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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,581 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
Stan Williams | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Williams
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Williams
Gibbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Williams
Mantle hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Williams
White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Bahnsen
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bahnsen
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bahnsen
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle juggles the ball. That's an error on Mantle. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton 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
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Williams
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Williams
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Williams
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bahnsen
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bahnsen
Alvis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Williams
Bahnsen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Williams
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Williams
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Bahnsen
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bahnsen
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Bahnsen
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Williams
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Williams
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Williams
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Williams
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a line drive towards right. Snyder catches it and throws to first to double up Pepitone. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bahnsen
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bahnsen
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Williams
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Williams
Bahnsen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Williams
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Williams
Gibbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Williams
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bahnsen
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bahnsen
Alvis 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, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Bahnsen
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh misplays the ball. That's an error on Tresh. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Bahnsen
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Fisher
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Fisher
Fisher fires to first and picks off White. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Fisher
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Bahnsen
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bahnsen
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bahnsen
Maye hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fisher
Robinson strikes out. Sims drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Robinson out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Fisher
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Fisher
Bahnsen hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bahnsen
Sims hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Sims reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Bahnsen
Alvis hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a fly ball 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Fisher
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Fisher
Gibbs bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fisher
Gene Michael pinch runs for Mickey Mantle.
White hits a line drive towards third. Alvis catches it and throws to first to double up Michael. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Bahnsen
Ruben Amaro now playing first base. Joe Azcue pinch hits for Vern Fuller.
Azcue hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Azcue reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bahnsen
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Azcue moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Bahnsen
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Azcue scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Bahnsen
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Bahnsen
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maye vs. Bahnsen
Maye hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Romo
Billy Harris now playing second base. Vicente Romo now pitching.
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Romo
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Romo
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bahnsen
Sims hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bahnsen
Alvis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1968 -- New York at Cleveland (N) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 4 1 2 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 0 0 1 Gibbs J, c 2 0 1 0 Snyder R, rf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, 1b 4 1 2 1 Maye L, lf 4 0 0 0 Michael G, pr 0 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Amaro R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 1 2 2 Alvis M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown L, ss 3 0 1 0 Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Azcue J, ph 1 1 1 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harris B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 3 0 0 0 Williams S, p 1 0 0 0 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson L, ph 1 0 1 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 33 1 4 1 New York 000 200 010 -- 3 Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Bahnsen S (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 6 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Williams S (L) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 Fisher E 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Romo V 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Mantle M, Williams S, Tresh T DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- New York 4, Cleveland 5 2B -- Sims D, Azcue J HR -- White R SB -- Cardenal J SH -- Gibbs J T -- 2:12 A -- 7581
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