New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
July 31, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1968 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 1 2
White lf 4 1 2 1
Mantle 1b 4 0 1 0
  Michael pr 0 0 0 0
  Robinson rf 1 0 1 1
Pepitone cf 5 0 0 0
Kosco rf,1b 4 1 0 0
Tresh ss 4 1 2 0
Gibbs c 3 1 1 1
Cox 3b 4 1 2 0
Barber p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Colavito ph 1 1 0 0
  Verbanic p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 2 1 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski cf 5 1 1 1
Harrelson rf 3 1 2 2
  Tartabull rf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 2 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Bell p 3 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Adair ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York 010 010 0057102
Boston 100 110 000383
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Barber   6.0 7 3 3 3 8
  Womack  W (2-5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Verbanic   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hamilton  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
10
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (9-8) 8.2 10 7 2 3 4
  Lyle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
2
3
4

  E–Clarke (10), Pepitone (2), Foy (18), Yastrzemski (3), Scott (8).  DP–New York 1, Boston 1.  2B–New York Clarke (6,off Bell), Boston Yastrzemski (22,off Barber).  HR–Boston Harrelson (26,4th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Barber (1,off Bell); Foy (6,off Womack).  IBB–White (2,by Bell); Howard (7,by Barber); Harrelson (7,by Barber).  SB–Kosco (2,2nd base off Bell/Howard).  CS–Smith (10,Home by Barber/Gibbs).  IBB–Barber 2 (3,Howard,Harrelson); Bell (6,White).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:45.  A–33,789.
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