Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
April 15, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 2 2 2
Bando 3b 3 1 1 0
Webster 1b 4 2 2 3
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Gosger lf 4 0 0 0
Roof c 4 0 1 1
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Odom p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Howser 2b 2 1 1 0
Ferraro 3b 4 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 1 0 0
Tresh lf 4 1 2 2
Whitaker cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Gibbs c 3 0 1 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 2 0 1 0
  Amaro ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
Oakland 000 100 230671
New York 100 000 002371
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 3 4 3
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 4 3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (1-1) 7.2 7 6 6 1 6
  Womack   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 6 6 1 6

  E–Bando (1), Whitaker (1).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Jackson (1,off Stottlemyre), New York Stottlemyre (1,off Odom).  3B–Oakland Webster (1,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Oakland Jackson (2,4th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 1 out); Webster (1,8th inning off Stottlemyre 1 on, 2 out), New York Tresh (1,9th inning off Odom 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Howser (1,off Odom).  CS–Gibbs (1,2nd base by Odom/Roof).  WP–Odom (1).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:17.  A–8,579.

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