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Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the California Angels, played on August 27, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Harrelson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Verbanic |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,419 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
| Roger Repoz | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Tom Egan | Catcher |
| Chuck Cottier | Third Baseman |
| Bill Harrelson | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Amaro | Shortstop |
| Joe Verbanic | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1968
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Verbanic
Davalillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Verbanic
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Verbanic
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Verbanic
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Harrelson
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Harrelson
Gibbs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Harrelson
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Harrelson
There goes Clarke. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Harrelson
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Verbanic
Repoz hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Verbanic
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Verbanic
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Verbanic
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Harrelson
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cottier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harrelson
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cottier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harrelson
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Verbanic
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Verbanic
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Verbanic
There goes Davalillo. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Davalillo steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Verbanic
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Verbanic
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kosco fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Verbanic covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Harrelson
Amaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verbanic vs. Harrelson
Verbanic bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Amaro moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Harrelson
There's a wild pitch. Amaro moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Harrelson
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Verbanic moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibbs vs. Harrelson
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Egan forces the runner at the plate and throws to first for the double play. Verbanic moves to third. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pepitone vs. Harrelson
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Verbanic
Reichardt hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repoz vs. Verbanic
Repoz hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Verbanic
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Egan vs. Verbanic
Egan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Reichardt scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Verbanic
Cottier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harrelson
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Harrelson
Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Harrelson
There goes White. The throw from Egan and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Harrelson
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Harrelson
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Verbanic
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Verbanic
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verbanic fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Verbanic. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Verbanic
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Verbanic
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second, and Davalillo, is out. There's the throw to third, and Harrelson is out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Harrelson
Amaro strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verbanic vs. Harrelson
Verbanic hits a line drive into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Harrelson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Verbanic
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Verbanic
Repoz hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Verbanic
Knoop strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Harrelson
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Harrelson
Pepitone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Harrelson
White hits a line drive into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Harrelson
There goes Pepitone. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Pepitone steals second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kosco vs. Harrelson
Kosco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Harrelson
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to third. Kosco moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Messersmith
Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Charley Smith. Andy Messersmith now pitching.
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Verbanic
Bobby Cox now playing third base.
Egan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Verbanic
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Verbanic
Messersmith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Messersmith
Dick Howser pinch hits for Ruben Amaro.
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verbanic vs. Messersmith
Verbanic hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Egan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Messersmith
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Messersmith
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Verbanic
Gene Michael now playing shortstop.
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Davalillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Verbanic
Fregosi hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mincher vs. Verbanic
Mincher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reichardt vs. Verbanic
Reichardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repoz vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching.
Repoz hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Womack
Knoop hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Messersmith
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Messersmith
White hits a popup towards third. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Messersmith
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Womack
Egan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Womack
Cottier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Messersmith vs. Womack
Messersmith bunts in front of the plate. Gibbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Womack
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground that hits Cottier. Cottier is out and Davalillo is safe at first. There goes Cottier trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Messersmith
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Messersmith
Cox hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Messersmith
Bill Robinson pinch hits for Gene Michael.
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1968, game 2 -- California at New York (D)
California AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Davalillo V, cf 4 1 3 0 Clarke H, 2b 2 0 0 0
Fregosi J, ss 3 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0
Mincher D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Pepitone J, cf 4 0 1 0
Reichardt R, lf 4 1 2 1 White R, lf 3 0 0 0
Repoz R, rf 4 0 0 0 Kosco A, 1b 3 0 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 3 0 0 0
Egan T, c 4 0 1 1 Smith C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cottier C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, ph 1 0 0 0
Harrelson B, p 2 0 1 0 Cox B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Messersmith A, p 1 0 0 0 Amaro R, ss 1 0 0 0
Howser D, ph 0 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Verbanic J, p 2 0 0 0
Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 9 2 27 0 1 0
California 000 100 010 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
California IP H R ER BB SO
Harrelson B (W) 5.2 1 0 0 6 2
Messersmith A (S) 3.1 0 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Verbanic J (L) 7.1 7 2 2 3 4
Womack D 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Smith C, Verbanic J
DP -- California 1, New York 3
LOB -- California 8, New York 8
2B -- Reichardt R
3B -- Davalillo V
SB -- Clarke H, Davalillo V, White R, Pepitone J
SH -- Verbanic J, Messersmith A
WP -- Harrelson B
T -- 2:43
A -- 21419
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