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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1969-07-05 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 24040 · 2:58

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 11–4. Boston Red Sox put up 8 in the 6th. Sonny Siebert earned the win. Reggie Smith went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Sonny Siebert L: Jim Shellenback SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Brinkman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Howard	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Epstein	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ken McMullen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brant Alyea	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bernie Allen	4	1	1	2	0	1
Jim French	3	1	0	0	1	0
Casey Cox	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Stroud	1	1	1	2	0	0
Lee Maye	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Cullen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Bowens	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Casanova	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Schofield	5	1	1	2	0	1
Joe Lahoud	4	3	2	2	1	1
Carl Yastrzemski	4	1	1	1	1	2
Reggie Smith	4	2	3	4	1	1
Rico Petrocelli	3	1	2	1	1	1
Tony Conigliaro	3	1	1	0	2	2
George Scott	4	1	1	1	0	0
Tom Satriano	2	1	0	0	2	0
Sonny Siebert	3	0	0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Casey Cox	4.0	4	3	3
Jim Shellenback	1.0	1	1	3
Dave Baldwin	0.1	3	1	1
Darold Knowles	0.2	2	1	0
Bob Humphreys	2.0	1	2	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Siebert	9.0	6	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Del Unser: K
Ed Brinkman: 63/G
Frank Howard: 9/L

Bot 1

Dick Schofield: K/C
Joe Lahoud: W
Carl Yastrzemski: 3/P
Reggie Smith: HR/8.1-H
Rico Petrocelli: S7/L.B-2(E7)
Tony Conigliaro: K

Top 2

Mike Epstein: W
Ken McMullen: 9/F
Brant Alyea: 64(1)3/GDP/G

Bot 2

George Scott: 53/G
Tom Satriano: W
Sonny Siebert: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Dick Schofield: 6/L

Top 3

Bernie Allen: K
Jim French: 43/G
Casey Cox: K/C

Bot 3

Joe Lahoud: 43/G
Carl Yastrzemski: K
Reggie Smith: S9/L
Rico Petrocelli: D7/L.1-3
Tony Conigliaro: W
George Scott: 9/F9D

Top 4

Del Unser: S5/BG
Ed Brinkman: K
Frank Howard: W.1-2
Mike Epstein: 5/P
Ken McMullen: K

Bot 4

Tom Satriano: 53/G
Sonny Siebert: 43/G
Dick Schofield: 13/G

Top 5

Brant Alyea: 1/G
Bernie Allen: 4/P
Jim French: W
Ed Stroud: HR/F9LD.1-H
Del Unser: 43/G

Bot 5

Joe Lahoud: K
Carl Yastrzemski: K
Reggie Smith: K/C

Top 6

Ed Brinkman: 63/G
Frank Howard: K
Mike Epstein: S9/L
Ken McMullen: SB2
Ken McMullen: 63/G

Bot 6

Rico Petrocelli: W
Tony Conigliaro: S7/L.1-3
George Scott: D5/G.3-H;1-3
Tom Satriano: IW
Sonny Siebert: K/C
Dick Schofield: S9/G.3-H;2-H;1-3
Joe Lahoud: S9/G.3-H;1-3
Carl Yastrzemski: S9/L.3-H;1-2
Reggie Smith: T8.2-H;1-H
Rico Petrocelli: 8/SF.3-H
Tony Conigliaro: W
George Scott: 3/G

Top 7

Brant Alyea: S7/G
Bernie Allen: HR/8.1-H
Jim French: 13/G
Lee Maye: S8/L
Del Unser: WP.1-2
Del Unser: 43/G
Tim Cullen: 43/G

Bot 7

Tom Satriano: 9/F
Sonny Siebert: K
Dick Schofield: 43/G

Top 8

Frank Howard: HP
Mike Epstein: 7/F
Ken McMullen: K
Brant Alyea: 9/F

Bot 8

Joe Lahoud: HR/L9LD
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Reggie Smith: W.1-2
Rico Petrocelli: PO1(23)
Rico Petrocelli: K
Tony Conigliaro: K

Top 9

Bernie Allen: 43/G
Jim French: E1/G.B-1
Sam Bowens: K/C
Paul Casanova: 53/G

Notes & reviews

umpchange,1,ump2b,(None)
2B umpire Jim Honochick pulled a hamstring running out to follow the flight of Reggie Smith's homer and left game
Bob Humphreys threw two pitches at Reggie Smith; both benches cleared and there was a brief pushing match

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