California Angels vs New York Yankees
August 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, New York Yankees 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 1 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 0 1 1
Morton rf 3 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Hinton 3b 2 0 0 0
Egan c 3 0 0 0
Bennett p 2 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Howser 2b 5 0 2 1
Robinson cf 3 0 0 0
Mantle 1b 4 1 1 0
  Amaro 1b 1 0 0 0
White lf 5 1 1 0
Kosco rf 3 0 2 0
Tresh ss 3 1 1 0
Fernandez c 3 1 1 2
Cox 3b 2 2 1 0
Peterson p 3 0 1 3
Totals 32 6 10 6
California 000 100 000140
New York 000 101 40x6101
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bennett  L (0-2) 5.2 6 2 2 5 5
  Messersmith   2.1 4 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
6
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (7-9) 9.0 4 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
1

  E–Tresh (23).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Kosco (12,off Bennett); Howser (2,off Bennett); Fernandez (6,off Messersmith); Peterson (1,off Messersmith).  3B–California Knoop (4,off Peterson).  IBB–Hinton (3,by Peterson); Cox (4,by Messersmith).  SH–Kosco (3,off Messersmith).  SF–Peterson (1,off Bennett).  SB–Robinson (5,2nd base off Bennett/Egan).  IBB–Messersmith (4,Cox); Peterson (8,Hinton).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:22.
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