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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1968-09-13 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 80°F · 2:12

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 4–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 6th. Mel Stottlemyre earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	10
WS2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	8

W: Mel Stottlemyre L: Joe Coleman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	5	1	1	0	0	1
Tom Tresh	4	0	3	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle	3	0	1	2	0	1
Roy White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Pepitone	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Robinson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Frank Fernandez	3	0	1	2	1	0
Mike Ferraro	4	1	0	0	0	1
Mel Stottlemyre	3	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ed Stroud	4	1	2	1	0	1
Mike Epstein	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Howard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken McMullen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bernie Allen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Casanova	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Coleman	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jim French	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Martin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brant Alyea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Holman	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Stottlemyre	9.0	8	1	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	7.0	10	1	4
Bob Humphreys	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Horace Clarke: S8
Tom Tresh: S8.1-3
Mickey Mantle: 8/SF/DP.3-H;1X2(84)
Roy White: 43

Bot 1

Del Unser: S7
Ed Stroud: 64(1)/FO
Mike Epstein: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Mike Epstein: 3/G.3-3
Frank Howard: 8

Top 2

Joe Pepitone: 43
Bill Robinson: S7
Frank Fernandez: W.1-2
Mike Ferraro: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Ken McMullen: 8/8D
Bernie Allen: 43
Paul Casanova: 63

Top 3

Mel Stottlemyre: 8
Horace Clarke: 43
Tom Tresh: S9
Mickey Mantle: 43

Bot 3

Ed Brinkman: K
Joe Coleman: S8
Del Unser: PO1(23)
Del Unser: E6
Ed Stroud: K

Top 4

Roy White: 31
Joe Pepitone: S4
Bill Robinson: PB.1-2
Bill Robinson: 63
Frank Fernandez: 4

Bot 4

Mike Epstein: 3/G
Frank Howard: 63
Ken McMullen: S7
Bernie Allen: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Mike Ferraro: E6
Mel Stottlemyre: 3/G/SH.1-2
Horace Clarke: K/C
Tom Tresh: S3.2-3
Mickey Mantle: D9.1-3;3-H(UR)
Roy White: 4/8

Bot 5

Paul Casanova: 53
Ed Brinkman: 13
Joe Coleman: 43

Top 6

Joe Pepitone: S4
Bill Robinson: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
Frank Fernandez: S7.2-H(UR);3-H;BX2(754)
Mike Ferraro: K
Mel Stottlemyre: K/C

Bot 6

Del Unser: T8
Ed Stroud: T/89.3-H
Mike Epstein: K
Frank Howard: 5
Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: 3/G

Top 7

Horace Clarke: 5
Tom Tresh: 43
Mickey Mantle: K

Bot 7

Jim French: 13
Gene Martin: S5
Brant Alyea: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Roy White: 7/7D
Joe Pepitone: W
Bill Robinson: 6
Frank Fernandez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Del Unser: 8
Ed Stroud: S7
Mike Epstein: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
Frank Howard: 63
Ken McMullen: 5

Top 9

Mike Ferraro: 31
Mel Stottlemyre: 13
Horace Clarke: 6/7

Bot 9

Bernie Allen: 9/9D
Jim French: 2/FL
Gary Holman: 43