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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels, played on August 8, 1969 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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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 8, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 28,608 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
Bill Voss | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
Lefty Phillips | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Syd O'Brien | Shortstop |
Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
George Scott | Third Baseman |
Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
Jerry Moses | Catcher |
Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1969
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Siebert
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Siebert
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Siebert
Reichardt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Messersmith
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Messersmith
Schofield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss who is chasing the ball. Schofield reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Messersmith
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schofield scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Messersmith
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Messersmith
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Siebert
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Siebert
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Voss vs. Siebert
Voss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Siebert
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Egan vs. Siebert
Egan takes first base on ball four. Johnstone moves to third. Voss moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Messersmith vs. Siebert
Messersmith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moses settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alomar vs. Siebert
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Voss moves to third. Egan moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Siebert
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Messersmith
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Messersmith
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Messersmith
Moses is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Messersmith
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Siebert
Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Siebert
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Moses fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Siebert
Johnstone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voss vs. Siebert
Voss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reichardt scores. Fregosi moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Siebert
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Voss moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Egan vs. Landis
Bill Landis now pitching.
Egan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Voss scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Messersmith vs. Landis
Messersmith hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Landis
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Messersmith
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Messersmith
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Messersmith
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Landis
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Landis
Reichardt hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Landis
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Landis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Messersmith
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Messersmith
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Messersmith
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Messersmith
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott scores. Conigliaro moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Messersmith
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Conigliaro tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Messersmith
Landis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Landis
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Landis
Voss hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Landis
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Landis
Egan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Messersmith
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Messersmith
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Messersmith
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Messersmith
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Wright
Clyde Wright now pitching.
Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss. Scott reaches second base with a double. Voss throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Scott trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Landis
Jim Hicks pinch hits for Clyde Wright.
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Landis, and towards Schofield, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Landis
Alomar hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Landis
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Kealey
Steve Kealey now pitching.
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kealey
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Kealey
Moses is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kealey
Landis takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Kealey
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Landis
Reichardt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Landis
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Landis
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Stange
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bill Voss. Lee Stange now pitching.
Morton is hit by the pitch. Reichardt moves to third. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Stange
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Egan vs. Stange
Egan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Tatum
Ken Tatum now pitching. Joe Azcue now catching. Bubba Morton now playing right field.
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Tatum
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tatum
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Stange
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Stange covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Stange
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stange
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Stange
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tatum
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Tatum
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tatum
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Stange
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Stange
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Stange
Morton takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Stange
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Fregosi scores. Morton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tatum vs. Stange
Tatum strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Stange
Azcue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Tatum
Roger Repoz now playing right field.
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Tatum
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Lee Stange.
Lahoud hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Tatum
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1969 -- California at Boston (N) California AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Alomar S, 2b 5 0 1 1 O'Brien S, ss 5 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Schofield D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Reichardt R, lf 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 2 Fregosi J, ss 4 3 2 0 Smith R, cf 3 2 2 0 Johnstone J, cf 5 1 2 0 Scott G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Voss B, rf 3 1 2 2 Conigliaro T, rf 3 1 1 1 Morton B, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Jones D, 1b 3 0 0 1 Repoz R, rf 0 0 0 0 Moses J, c 3 0 0 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 2 Siebert S, p 1 0 0 0 Egan T, c 3 0 1 2 Landis B, p 1 0 0 0 Tatum K, p 1 0 0 0 Stange L, p 0 0 0 0 Messersmith A, p 2 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wright C, p 0 0 0 0 Hicks J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kealey S, p 0 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 12 7 31 6 6 6 California 023 000 002 -- 7 Boston 100 320 000 -- 6 California IP H R ER BB SO Messersmith A 4.2 5 6 6 3 4 Wright C 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Kealey S 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 Tatum K (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Siebert S 2.1 6 5 5 2 3 Landis B 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 Stange L (L) 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 LOB -- California 11, Boston 4 2B -- Smith R, Conigliaro T, Scott G, Spencer J, Rodriguez A 3B -- Schofield D HR -- Yastrzemski C SF -- Moses J HBP -- by Siebert S (Rodriguez A), by Landis B (Reichardt R), by Stange L (Morton B) T -- 3:21 A -- 28608
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