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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 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 July 20, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,224 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Vern Fuller | Third Baseman |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Peterson
Nelson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peterson
There goes Nelson. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Peterson
Azcue 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 1
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle hits a popup towards third. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Peterson
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuller vs. Peterson
Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tiant vs. Peterson
Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Tiant
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Peterson
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Peterson
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Tiant
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Peterson
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tiant vs. Peterson
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Tiant
Pepitone hits a popup towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Peterson
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peterson
Peterson fires to first and picks off Nelson. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Peterson
Azcue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Tiant
Peterson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a popup in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Peterson
Fuller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Peterson
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Tiant
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Tiant
Kosco strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Peterson
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Peterson
Azcue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Peterson
Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Tiant
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Tiant
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Tiant
Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
Colavito hits a line drive into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching. Lee Maye pinch hits for Tony Horton.
Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Maye reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Womack
Chico Salmon pinch runs for Lee Maye.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuller vs. Womack
Fuller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salmon scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Womack
Tiant bunts towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Womack
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fuller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Womack
There goes Nelson. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Womack
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Chico Salmon now playing first base.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Tiant
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Tiant
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1968 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Nelson D, 2b 4 1 3 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown L, ss 5 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson L, rf 3 1 1 1 Mantle M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Azcue J, c 4 0 2 1 Pepitone J, cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 0 Kosco A, rf 3 0 0 0
Horton T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Tresh T, ss 1 0 0 0
Maye L, ph 1 0 1 0 Gibbs J, c 3 0 1 0
Salmon C, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Smith C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Harper T, lf 4 0 0 0 Peterson F, p 2 0 0 0
Fuller V, 3b 3 0 2 1 Colavito R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 3 0 0 0 Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 11 3 29 0 3 0
Cleveland 100 000 011 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (L) 8.0 8 2 2 2 3
Womack D 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 4
2B -- Johnson L, Maye L
SB -- Nelson D 2, Cardenal J
SH -- Tiant L
SF -- Johnson L
T -- 2:20
A -- 38224
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