New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 27, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1968 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 3 0
Tresh ss 3 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 0 0 0
  Amaro 1b 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 2 0
Robinson cf 4 0 0 0
Kosco rf 4 1 2 0
Fernandez c 4 0 2 0
Cox 3b 3 1 2 1
Verbanic p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson p 1 0 0 0
  Colavito ph 1 0 0 0
  Talbot p 0 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
  Cumberland p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 12 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 2 2 3
Jones 1b 5 1 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 1
  Robinson lf 1 0 0 0
Harrelson rf 3 1 2 0
  Thomas pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Smith cf 4 2 2 2
Foy 3b 3 1 1 2
Petrocelli ss 4 2 1 0
Gibson c 4 1 1 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 1 2
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 13 10
New York 010 000 1002123
Boston 310 202 22x12130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Verbanic  L (6-7) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Peterson   2.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Talbot   3.0 5 4 3 2 1
  Cumberland   2.0 3 4 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
12
8
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (16-7) 6.2 10 2 2 2 1
  Stange   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Lyle  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
3
3

  E–Tresh 2 (31), Cox (17).  DP–New York 2, Boston 5.  2B–New York Kosco 2 (18,off Ellsworth 2), Boston Smith (36,off Verbanic); Andrews (22,off Peterson); Yastrzemski (32,off Talbot); Jones (13,off Cumberland).  HR–New York Cox (7,7th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out), Boston Yastrzemski (23,1st inning off Verbanic 0 on, 2 out); Andrews (7,6th inning off Talbot 1 on, 2 out); Smith (15,7th inning off Cumberland 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Ellsworth (5,off Peterson).  SB–Gibson (1,2nd base off Talbot/Fernandez).  CS–Foy (8,2nd base by Peterson/Fernandez).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:36.  A–28,796.
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