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Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox
1968-09-16 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 17357 · night · 3:13
Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Red Sox 8–1. Baltimore Orioles put up 5 in the 4th. Tom Phoebus earned the win and Eddie Watt picked up the save. Don Buford went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Tom Phoebus L: Jim Lonborg SV: Eddie Watt
Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Buford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Merv Rettenmund | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Boog Powell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brooks Robinson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Elrod Hendricks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Curt Blefary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Mark Belanger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Phoebus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Andrews | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Harrelson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Foy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Moses | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Alvarado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lonborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Tartabull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Russ Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Floyd Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Phoebus | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
 Eddie Watt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lonborg | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 Gary Waslewski | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Landis | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Bucky Brandon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Buford: S/BG#
- Merv Rettenmund: K/C
- Frank Robinson: K
- Boog Powell: 9
Bot 1
- Mike Andrews: W
- Dalton Jones: 3/FL
- Carl Yastrzemski: S/78.1-H#
- Ken Harrelson: K
- Joe Foy: K
Top 2
- Brooks Robinson: HR/7
- Elrod Hendricks: 9
- Curt Blefary: W
- Mark Belanger: K/C
- Tom Phoebus: S8.1-2
- Don Buford: 43
Bot 2
- Reggie Smith: 8
- Jerry Moses: S7
- Luis Alvarado: 3/FL
- Jim Lonborg: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Merv Rettenmund: 5/FL
- Frank Robinson: W
- Boog Powell: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Mike Andrews: 53
- Dalton Jones: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Ken Harrelson: S7.1-3
- Joe Foy: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Brooks Robinson: S8
- Elrod Hendricks: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Curt Blefary: W
- Mark Belanger: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Tom Phoebus: S.3-H;2-3;1-2#
- Don Buford: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Merv Rettenmund: 53
- Frank Robinson: K
Bot 4
- Reggie Smith: S1
- Jerry Moses: 64(1)3/GDP
- Luis Alvarado: 5E3
- Jose Tartabull: S8.1-3
- Mike Andrews: 53
Top 5
- Boog Powell: HR/9
- Brooks Robinson: D7
- Elrod Hendricks: K
- Curt Blefary: W
- Mark Belanger: D8/78.2-H;1XH(842);B-3(THH)
- Tom Phoebus: K/C
Bot 5
- Dalton Jones: 31
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
- Ken Harrelson: 63
Top 6
- Don Buford: S#
- Merv Rettenmund: S7.1-2
- Frank Robinson: K
- Paul Blair: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Brooks Robinson: 7
Bot 6
- Joe Foy: 3/FL
- Reggie Smith: 9
- Jerry Moses: 53
Top 7
- Elrod Hendricks: W
- Curt Blefary: K/C
- Mark Belanger: 8
- Tom Phoebus: K
Bot 7
- Luis Alvarado: D7
- Russ Nixon: 9
- George Scott: 13
- Dalton Jones: W
- George Thomas: K/C
Top 8
- Don Buford: 7
- Merv Rettenmund: W
- Frank Robinson: S8.1-2
- Paul Blair: 5/L
- Brooks Robinson: 8
Bot 8
- Ken Harrelson: S7
- Joe Foy: 7
- Reggie Smith: K/C
- Jerry Moses: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Elrod Hendricks: 3/G
- Curt Blefary: 43
- Mark Belanger: S/78#
- Tom Phoebus: 53
Bot 9
- Luis Alvarado: D9
- Floyd Robinson: W
- George Scott: 43.2-3;1-2
- Dalton Jones: K
- George Thomas: 53