Yankees @ Indians
July 26, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 1
Indians 0 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 1
Indians 0 7 1

Vern Fuller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .313
At Bats 3 159
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 15

Mel Stottlemyre Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 26, 1968
Mel Stottlemyre
Frank Fernandez
Mickey Mantle
Horace Clarke
Bobby Cox
Tom Tresh
Roy White
Joe Pepitone
Bill Robinson
Vern Fuller
Joe Azcue

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 8 1 4
Cleveland Indians 0 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre
Losing Pitcher Sam McDowell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Pepitone
Attendance 28,765
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fuller strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle throws to second for one, and Tresh throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Azcue moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards second. Nelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores.
Top 9 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 9 Lou Klimchock now playing third base. Hal Kurtz now pitching. Vern Fuller now playing shortstop. Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Sam McDowell. Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Larry Brown. Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke scores. White scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 8 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDowell. Cox scores. Clarke moves to second.
Top 8 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox moves to third.
Top 8 Stottlemyre bunts towards first. Sims scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Cox moves to second.
Top 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Nelson. The throw from Fernandez and he is out, Clarke applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Robinson now playing right field. Azcue strikes out. Fernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Azcue out.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kosco hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a line drive into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a line drive towards third. Fuller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clarke hits a popup in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Stottlemyre strikes out.
Top 5 Cox strikes out.
Top 5 Fernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Tresh fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sims hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tresh hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kosco strikes out.
Top 4 Pepitone strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stottlemyre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fuller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Azcue moves to second.
Bottom 2 Azcue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cox strikes out.
Top 2 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 2 Lee Maye now playing left field. Tresh is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Lee Maye pinch hits for Lou Johnson. Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pepitone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Pepitone reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Clarke hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.