Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 1 1 0
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0
Scheinblum lf 4 0 0 0
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 1 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 1
Johnson rf 4 2 3 0
Alvis 3b 3 1 2 2
Brown ss 2 0 0 1
Paul p 3 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Tresh ss 3 0 1 0
Robinson cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Kosco 1b 4 1 1 0
Colavito rf 3 1 2 2
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Gibbs c 2 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez c 0 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Cleveland 010 020 011591
New York 010 000 001251
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  W (5-8) 8.2 5 2 2 2 5
  Romo  SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (12-11) 8.0 7 4 3 0 4
  McDaniel   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
0
4

  E–Azcue (3), Colavito (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Cleveland Johnson (8,off Peterson); Horton (28,off McDaniel), New York Kosco (16,off Paul); Colavito (2,off Paul).  3B–Cleveland Johnson (1,off Peterson); Alvis (3,off Peterson); Cardenal (7,off Peterson).  HR–New York Colavito (5,2nd inning off Paul 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Brown (4,off Peterson).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:12.  A–13,453.
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