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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 17, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Left Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Bell
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bell
White hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bell
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Monbouquette
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Monbouquette
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Monbouquette
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Bell
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Bell
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bell
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Monbouquette
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Monbouquette
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Monbouquette
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Bell
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Bell
There goes Gibbs. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Gibbs steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Bell
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gibbs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monbouquette vs. Bell
Monbouquette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howser vs. Bell
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Gibbs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bell
There goes Howser. The throw from Howard and he is out, Adair applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Monbouquette
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Monbouquette
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bell
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Bell
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Bell
There goes White. The throw from Howard and he is out, Adair applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Bell
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Bell
Kosco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Monbouquette
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Monbouquette
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Monbouquette
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Monbouquette
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. Monbouquette
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bell
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Bell
Gibbs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Gibbs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Bell
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibbs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Bell
Monbouquette bunts towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Bell
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Monbouquette
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Monbouquette
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh throws to second for one, and Howser throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Monbouquette
Bell bunts in front of the plate. Gibbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Adair moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Andrews vs. Monbouquette
Andrews hits a line drive into right field. Kosco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kosco. Adair scores. Howard scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Monbouquette
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bell
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bell
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Bell
There's a wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Bell
Pepitone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Bell
Kosco hits a line drive towards third. Foy catches it and throws to second to double up Mantle. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Monbouquette
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Monbouquette
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Monbouquette
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bell
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Bell
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Bell
There's a wild pitch. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Bell
There goes Gibbs. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Gibbs steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Bell
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monbouquette vs. Bell
Monbouquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson. Monbouquette reaches second base with a double. Gibbs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Bell
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Andrews who tags Howser, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Monbouquette scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Monbouquette
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Monbouquette
Adair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Jerry Adair.
Howard hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Monbouquette
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Monbouquette
Andrews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Andrews reaches second base with a double. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Monbouquette
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lyle
Rico Petrocelli now playing shortstop. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lyle
Mantle hits a line drive towards short. Petrocelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Lyle
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Lyle
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Monbouquette
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Monbouquette
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Monbouquette
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Monbouquette
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Monbouquette
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Verbanic
Joe Verbanic now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lyle vs. Verbanic
Lyle strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lyle
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Lyle
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lyle
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1968 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Howser D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Andrews M, 2b 4 0 3 3
White R, cf 4 0 2 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mantle M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone J, lf 2 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 2 1 0 0
Kosco A, rf 4 0 0 0 Harrelson K, rf 3 1 1 0
Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 3 1
Gibbs J, c 4 3 3 0 Adair J, ss 3 1 2 1
Cox B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Tartabull J, pr 0 0 0 0
Monbouquette B, p 2 1 1 1 Petrocelli R, ss 1 0 1 1
Verbanic J, p 0 0 0 0 Howard E, c 3 1 0 0
Bell G, p 1 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 1 1 0 0
Lyle S, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 10 4 31 6 11 6
New York 001 010 200 -- 4
Boston 000 020 22x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (L) 7.1 11 6 6 4 4
Verbanic J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G 7.0 9 4 4 2 2
Lyle S (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Howser D, Kosco A
DP -- New York 3, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 4, Boston 6
2B -- Monbouquette B, Scott G, Andrews M
3B -- Gibbs J
SB -- Gibbs J 2
CS -- Howser D, White R
SH -- Monbouquette B, Bell G
WP -- Bell G 2
T -- 2:25
A -- 35253
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