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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1968-09-23 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 14 innings · Att: 2370 · 85°F · 4:12

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 6–5. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 8th. Steve Jones earned the win. Cap Peterson went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
BOS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	9
WS2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	12

W: Steve Jones L: Juan Pizarro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Bill Kinnamon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Alvarado	6	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Andrews	6	0	2	0	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski	7	1	1	0	0	1
Ken Harrelson	4	1	2	0	2	0
Joe Foy	4	2	1	1	1	2
Reggie Smith	5	1	1	2	1	1
George Scott	6	0	1	2	0	0
Russ Gibson	4	0	1	0	2	1
Dave Morehead	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sparky Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Pizarro	1	0	0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	7	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Stroud	6	2	2	0	1	1
Dick Billings	5	1	1	0	1	0
Frank Howard	6	0	2	0	1	1
Ken McMullen	6	1	2	2	1	0
Bernie Allen	5	0	1	0	1	0
Jim French	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Cullen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Barry Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cap Peterson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Brant Alyea	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Allen	1	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Casanova	3	0	2	0	0	0
Gary Holman	0	1	0	0	1	0
Steve Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Morehead	7.0	5	3	2
Lee Stange	0.1	2	0	0
Sparky Lyle	1.2	0	0	0
Gary Bell	1.1	2	1	1
Juan Pizarro	3.0	3	2	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Moore	3.1	4	3	2
Casey Cox	1.2	2	0	1
Dick Bosman	2.0	1	0	2
Dennis Higgins	1.0	0	1	1
Bob Humphreys	3.0	1	0	0
Dave Baldwin	0.2	1	1	0
Steve Jones	2.1	0	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Alvarado: 63
Mike Andrews: 4/L
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Bot 1

Del Unser: 13
Ed Stroud: K
Dick Billings: 3

Top 2

Ken Harrelson: S8
Joe Foy: FC.1-2
Reggie Smith: D8.1-3;2-H
George Scott: S9.2-H;3-H
Russ Gibson: D8.1-3
Dave Morehead: K
Luis Alvarado: FC4.3XH(425);2-3
Mike Andrews: 13

Bot 2

Frank Howard: 9
Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: D7.1-3
Jim French: K
Tim Cullen: 63

Top 3

Carl Yastrzemski: 8
Ken Harrelson: W
Joe Foy: W.1-2
Reggie Smith: K
George Scott: 5(2)/FO

Bot 3

Barry Moore: 63
Del Unser: 43
Ed Stroud: S7
Dick Billings: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Russ Gibson: W
Dave Morehead: 34/SH.1-2
Luis Alvarado: CS3(25)
Luis Alvarado: K

Bot 4

Frank Howard: 63
Ken McMullen: 5/L
Bernie Allen: 3/G

Top 5

Mike Andrews: 53
Carl Yastrzemski: S4
Ken Harrelson: S8.1-3
Joe Foy: 9/SF.3-H
Reggie Smith: 3/G

Bot 5

Jim French: 43
Tim Cullen: 8
Cap Peterson: HR/7
Del Unser: 1/G

Top 6

George Scott: 53
Russ Gibson: K
Dave Morehead: K/C

Bot 6

Ed Stroud: 3/G
Dick Billings: W
Frank Howard: S8.1-2
Ken McMullen: 6
Bernie Allen: W.2-3;1-2
Jim French: 43

Top 7

Luis Alvarado: 53
Mike Andrews: S9
Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Tim Cullen: 9
Brant Alyea: 4
Del Unser: 9

Top 8

Ken Harrelson: 8
Joe Foy: K/C
Reggie Smith: W
George Scott: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Ed Stroud: S4
Dick Billings: S8.1-2
Frank Howard: 8
Ken McMullen: S9.1-2;2-H
Bernie Allen: E1.1-2;2-3
Hank Allen: E5.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR)
Paul Casanova: WP.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR)
Paul Casanova: 7(B)542(3)/DP

Top 9

George Scott: 6
Russ Gibson: 4
Sparky Lyle: 8

Bot 9

Brant Alyea: 43
Del Unser: 1/L
Ed Stroud: 43

Top 10

Luis Alvarado: 7
Mike Andrews: 53
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Bot 10

Dick Billings: 53
Frank Howard: K
Ken McMullen: 8

Top 11

Ken Harrelson: 8/8D
Joe Foy: S7
Reggie Smith: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Reggie Smith: 3/G.3-H(UR)
George Scott: 9

Bot 11

Bernie Allen: 8
Gary Holman: W
Paul Casanova: S.1-2
Brant Alyea: D7.1-3;2-H
Del Unser: FC4.3XH(42);2-3
Ed Stroud: 3/G

Top 12

Russ Gibson: 8
Juan Pizarro: W
Luis Alvarado: 34/SH.1-2
Mike Andrews: S5.2-3
Carl Yastrzemski: 8

Bot 12

Dick Billings: 3/FL
Frank Howard: S9
Ken McMullen: 9
Bernie Allen: 4

Top 13

Ken Harrelson: W
Joe Foy: K/C
Reggie Smith: 54(1)/FO
George Scott: 9

Bot 13

Steve Jones: K
Paul Casanova: S6
Brant Alyea: 8
Del Unser: K

Top 14

Russ Gibson: W
Juan Pizarro: SB2
Juan Pizarro: K
Luis Alvarado: K
Mike Andrews: W
Carl Yastrzemski: K

Bot 14

Ed Stroud: W
Dick Billings: 14/SH.1-2
Frank Howard: IW
Ken McMullen: S8.1-2;2-H