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July 2, 1968

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Athletics 3 6 0
Red Sox 4 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 6 0
Red Sox 4 7 1

Rick Monday Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .303
OBP .500 .413
At Bats 3 195
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 43
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 0 21

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 4
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Fenway Park - July 2, 1968
Sparky Lyle
Elston Howard
George Scott
Mike Andrews
Joe Foy
Rico Petrocelli
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Ken Harrelson
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Bert Campaneris

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 6 0 9
Boston Red Sox 4 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Paul Lindblad
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ken Harrelson
Attendance 21,492
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Monday strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 9 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dick Green pinch hits for Jack Aker. Green strikes out.
Top 9 George Scott now playing first base. Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive towards left. Gosger catches it and throws to second to double up Harrelson.
Bottom 8 Jack Aker now pitching. Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gosger. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Dalton Jones. Paul Lindblad now pitching. Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Gosger now playing left field. Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foy hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards second. Andrews scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Monday strikes out.
Top 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Bottom 6 Ed Sprague now pitching. Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Krausse hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Duncan is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cater moves to second.
Top 6 Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones scores. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Krausse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cater scores.
Top 4 Rudi takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Donaldson scores. Cater moves to third.
Top 4 Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Cater reaches second base with a double. Donaldson moves to third.
Top 4 Donaldson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Monday strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Jackson. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Krausse hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Donaldson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. Donaldson moves to third.
Top 2 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. Donaldson moves to second.
Top 2 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.