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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox
1969-09-05 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 25976 · 3:11
Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 9–8. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Sonny Siebert earned the win. Rico Petrocelli went 2-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 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
W: Sonny Siebert L: Bob Humphreys SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: Emmett Ashford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Del Unser | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ken McMullen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Bernie Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Ed Brinkman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Casanova | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Bosman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brant Alyea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zoilo Versalles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syd O'Brien | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Andrews | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Conigliaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Satriano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vicente Romo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 6.2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Casey Cox | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Humphreys | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Darold Knowles | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Romo | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Jose Santiago | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Landis | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ron Kline | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Sonny Siebert | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Del Unser: 8
- Lee Maye: 2/FL
- Frank Howard: K
Bot 1
- Syd O'Brien: 53
- Mike Andrews: 23
- Carl Yastrzemski: 9/L
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: K/C
- Ken McMullen: D8
- Bernie Allen: W
- Ed Brinkman: 8
- Paul Casanova: 63
Bot 2
- Reggie Smith: 8
- Rico Petrocelli: 53
- Tony Conigliaro: D8
- George Scott: FC.2X3(5)
Top 3
- Dick Bosman: K/C
- Del Unser: D8
- Lee Maye: 63.2-3
- Frank Howard: W
- Mike Epstein: S8.1-2;3-H
- Ken McMullen: S7.2-H;B-3(E7);1-H(NR)(UR)
- Bernie Allen: K
Bot 3
- Tom Satriano: S8
- Vicente Romo: K
- Syd O'Brien: 64(1)/FO
- Mike Andrews: K
Top 4
- Ed Brinkman: 9
- Paul Casanova: 2/FL
- Dick Bosman: 53
Bot 4
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
- Reggie Smith: 9
- Rico Petrocelli: 7/L
Top 5
- Del Unser: D7
- Lee Maye: W
- Frank Howard: K
- Mike Epstein: W.2-3;1-2
- Ken McMullen: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bernie Allen: E3.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Ed Brinkman: 54(1)/FO.2-3;3-H(UR)
- Paul Casanova: S7.1-3;3-H(UR)
- Dick Bosman: K
Bot 5
- Tony Conigliaro: D7
- George Scott: 53
- Tom Satriano: S9.2-H
- Joe Lahoud: 8
- Syd O'Brien: W.1-2
- Mike Andrews: S7.1-2;2-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: D7.1-H;2-H
- Reggie Smith: 43
Top 6
- Del Unser: 7
- Lee Maye: 7
- Frank Howard: 43
Bot 6
- Rico Petrocelli: S5
- Tony Conigliaro: 64(1)/FO
- George Scott: 3/FL
- Tom Satriano: 4(1)/FO
Top 7
- Mike Epstein: K/C
- Ken McMullen: K/C
- Bernie Allen: W
- Ed Brinkman: 13
Bot 7
- Dick Schofield: 43
- Syd O'Brien: S6.B-2(E6/TH1)
- Mike Andrews: 53.2-3
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8.3-H
- Reggie Smith: S9.1-3
- Rico Petrocelli: HR/7.3-H;1-H
- Tony Conigliaro: 63
Top 8
- Paul Casanova: S8
- Brant Alyea: K
- Del Unser: 54(1)/FO
- Lee Maye: 6/L
Bot 8
- George Scott: 9
- Tom Satriano: 5
- Sparky Lyle: 8
Top 9
- Frank Howard: 6
- Mike Epstein: 2/FL
- Ken McMullen: S3
- Zoilo Versalles: S7.1-2
- Ed Brinkman: S8.1-3;2-H
- Paul Casanova: K
Bot 9
- Syd O'Brien: W
- Mike Andrews: 3/G/SH.1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: E4.2-3
- Reggie Smith: IW.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Toby Harrah