This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1968-09-24 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 2730 · 2:36

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 10–2. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 6th. Frank Bertaina earned the win and Dennis Higgins picked up the save. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frank Bertaina L: Jim Lonborg SV: Dennis Higgins

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Alvarado	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Andrews	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ken Harrelson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Foy	0	0	0	0	1	0
Reggie Smith	4	1	1	0	0	0
George Scott	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jerry Moses	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jim Lonborg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rico Petrocelli	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Jones	1	0	1	1	0	0
Jose Tartabull	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	5	0	1	2	0	1
Dick Billings	5	1	1	0	0	2
Brant Alyea	4	2	2	2	1	1
Frank Howard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	4	4	4	0	1	0
Bernie Allen	5	1	2	2	0	0
Jim French	1	0	0	0	2	1
Tim Cullen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Bertaina	2	0	0	1	1	0
Gary Holman	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dennis Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Lonborg	5.1	6	2	1
Bill Landis	0.1	1	2	1
Gary Waslewski	0.1	0	0	1
Bucky Brandon	2.0	4	2	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Bertaina	7.0	4	2	0
Dennis Higgins	2.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Alvarado: 7
Mike Andrews: 63
Carl Yastrzemski: S8
Ken Harrelson: 4

Bot 1

Del Unser: 7/L
Dick Billings: 13
Brant Alyea: K

Top 2

Joe Foy: W
Reggie Smith: 8
George Scott: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Frank Howard: 3
Ken McMullen: S5
Bernie Allen: 43.1-3(E3)
Jim French: WP.3-H(UR)
Jim French: W
Tim Cullen: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Jerry Moses: S5
Jim Lonborg: FC/SH.1-2
Luis Alvarado: FC1.2X3(15);1-2
Mike Andrews: 7
Carl Yastrzemski: 13

Bot 3

Frank Bertaina: 43
Del Unser: 43
Dick Billings: D7
Brant Alyea: D7.2-H
Frank Howard: 8

Top 4

Ken Harrelson: 63
Jerry Adair: 9
Reggie Smith: 9

Bot 4

Ken McMullen: S1
Bernie Allen: 43.1-2
Jim French: 13/SH.2-3
Tim Cullen: PB.3-H(UR)
Tim Cullen: 8/L

Top 5

George Scott: 63
Jerry Moses: 9
Jim Lonborg: 9

Bot 5

Frank Bertaina: 43
Del Unser: 43
Dick Billings: 9

Top 6

Luis Alvarado: 5/FL
Mike Andrews: 63
Carl Yastrzemski: 41

Bot 6

Brant Alyea: W
Frank Howard: 8
Ken McMullen: S7.1-2
Bernie Allen: S8.1-3;2-H;B-2
Jim French: K
Tim Cullen: W
Frank Bertaina: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Del Unser: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
Dick Billings: K

Top 7

Ken Harrelson: 53
Jerry Adair: S8
Reggie Smith: WP.1-2
Reggie Smith: 7
George Scott: W
Jerry Moses: S5.1-2;2-3
Rico Petrocelli: 7/L

Bot 7

Brant Alyea: 13
Frank Howard: K
Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: D7.1-H
Jim French: W
Tim Cullen: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Luis Alvarado: 4
Mike Andrews: 8
Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9
Ken Harrelson: 7

Bot 8

Gary Holman: S7
Del Unser: K
Dick Billings: K/C
Brant Alyea: T9.1-H
Dennis Higgins: E2.3-H(NR)(UR)
Ken McMullen: S4.1-2
Bernie Allen: 43

Top 9

Jerry Adair: 13
Reggie Smith: D7
George Scott: K
Jerry Moses: W
Dalton Jones: DGR/7.1-3;2-H
Jose Tartabull: 43