Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
September 8, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 1
Howard lf 4 0 0 0
Alyea rf 3 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Holman ph 1 0 0 0
French c 2 0 1 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 1 1 1
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 0 0
Gibbs c 4 1 2 1
Mantle 1b 3 1 2 0
White lf 3 2 2 1
Pepitone cf 2 1 1 2
Tresh ss 4 1 2 2
Robinson rf 4 0 2 1
Cox 3b 3 1 0 0
Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 11 7
Washington 000 001 001241
New York 003 022 00x7110
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L (11-15) 4.1 7 5 5 3 1
  Humphreys   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Higgins   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Baldwin   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (15-10) 9.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
2

  E–B Allen (5).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–New York Tresh (17,off Coleman); Robinson (15,off Coleman); White (18,off Coleman).  3B–New York Pepitone (3,off Coleman).  HR–Washington Martin (1,6th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 0 out); Epstein (12,9th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Coleman (6,off Bahnsen); Bahnsen 2 (10,off Coleman,off Higgins).  SF–Pepitone (2,off Coleman).  HBP–Gibbs (6,by Coleman).  CS–Gibbs (9,2nd base by Coleman/French).  HBP–Coleman (11,Gibbs).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:11.  A–17,027.
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