September 7, 1968 Washington Senators at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 4
CHW 0 BOS 2
@CAL 1 MIN 2
@DET 1 NYY 16
WSA 2 NYY 10
WSA 0 OAK 2
CLE 0 HOU 6
@ATL 3
(10) PHI 4
@CHC 2 CIN 4
LAD 2 NYM 4
@PIT 3 SFG 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 7, 1968, 5:06PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Senators

56-85

Lost 3

10th, 33½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 13  3
Yankees         4  0  0   2  3  4   1  2  X   16 19  0

W: M Stottlemyre (19-11), L: J Hannan (9-4)

Yankees

71-70

Won 1

5th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .579    0    3   0   
K McMullen 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .707    0    3   2   
  H Allen 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .576    0    0   1   
F Howard LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .902    0    1   0   
  T Cullen PR-SS              1   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .622    0    0   1   
B Alyea RF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .792    0    6   0   2B
M Epstein 1B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .228  .682    0    6   1   2B,IW
B Allen 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .638    0    3   3   GDP
J French C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .226  .581    0    2   0   2B
E Brinkman SS-LF              4   0   2   0    0   1  .181  .450    0    0   0   
J Hannan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .049  .163         0   0   
  G Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  E Stroud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .655    0    0   0   
  D Bosman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .509         0   0   
  J Miles P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .539    0    0   0   
  B Haywood P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Howard P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .386         0   0   
  G Holman PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .727    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   2  13   2    1   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B Alyea (5, off M Stottlemyre); M Epstein (7, off M Stottlemyre); J French (5, off M Stottlemyre).

IBB: M Epstein (5, by M Stottlemyre).

TB: M Epstein 3; J French 3; B Alyea 2; F Howard 2; K McMullen 2; E Brinkman 2; T Cullen; G Holman.

GIDP: B Allen (7).

RBI: B Alyea (16); J French (8).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: E Brinkman (10); J French (5); D Unser (5).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   6   2   3   1    0   0  .223  .504    0    3   5   
J Gibbs C                     6   1   1   2    0   0  .218  .568    0    5   1   HR
M Mantle 1B                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .226  .765    0    8   0   IW
  R Amaro 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .426    0    4   0   
R White LF                    4   4   2   2    2   0  .270  .776    0    0   0   HR,3B
J Pepitone CF                 5   2   2   2    1   0  .241  .708    0    2   0   HR
T Tresh SS                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .201  .639    0    2   2   2·2B
  G Michael PR-SS             1   1   1   1    0   0  .207  .489    0    0   2   
B Robinson RF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .240  .696    0    2   0   2B,SB
B Cox 3B                      4   1   1   2    1   0  .236  .625    0    0   3   
M Stottlemyre P               4   1   2   2    0   0  .146  .394    0    1   2   2B,SH
Totals                       43  16  19  16    6   1                    27  15

BATTING

2B: T Tresh 2 (16, off J Miles, off J Hannan); B Robinson (14, off B Haywood); M Stottlemyre (3, off B Humphreys).

3B: R White (7, off B Haywood).

HR: J Pepitone (14, off B Haywood; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); J Gibbs (3, off D Bosman; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R White (16, off B Howard; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: M Stottlemyre (2, off B Haywood).

IBB: M Mantle (7, by B Humphreys).

TB: R White 7; J Pepitone 5; T Tresh 5; J Gibbs 4; B Robinson 3; M Stottlemyre 3; H Clarke 3; M Mantle 2; B Cox; G Michael.

RBI: R White 2 (56); M Stottlemyre 2 (4); T Tresh 2 (49); J Pepitone 2 (49); B Cox 2 (39); J Gibbs 2 (27); B Robinson (33); M Mantle (49); G Michael (8); H Clarke (22).

2-out RBI: R White 2; J Gibbs 2; T Tresh 2; B Robinson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Clarke-T Tresh-M Mantle.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (7, 2nd base off J Hannan/J French).

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hannan, L (9-4)              1     4   4   4    1   0   0   2.97    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4     28    -     1.14  -0.41
B Humphreys                    2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.76    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.58   0.03
D Bosman                       1     2   2   0    0   0   1   4.10    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.07
J Miles                        1     4   3   3    1   1   0  27.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.17  -0.02
B Haywood                      2     6   5   5    3   0   1   5.06   15     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6          0-0    0.01  -0.00
B Howard                       1     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.74    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  16  14    6   1   3          50     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1·19           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Stottlemyre, W (19-11)       9    13   2   2    1   5   0   2.50   40     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2·13     57    -     0.54   0.03
Totals                         9    13   2   2    1   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Humphreys (2; M Mantle); M Stottlemyre (6; M Epstein).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           New York Yankees                     
1. D Unser              CF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. K McMullen           3B    2. J Gibbs              C  
3. F Howard             LF    3. M Mantle             1B 
4. B Alyea              RF    4. R White              LF 
5. M Epstein            1B    5. J Pepitone           CF 
6. B Allen              2B    6. T Tresh              SS 
7. J French             C     7. B Robinson           RF 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. B Cox                3B 
9. J Hannan             P     9. M Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  12-      22%  76% T Tresh         J Hannan        Ground-rule Double; White Scores; Mantle Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  123      13%  41% B Allen         M Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3     -13%  29% B Alyea         M Stottlemyre   Ground-rule Double; Howard to 3B; McMullen Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  -2-      11%  55% M Mantle        J Hannan        Single to RF; Clarke Scores
   t 2   0  4-1  -2-      -9%  68% E Brinkman      M Stottlemyre   Single to RF; French to 3B; Brinkman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  K McMullen      Single to SS
          1--      42%  F Howard        Single to RF; McMullen to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  B Alyea         Ground-rule Double; Howard to 3B; McMullen Scores
          -23      29%  M Epstein       Intentional Walk
   OO     123      41%  B Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Hannan facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  H Clarke        Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B; Clarke to 2B
   R      -2-      55%  M Mantle        Single to RF; Clarke Scores
          1--      58%  R White         Walk; Mantle to 2B
   O      12-      54%  J Pepitone      Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     12-      76%  T Tresh         Ground-rule Double; White Scores; Mantle Scores
   R      -2-      83%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Tresh Scores
          1--      84%  B Cox           Robinson Steals 2B; Robinson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      83%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Mel Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
          ---      77%  J French        Ground-rule Double
          -2-      68%  E Brinkman      Single to RF; French to 3B; Brinkman to 2B
                  Gene Martin pinch hits for Jim Hannan batting 9th
   O      -23      74%  G Martin        Strikeout
   O      -23      81%  D Unser         Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      86%  K McMullen      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Humphreys facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Humphreys replaces Gene Martin pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  M Stottlemyre   Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  H Clarke        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      86%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B; Stottlemyre to 3B
          --3      86%  M Mantle        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      84%  R White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Mel Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  F Howard        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      87%  B Alyea         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Epstein       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Humphreys facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  T Tresh         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Mel Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J French        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      88%  E Brinkman      Single to LF
                  Ed Stroud pinch hits for Bob Humphreys batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  E Stroud        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Bosman replaces Ed Stroud pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  B Cox           Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      90%  M Stottlemyre   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  H Clarke        Lineout: 3B
   RR     1--      96%  J Gibbs         Home Run; Stottlemyre Scores/unER; Gibbs Scores/unER
          ---      96%  M Mantle        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-6, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  D Unser         Lineout: SS
          ---      96%  K McMullen      Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  F Howard        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  B Alyea         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Miles facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Miles replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Pepitone      Single to LF
          1--      99%  T Tresh         Ground-rule Double; Pepitone to 3B
   O      -23      98%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
          -23      98%  B Cox           Walk
   RR     123     100%  M Stottlemyre   Single to LF; Cox to 3B; Tresh Scores; Pepitone Scores
   R      1-3     100%  H Clarke        Single to CF; Stottlemyre to 2B; Cox Scores
   O      12-     100%  J Gibbs         Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  M Mantle        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Yankees 9.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-9, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  M Epstein       Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-P; Epstein to 3B
   R      --3      99%  J French        Single to 2B; Epstein Scores
   O      1--     100%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Jim Miles batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C Peterson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bill Haywood facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Haywood replaces Cap Peterson pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  R White         Walk
   RR     1--     100%  J Pepitone      Home Run; White Scores
          ---     100%  T Tresh         Single to 2B
                  Gene Michael pinch runs for Tom Tresh batting 6th
          1--     100%  B Robinson      Double to LF; Michael to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  B Cox           Single to LF; Robinson Scores; Michael Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Stottlemyre   Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Cox to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  J Gibbs         Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 13.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-13, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
                  Ruben Amaro replaces Mickey Mantle playing 1B batting 3rd; Gene Michael moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  F Howard        Single to CF
                  Tim Cullen pinch runs for Frank Howard batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  B Alyea         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 13-2, Bill Haywood facing 3-4-5
                  Hank Allen replaces Ken McMullen playing 3B batting 2nd; Tim Cullen moves to SS; Ed Brinkman moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  R Amaro         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R White         Triple to LF
          --3     100%  J Pepitone      Walk
   R      1-3     100%  G Michael       Single to CF; Michael to 2B/Adv on E8; Pepitone to 3B; White Scores
          -23     100%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      123     100%  B Cox           Flyball: RF
   O      123     100%  M Stottlemyre   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 14.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-14, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  M Epstein       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Allen         Groundout: SS-1B; Epstein to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J French        Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 14-2, Bruce Howard facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Howard replaces Bill Haywood pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  H Clarke        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Gibbs         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  R Amaro         Flyball: RF
   RR     1--     100%  R White         Home Run; Clarke Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Pepitone      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 16.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-16, Mel Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Holman pinch hits for Bruce Howard batting 9th
          ---     100%  G Holman        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Unser         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  H Allen         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  T Cullen        Single to LF; Holman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Alyea         Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, Yankees 16.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA196809071

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1968 > NYY \| WSA > Sep 7, 1968, Senators at Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation