Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 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 4, New York Yankees 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 2 2
Snyder lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Maye rf 3 0 0 0
  Salmon 1b 0 0 0 0
Sims 1b 4 0 0 0
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Fuller 3b 4 1 1 0
Nelson 2b 3 2 1 0
Brown ss 4 0 0 0
McDowell p 2 1 1 1
  Romo p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Howser 2b 3 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Colavito rf 5 1 2 0
Pepitone cf 4 0 0 0
Kosco 1b 4 0 1 0
Tresh ss 3 0 1 1
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 0 0 0 0
  Gibbs c 0 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Clarke ph 1 0 0 0
  Talbot p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 000 030 100471
New York 000 001 000153
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (10-8) 5.1 3 1 1 3 5
  Romo  SV (4) 3.2 2 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
7
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (12-7) 7.0 7 4 3 2 4
  Hamilton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Talbot   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
6

  E–Fuller (3), Howser (2), Colavito (1), Tresh (15).  DP–Cleveland 1, New York 2.  2B–Cleveland Cardenal (13,off Stottlemyre), New York Robinson (6,off Romo).  HBP–Howser (2,by McDowell).  SB–Cardenal (20,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Rodriguez); White (13,2nd base off McDowell/Azcue).  WP–Romo (1).  HBP–McDowell (8,Howser).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:46.
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