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April 23, 1969

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Bottom 8 R H E
Senators 9 12 2
Red Sox 3 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Senators 9 12 2
Red Sox 3 6 0

Rico Petrocelli Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .449
OBP .667 .565
At Bats 3 49
Hits 2 22
• Singles 2 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 7

Dennis Higgins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 4
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Fenway Park - April 23, 1969
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Strikeout
Dennis Higgins
Paul Casanova
Gary Holman
Tim Cullen
Ken McMullen
Ed Brinkman
Brant Alyea
Del Unser
Hank Allen
Rico Petrocelli
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Petrocelli strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Gary Holman now playing first base. Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews catches it and throws to first to double up Unser.
Top 8 Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 7 Andrews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dennis Higgins now pitching. Frank Howard now playing first base. Brant Alyea now playing left field. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dick Billings pinch hits for Joe Coleman. Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tim Cullen pinch hits for Bernie Allen. Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMullen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Allen reaches second base with a double. Alyea moves to third.
Top 7 Bill Landis now pitching. Brant Alyea pinch hits for Mike Epstein. Alyea takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Billy Conigliaro pinch hits for Mike Nagy. Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Petrocelli moves to third.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman throws to second for one, and Allen throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Conigliaro scores. Petrocelli moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. Conigliaro moves to second.
Bottom 6 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Unser bunts towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. Casanova moves to third. Coleman moves to second.
Top 6 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Casanova moves to second.
Top 6 Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen scores.
Top 6 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Allen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mike Nagy now pitching. Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Sonny Siebert. Schofield takes first base on ball four. Azcue scores. Petrocelli moves to third. Lahoud moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lahoud takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Azcue moves to third.
Bottom 4 Azcue takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Conigliaro hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brinkman strikes out.
Top 4 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Casanova hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. Allen moves to second.
Top 3 There goes Allen. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Allen steals second.
Top 3 McMullen strikes out.
Top 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser scores. Brinkman moves to third.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Unser moves to second.
Top 3 Unser takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Lahoud takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Azcue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Casanova strikes out.
Top 2 Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Allen reaches second base with a double. Allen moves to third.
Top 2 McMullen strikes out.
Top 2 Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Epstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Allen applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Unser takes first base on ball four.