New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 2 0
Gibbs c 4 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 0 0 0
White lf,cf 2 0 0 0
Pepitone cf 3 0 1 0
  Michael pr 0 1 0 0
  Colavito lf 0 0 0 0
Tresh ss 3 1 1 0
Kosco rf 4 1 1 3
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 1
Hershberger lf 2 0 0 0
  Monday ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Roof c 3 0 1 0
Gosger cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Hunter p 3 0 0 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
New York 000 000 003361
Oakland 000 100 000170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   6.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Womack  W (3-6) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (9-11) 8.0 5 2 2 5 2
  Krausse   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
2

  E–Tresh (19).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Gibbs (9,off Hunter), Oakland Cater (20,off Peterson).  HR–New York Kosco (11,9th inning off Krausse 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Green (1,off Peterson).  CS–Clarke (6,2nd base by Hunter/Roof); Campaneris (15,2nd base by Peterson/Gibbs).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:16.  A–15,637.
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