1968 AL Game: Clev. @ NY McDowell Strikes Out 18

July 21, 1968

 Cleveland's Sam McDowell outdueled New York's Mel Stottlemyre as the Indians defeated the Yankees 2-0. McDowell threw a gem today, allowing only 1 hit and striking out a MLB season high 18 batters.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Cleveland Indians At 1968 New York Yankees           7/21/1968
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Cardenal CF       4  0  0  0 .252     D.Howser 2B         2  0  0  0 .134  
  R.Snyder LF         4  0  1  0 .201   C-F.Fernandez PH,C    1  0  0  0 .203  
D-T.Harper LF         0  0  0  0 .196     R.White LF          4  0  1  0 .298  
  L.Maye RF           4  0  1  0 .269     R.Colavito RF       4  0  0  0 .091  
  D.Sims 1B           4  1  0  0 .321     J.Pepitone CF       3  0  0  0 .220  
  J.Azcue C           4  1  1  2 .252     A.Kosco 1B          4  0  0  0 .248  
  V.Fuller 3B         3  0  1  0 .204     T.Tresh SS          2  0  0  0 .199  
  D.Nelson 2B         4  0  0  0 .340     C.Smith 3B          2  0  0  0 .462  
  L.Brown SS          3  0  0  0 .219     E.Rodriguez C       2  0  0  0 .115  
  S.McDowell P        4  0  0  0 .279   A-H.Clarke PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .227  
                                          M.Stottlemyre P     2  0  0  0 .173  
                                        B-B.Cox PH            1  0  0  0 .235  
                                          S.Hamilton P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  4  2                 Totals      28  0  1  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stottlemyre In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Howser In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Snyder In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  2
 
Indians (50-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.McDowell WIN(13-7)      9       1   0   0   6  18   0   1.96
Totals                    9       1   0   0   6  18   0
 
Yankees (43-47)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Stottlemyr LOSS(6-11)   7       2   2   0   1   2   1   3.42
S.Hamilton                2       2   0   0   0   2   0   0.74
Totals                    9       4   2   0   1   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,455 DATE- Sunday, July 21st 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bob Stewart, Lou Dimuro, Marty Springstead, Red Flaherty
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- D.Howser, T.Tresh
HOME RUNS- J.Azcue(6th)
RBIs- J.Azcue-2(34th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Sims(3rd), V.Fuller(1st), D.Nelson(6th)
WALKS- V.Fuller, D.Howser, J.Pepitone, T.Tresh-2, C.Smith-2
HIT BY PITCH- L.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- D.Nelson, S.McDowell-3, F.Fernandez, R.White, R.Colavito-2,
             J.Pepitone-2, A.Kosco-4, T.Tresh, C.Smith-2, E.Rodriguez-2,
             H.Clarke, M.Stottlemyre, B.Cox
2-out RBI- J.Azcue-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Rodriguez, R.White, J.Cardenal-2, F.Fernandez, S.McDowell
TEAM RISP- Indians: 1 for 5  Yankees: 0 for 6
 
Sam McDowell blanked New York allowing just 1 hit at Yankee Stadium as the
sizzling Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 2 to 0.
 
McDowell(13-7) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the New York offense.
He didn't give up much, just 1 hit and 6 walks in 9 innings.  McDowell
recorded 18 strikeouts.  The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as
neither team was able to score again.  
 
Mel Stottlemyre(6-11) was given the loss.  He was a hard-luck loser, pitching
7 innings and not allowing an earned run.  
 
McDowell didn't realize how many strikeouts he was racking up.  When told he
had 18 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding? Man, I knew that I had a
decent total, but I didn't think I had K'd that many.  Say, that's pretty
good, isn't it?'