Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 25, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Matchick 2b 4 2 2 0
  Kaline ph 0 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 2 1
Northrup rf 4 0 1 2
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 2 1
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Tracewski ss 4 0 1 0
Lolich p 1 1 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Warden p 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Howser 2b 4 2 1 0
Robinson lf,cf 3 0 2 1
Smith 3b 3 0 1 2
Kosco 1b 4 0 2 1
Colavito rf 4 1 1 1
Pepitone cf 1 0 0 0
  White ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Fernandez c 1 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbs c 2 0 1 0
Amaro ss 3 1 0 0
Talbot p 0 1 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Detroit 003 010 0004100
New York 111 200 00x590
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (12-8) 3.0 3 5 5 7 3
  Lasher   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Warden   3.0 3 0 0 1 2
  McMahon   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Hiller   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
11
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Talbot   4.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Hamilton  W (2-1) 5.0 2 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Detroit Cash (12,off Hamilton), New York Gibbs (11,off Warden).  3B–Detroit Tracewski (1,off Talbot); Northrup (7,off Talbot), New York Kosco (1,off Warden).  HR–New York Colavito (3,3rd inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Talbot (2,off Lolich); Robinson (3,off Lasher); Smith (2,off McMahon).  IBB–White (5,by Lasher).  CS–White (10,2nd base by Warden/Freehan).  IBB–Lasher (7,White).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–3:22.  A–31,291.
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