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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on August 31, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Bertaina |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 21,599 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Ed Stroud | Right Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Frank Bertaina | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1968
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Lonborg
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Lonborg
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Lonborg
McMullen hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith. McMullen reaches second base with a double. Stroud moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Lonborg
Epstein hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Bertaina
Andrews hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Bertaina
Foy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bertaina
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Lonborg
Casanova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Lonborg
Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertaina vs. Lonborg
Bertaina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casanova moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Lonborg
Unser hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stroud vs. Lonborg
Stroud hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Bertaina
Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bertaina
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Bertaina
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Lonborg
McMullen hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Lonborg
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Lonborg
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Casanova vs. Lonborg
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cullen vs. Lonborg
Cullen hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Epstein scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Cullen moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertaina vs. Lonborg
Bertaina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bertaina
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Bertaina
Gibson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Bertaina
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Bertaina
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Lonborg
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Lonborg
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Lonborg
McMullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Lonborg
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Bertaina
Bernie Allen now playing second base.
Foy hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bertaina
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Bertaina covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Bertaina
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bertaina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Lonborg
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lonborg
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bertaina
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Bertaina
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Bertaina
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Bertaina
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Bertaina
Rico Petrocelli pinch hits for Jim Lonborg.
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Bertaina
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Adair moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foy vs. Bertaina
Foy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bertaina
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Landis
Bill Landis now pitching. Cap Peterson pinch hits for Frank Bertaina.
Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Landis
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Landis
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Ed Stroud.
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Landis
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Humphreys
Brant Alyea now playing right field. Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Humphreys
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Humphreys
There goes Smith. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Humphreys
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Landis
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Landis
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Landis
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Landis
Allen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Humphreys
Scott hits a line drive into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Humphreys
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Humphreys
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Humphreys fields the ball and throws to second. Brinkman drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Brinkman. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Humphreys
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Landis
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Landis
Hank Allen pinch hits for Bob Humphreys.
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Landis
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Landis
Alyea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Higgins
There goes Foy. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Higgins
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Foy moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Higgins
Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Higgins
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Higgins
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Landis
McMullen hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Landis
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields the ball and throws to Landis covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Landis
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Landis
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1968 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 0 1 0 Andrews M, 2b 3 1 0 0
Stroud E, rf 3 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 1 2 4
Alyea B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0
McMullen K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Harrelson K, rf 4 0 0 0
Howard F, lf 5 2 4 2 Smith R, cf 2 1 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 1 0 0 Adair J, ss 4 1 1 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cullen T, 2b 2 0 1 2 Gibson R, c 2 1 1 1
Allen B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 1 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 2 0 Petrocelli R, ph 1 1 1 1
Bertaina F, p 2 0 1 0 Landis B, p 1 0 0 0
Peterson C, ph 1 0 1 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0
Allen H, ph 0 0 0 0
Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 4 29 6 5 6
Washington 002 200 000 -- 4
Boston 001 050 00x -- 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina F (L) 5.0 4 6 6 2 4
Humphreys B 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Higgins D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (W) 5.0 8 4 4 4 2
Landis B (S) 4.0 3 0 0 1 7
E -- Epstein M, Brinkman E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 11, Boston 3
2B -- McMullen K, Howard F, Brinkman E
HR -- Gibson R, Howard F, Foy J
SB -- Foy J
CS -- Smith R
WP -- Lonborg J
T -- 2:35
A -- 21599
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