off Peterson/Gibbs,2nd base off Womack/Gibbs); Cardenal (19,2nd base off Peterson/Gibbs).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:20.  A–38,224.
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