Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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