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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 7, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 7, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bouton |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,630 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: John Rice 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Jim Odom |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Chico Salmon | Second Baseman |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Right Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Vic Davalillo | Left Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Left Fielder |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Jim Bouton | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 7, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Bouton
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bouton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Bouton
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Bouton
Alvis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Bouton
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Alvis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Salmon scores. Alvis scores. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davalillo vs. Bouton
Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Azcue vs. Bouton
Azcue hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bouton
Brown hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Bouton
Tiant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Bouton
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Bouton
Salmon hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Tiant
Michael strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bouton
Alvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Bouton
Wagner hits a line drive into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Bouton
There goes Alvis. The throw from Gibbs and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouton vs. Tiant
Bouton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a line drive into right field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Bouton
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Bouton
Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Bouton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davalillo scores. Azcue moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tiant vs. Bouton
Tiant is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Bouton
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wagner. Tresh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Bouton
Salmon hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bouton
Alvis hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bouton
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching.
Davalillo 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Tiant
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Bill Robinson pinch hits for Dooley Womack.
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Peterson
Fritz Peterson now pitching.
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Peterson
Tiant bunts towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Tresh is chasing the ball. Cardenal rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Peterson
Salmon hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Tommy Harper now playing left field. Vic Davalillo now playing right field.
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Peterson
Alvis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kosco. Alvis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Peterson
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Peterson
Azcue hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Alvis scores. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tiant vs. Peterson
Tiant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper scores. Azcue scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Tiant
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Peterson
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Peterson
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Tiant
Dick Howser pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Tiant
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Hamilton
Ruben Amaro now playing first base. Steve Hamilton now pitching.
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Hamilton
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hamilton
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Tiant
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Tiant
Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Steve Hamilton.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1968 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cardenal J, cf 5 1 1 2 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Salmon C, 2b 5 1 2 0 White R, cf 3 0 0 0
Alvis M, 3b 5 2 3 0 Mantle M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Wagner L, rf 2 0 0 0 Amaro R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Harper T, lf 1 1 0 0 Kosco A, rf 4 0 0 0
Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 2 Tresh T, lf 4 0 1 0
Davalillo V, lf-rf 5 1 1 0 Gibbs J, c 3 0 0 0
Azcue J, c 5 1 2 1 Cox B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Brown L, ss 4 1 1 1 Michael G, ss 4 0 1 0
Tiant L, p 3 0 2 2 Bouton J, p 1 0 0 0
Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 0 0 0 0
Howser D, ph 0 0 0 0
Hamilton S, p 0 0 0 0
Whitaker S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 8 32 0 5 0
Cleveland 200 102 300 -- 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton J (L) 4.2 7 3 3 2 2
Womack D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Peterson F 3.0 6 5 5 2 2
Hamilton S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
LOB -- Cleveland 9, New York 9
2B -- Horton T, Tresh T, Alvis M, Azcue J
HR -- Cardenal J
CS -- Alvis M
SH -- Tiant L
HBP -- by Tiant L (Gibbs J), by Tiant L (White R)
T -- 2:44
A -- 6630
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