Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 23, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 3 1 1 0
  Harper cf 1 1 1 0
Nelson 2b 2 1 0 1
Maye lf 4 0 1 1
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson rf 5 0 2 1
Sims c 4 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 1 1 0
Salmon ss 4 1 1 0
Alvis 3b 4 1 3 2
Paul p 2 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
Peterson rf 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 1 1 1
Alyea lf 4 1 2 0
Casanova c 2 0 1 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  French c 0 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 0 1 1
  Allen B. ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Pascual p 2 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Bertaina p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Cleveland 100 000 1226100
Washington 010 000 001252
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  W (1-6) 6.1 4 1 1 2 5
  Fisher  SV (3) 2.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L (11-8) 7.2 7 4 3 4 5
  Higgins   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Humphreys   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Bertaina   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
5
6

  E–McMullen (15), F Howard (13).  DP–Cleveland 2, Washington 1.  2B–Cleveland Alvis 2 (14,off Pascual,off Higgins); Harper (15,off Humphreys), Washington Alyea (2,off Paul).  HR–Washington F Howard (36,9th inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Nelson (5,off Pascual); Paul (1,off Pascual).  SF–Nelson (3,off Pascual).  SB–Nelson (15,Home off Bertaina/French).  WP–Higgins (3).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:46.  A–5,951.
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