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September 14, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 7 1
Red Sox 3 3 1
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Twins 7 7 1
Red Sox 3 3 1

Luis Alvarado Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .286
OBP .250 .286
At Bats 4 7
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Dave Boswell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Fenway Park - September 14, 1968
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Out
Dave Boswell
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Ron Clark
Jackie Hernandez
Bob Allison
Cesar Tovar
Frank Kostro
Luis Alvarado
Floyd Robinson
George Scott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 7 7 1 6
Boston Red Sox 3 3 1 7
Winning Pitcher Dave Boswell
Losing Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Allison
Attendance 22,530
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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Bottom 9 Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Sparky Lyle. Robinson takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Bottom 9 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Kostro moves to second.
Top 9 Kostro takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Boswell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Clark now playing third base. Alvarado hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Top 8 Ron Clark pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Carew reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Allison scores. Clark goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Graig Nettles. Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second.
Top 8 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Ellsworth's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. Boswell scores. Tovar moves to third.
Top 8 Kostro is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second.
Top 8 Tovar is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Ellsworth Boswell moves to third.
Top 8 Boswell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Boswell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 7 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Alvarado hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boswell hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kostro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foy takes first base on ball four. Alvarado scores. Andrews moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Alvarado moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Andrews takes first base on ball four. Alvarado moves to second.
Bottom 3 Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 3 Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Kostro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive towards first. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese 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 2 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado misplays the ball. That's an error on Alvarado. Nettles scores. Hernandez moves to third. Boswell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Boswell takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Top 2 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Yastrzemski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alvarado is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Allison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Tovar. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Top 1 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.