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August 30, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 5 11 1
Red Sox 1 6 5
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 5 11 1
Red Sox 1 6 5

Russ Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .226
OBP .000 .240
At Bats 3 159
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 12

Joe Coleman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 14 0
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Fenway Park - August 30, 1968
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Strikeout
Joe Coleman
Paul Casanova
Mike Epstein
Bernie Allen
Hank Allen
Ken McMullen
Frank Howard
Del Unser
Brant Alyea
Russ Gibson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 5 11 1 10
Boston Red Sox 1 6 5 7
Winning Pitcher Joe Coleman
Losing Pitcher Gary Bell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ken McMullen
Attendance 25,854
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gibson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Brant Alyea now playing right field. Bernie Allen now playing second base. Hank Allen now playing third base. Ken McMullen now playing shortstop. Adair is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson throws the ball in to Adair who tags Epstein trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Howard scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson. Howard reaches second base with a double. Unser scores. McMullen goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman scores. Unser moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Ed Stroud. Lee Stange now pitching. Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Unser bunts in front of the plate. Gibson juggles the ball. That's an error on Gibson. French scores. Coleman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Coleman bunts towards first. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. French moves to second.
Top 9 Jim French pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. French takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Harrelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it and throws to home to get Andrews. Jones moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hank Allen now playing second base. Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gary Holman pinch hits for Tim Cullen. Holman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Casanova hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Casanova reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Epstein 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 8 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foy is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McMullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullen.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. Casanova moves to third.
Top 6 Cullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second.
Top 6 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy juggles the ball. That's an error on Foy.
Bottom 5 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMullen moves to third.
Top 5 McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stroud 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 5 There goes Unser. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Adair applying the tag.
Top 5 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair misplays the ball. That's an error on Adair.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cullen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Foy is hit by the pitch. Yastrzemski moves to third. Adair moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Coleman 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 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Casanova hits a popup towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Epstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson. Epstein reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards second. Andrews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Andrews. Stroud moves to second.
Top 3 Unser hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Smith. The throw from Casanova and he is out, McMullen applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Andrews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second.
Top 2 Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Epstein strikes out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Unser takes first base on ball four.