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 New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 1
Brown ss 5 1 3 1
Johnson rf 5 0 1 1
Azcue c 4 0 2 0
  Suarez c 0 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 4 1 0 0
Horton 1b 4 1 2 0
Harper lf 4 1 1 0
Fuller 3b 4 0 1 1
Hargan p 1 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Kurtz p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 2 2 0
White lf 2 1 0 1
Mantle 1b 4 0 1 2
Pepitone cf 4 1 1 1
Tresh ss 2 1 0 1
Robinson rf 3 0 0 1
Gibbs c 3 1 1 1
Howser 3b 3 1 0 0
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 1 0 0
Totals 29 8 5 7
Cleveland 000 021 0014103
New York 103 004 00x852
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan  L (6-11) 2.2 2 4 4 6 0
  Paul   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Fisher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kurtz   0.1 1 4 3 2 0
  Romo   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
8
7
10
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (4-3) 5.2 6 3 0 1 5
  McDaniel  SV (2) 3.1 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
1
1
7

  E–Johnson (1), Harper (1), Kurtz (1), Gibbs (5), Barber (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Brown 2 (10,off Barber,off McDaniel).  SH–McDaniel (1,off Kurtz).  IBB–Pepitone (6,by Hargan); Tresh (1,by Hargan).  SB–Cardenal (21,3rd base off Barber/Gibbs).  WP–Hargan (2), Romo (2).  BK–Paul (1).  IBB–Hargan 2 (4,Pepitone,Tresh).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:49.  A–27,896.
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