New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
July 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 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 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Mantle 1b 4 0 0 0
Pepitone cf 4 0 0 0
Tresh ss 3 1 1 0
Kosco rf 4 0 0 0
Gibbs c 3 1 2 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 1
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Colavito ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 1 1 1
Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 3 0 1 0
Azcue c 3 1 1 1
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
Salmon 1b 3 0 1 0
Fuller 3b 3 0 0 0
Brown ss 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
New York 010 100 000250
Cleveland 010 101 00x362
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (6-6) 6.0 5 3 3 0 5
  Hamilton   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
0
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (17-6) 9.0 5 2 2 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
10

  E–Harper (2), Salmon (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Gibbs (8,off Tiant).  HR–Cleveland Johnson (5,2nd inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out); Azcue (4,4th inning off Peterson 0 on, 2 out); Harper (6,6th inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Tresh (3,2nd base by Tiant/Azcue).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:02.
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