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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1968-05-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 10953 · 80°F · 2:20

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 6–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Jose Santiago earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Frank Howard went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jose Santiago L: Dick Bosman SV: Sparky Lyle

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	5	0	0	0	0	4
Sam Bowens	3	1	1	0	1	1
Frank Howard	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ken McMullen	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ron Hansen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Casanova	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Epstein	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Coggins	4	1	2	0	0	1
Dick Bosman	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Stroud	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Allen	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Andrews	3	0	1	2	0	0
Joe Foy	4	1	2	1	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	3	1	1	0	1	0
Reggie Smith	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ken Harrelson	4	0	1	1	0	0
George Scott	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	1	0	0	0
Russ Gibson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jose Santiago	2	2	1	0	0	0
Rico Petrocelli	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Bosman	6.0	9	0	0
Dennis Higgins	0.1	1	0	0
Steve Jones	1.2	1	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Santiago	8.2	7	3	8
Sparky Lyle	0.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Del Unser: K
Sam Bowens: W
Frank Howard: HR/8.1-H
Ken McMullen: HR/7
Ron Hansen: 8
Paul Casanova: 9

Bot 1

Mike Andrews: 63
Joe Foy: S8
Carl Yastrzemski: S8.1-3
Reggie Smith: 3/G.3-H;1-2
Ken Harrelson: S7.2-H
George Scott: 8/8D

Top 2

Mike Epstein: 43
Frank Coggins: K/C
Dick Bosman: W
Del Unser: K/C

Bot 2

Jerry Adair: 43
Russ Gibson: 63
Jose Santiago: D5/7
Mike Andrews: S7.2-H
Joe Foy: 6/P

Top 3

Sam Bowens: S7
Frank Howard: 64(1)3/GDP
Ken McMullen: W
Ron Hansen: 53

Bot 3

Carl Yastrzemski: 63
Reggie Smith: 6/P
Ken Harrelson: 63

Top 4

Paul Casanova: 9
Mike Epstein: K/C
Frank Coggins: 3E1
Dick Bosman: 8

Bot 4

George Scott: 9
Jerry Adair: S7/P
Russ Gibson: S1/L.1-2
Jose Santiago: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Del Unser: K
Sam Bowens: 9
Frank Howard: K

Bot 5

Mike Andrews: 63
Joe Foy: 53
Carl Yastrzemski: 7

Top 6

Ken McMullen: 9
Ron Hansen: 53
Paul Casanova: 3/P

Bot 6

Reggie Smith: D9
Ken Harrelson: 9/L
George Scott: S8.2-H
Jerry Adair: CS2(26)
Jerry Adair: 53

Top 7

Mike Epstein: 43
Frank Coggins: D7
Ed Stroud: 5/P
Del Unser: WP.2-3
Del Unser: 8

Bot 7

Russ Gibson: E6/G.B-2(E6/TH1)
Jose Santiago: FC1/SH.2-3;B-1
Mike Andrews: 8/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Joe Foy: D8.2-H
Carl Yastrzemski: CS3(25)#
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Reggie Smith: 8

Top 8

Sam Bowens: K
Frank Howard: D8
Ken McMullen: WP.2-3
Ken McMullen: 7
Ron Hansen: K/C

Bot 8

Ken Harrelson: 13
George Scott: D7
Rico Petrocelli: K
Russ Gibson: 7/L

Top 9

Paul Casanova: 53
Mike Epstein: 63
Frank Coggins: D7
Bernie Allen: S9.2-H
Del Unser: K

Notes & reviews

Frank Bertaina ejected by 3B umpire Hank Soar; the Senators appealed that Russ Gibson left 3B early; Bertaina called Soar 'a homer' for not calling Gibson out

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