Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
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 Yankee Stadium. The Detroit Tigers tied the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley ss,cf 8 1 3 1
Northrup cf,rf 8 0 1 0
Kaline rf 2 0 1 1
  Oyler ss 4 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
  Horton ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 8 1 4 0
Wert 3b 7 0 0 0
Price c 3 0 0 0
  Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Tracewski 2b 8 1 2 1
Sparma p 1 0 0 0
  Lasher p 2 0 0 0
  Hiller p 2 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 1 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 65 3 13 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Howser 2b 6 0 0 0
Robinson rf 8 1 0 0
White lf 9 1 2 2
Pepitone cf 9 0 2 0
Kosco 1b 8 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 2 0 0 0
  Clarke ph 0 0 0 0
  Womack p 1 0 1 0
Fernandez c 0 1 0 0
  Colavito ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 5 0 0 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 1 0 1 0
  Amaro ss 2 0 0 0
Verbanic p 1 0 0 0
  Tresh ph 1 0 0 0
  Talbot p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbs c 5 0 2 0
Totals 66 3 10 2
Detroit 001 010 010 000 000 000 03130
New York 000 010 020 000 000 000 03101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma   5.1 4 1 1 3 2
  Lasher   1.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Hiller   9.0 4 0 0 6 2
  McMahon   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
19.0
10
3
3
10
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Verbanic   5.0 7 2 1 1 2
  Talbot   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
  McDaniel   7.0 0 0 0 0 6
  Womack   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
19.0
13
3
2
2
12

  E–Verbanic (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Gibbs (10,off Hiller).  HR–New York White (12,8th inning off Lasher 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Sparma (5,off Verbanic); Wert (9,off Verbanic); Gibbs (2,off Hiller).  SF–Kaline (2,off Verbanic).  HBP–Freehan (20,by Hamilton).  IBB–Kosco (2,by Hiller).  SB–Pepitone (5,2nd base off Sparma/Price); Womack (1,2nd base off McMahon/Freehan).  WP–Sparma (5).  HBP–Hamilton (1,Freehan).  IBB–Hiller (3,Kosco).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–5:04.  A–33,880.
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