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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 28, 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 September 28, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 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 | September 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 25,534 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Jim Honochick |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 28, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Lonborg
Gibbs hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lonborg
There goes Clarke. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Lonborg
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lonborg
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Stottlemyre
Andy Kosco now playing first base.
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Stottlemyre
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Stottlemyre
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
There go the runners. The throw from Gibbs to Tresh covering second. The throw back to home, and Andrews is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Lonborg
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Lonborg
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lonborg
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stottlemyre vs. Lonborg
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Stottlemyre
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Lonborg
Gibbs 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Lonborg
Kosco is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Stottlemyre
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Stottlemyre
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Stottlemyre
Andrews hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lonborg
White hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Lonborg
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Lonborg covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lonborg
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stottlemyre
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Stottlemyre
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Smith. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Stottlemyre
Foy hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lonborg
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Lonborg
Stottlemyre is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Stottlemyre
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lonborg vs. Stottlemyre
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Stottlemyre
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Lonborg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Stottlemyre
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lonborg scores. Andrews moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. Stottlemyre
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh misplays the ball. That's an error on Tresh. Andrews scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Lonborg
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibbs for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Lonborg
Kosco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Stottlemyre
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli 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, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lonborg
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Lonborg
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Lonborg
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Pepitone tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Lonborg
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Cox reaches second base with a double. Pepitone scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lonborg
Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre.
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. McDaniel
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McDaniel
Andrews hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Lonborg
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Lonborg
Kosco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lonborg
White 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
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDaniel
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McDaniel
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McDaniel
George Thomas pinch hits for Ken Harrelson.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Lonborg
George Thomas now playing right field.
Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lonborg
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lonborg
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Lonborg
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. Lonborg
McDaniel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McDaniel
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. McDaniel
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McDaniel
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1968 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 2 1 0 0
Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0 Jones D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Mantle M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 1 1 0 0
Kosco A, 1b 3 1 1 1 Harrelson K, rf 3 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Thomas G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Pepitone J, cf 2 2 1 1 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 1
Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, rf 3 0 2 1 Petrocelli R, ss 4 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gibson R, c 3 0 1 0
Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 3 1 0 0
Colavito R, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0
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31 4 5 4 29 3 3 2
New York 000 000 211 -- 4
Boston 000 120 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M 6.0 3 3 2 5 1
McDaniel L (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (L) 9.0 5 4 4 4 9
E -- Tresh T
LOB -- New York 5, Boston 4
2B -- Cox B
HR -- Kosco A, Pepitone J
SB -- Clarke H, Smith R
CS -- Andrews M
SF -- Robinson B
T -- 2:27
A -- 25534
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