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Boston Red Sox @ 
Washington Senators
1969-06-29 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 2:45
Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 9th. Dennis Higgins earned the win. Rico Petrocelli went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| WS2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
W: Dennis Higgins L: Bill Landis SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bob Stewart · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Schofield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Lahoud | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Conigliaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dalton Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Satriano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Stange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Del Unser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken McMullen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bernie Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim French | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Bowens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Alyea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Stange | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Mike Nagy | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Landis | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vicente Romo | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hannan | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Humphreys | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Higgins | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick Schofield: 3/G
- Joe Lahoud: S8/L
- Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 1
- Del Unser: 31/G
- Lee Maye: 41/G
- Frank Howard: S7/F
- Mike Epstein: 8/F
Top 2
- Reggie Smith: K
- Rico Petrocelli: 5/L
- Tony Conigliaro: W
- Dalton Jones: 43/G
Bot 2
- Ken McMullen: 6/P
- Bernie Allen: 8/L
- Ed Brinkman: S7/G.B-2(E6/TH1)
- Jim French: D9/L.2-H(UR)
- Jim Hannan: K
Top 3
- Tom Satriano: S9/L
- Lee Stange: K/BF
- Dick Schofield: 3/FL
- Joe Lahoud: 4/FL
Bot 3
- Del Unser: 8/F
- Lee Maye: 7/F
- Frank Howard: 9/L
Top 4
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9/L
- Reggie Smith: S8/L.1-3
- Rico Petrocelli: HR/7.3-H;1-H
- Tony Conigliaro: K
- Dalton Jones: 43/G
- Tom Satriano: 8/L
Bot 4
- Mike Epstein: S9/G
- Ken McMullen: 8/F78XD
- Bernie Allen: 46(1)3/GDP/G
Top 5
- Lee Stange: S7/L
- Dick Schofield: 8/F
- Joe Lahoud: W.1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8/F
- Reggie Smith: 5/P
Bot 5
- Ed Brinkman: 53/G
- Jim French: D9/L
- Ed Stroud: 43/G
- Del Unser: 7/F
Top 6
- Rico Petrocelli: 8/F
- Tony Conigliaro: 8/F
- Dalton Jones: 7/F
Bot 6
- Lee Maye: W
- Frank Howard: 14(1)3/GDP/G
- Mike Epstein: HR/9
- Ken McMullen: K
Top 7
- Tom Satriano: 7/F
- Lee Stange: 2/FL
- Dick Schofield: K/C
Bot 7
- Bernie Allen: 3/FL
- Ed Brinkman: K/C
- Jim French: 41/G
Top 8
- Joe Lahoud: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: 5/P
- Reggie Smith: 313/G.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: IW
- Tony Conigliaro: K/C
Bot 8
- Hank Allen: 53/G
- Del Unser: 9/F
- Lee Maye: S9/L
- Frank Howard: 4(1)/FO/G
Top 9
- Dalton Jones: S9/L.B-3(E9)
- Tom Satriano: 8/SF.3-H
- Lee Stange: 9/F
- Dick Schofield: W
- Joe Lahoud: WP.1-2
- Joe Lahoud: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: W.2-3;1-2
- Reggie Smith: 3/G
Bot 9
- Mike Epstein: W
- Ken McMullen: S8/P89.1-2
- Sam Bowens: FC1/G.2-H(E1/TH)(NR);1-3;B-2
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Brant Alyea: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Hank Allen: IW
- Del Unser: FC6/G.3XH(62);2-H(E2/TH)(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Notes & reviews
- Lee Stange: 114 pitches
- upper deck
- no pitches for the top of the seventh