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Boston Red Sox @ 
California Angels
1969-05-09 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 12127 · night · 3:03
Boston Red Sox defeated California Angels 7–2. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 9th. Sparky Lyle earned the win and Vicente Romo picked up the save. Tony Conigliaro went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Sparky Lyle L: Hoyt Wilhelm SV: Vicente Romo
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Bill Kinnamon · 2B: Emmett Ashford · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dalton Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Andrews | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Conigliaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Russ Gibson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Scott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Nagy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Schofield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Fregosi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jay Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Reichardt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Satriano | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Egan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Knoop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Messersmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vic Davalillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chuck Cottier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Voss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nagy | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
 Lee Stange | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Sparky Lyle | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vicente Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Messersmith | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 George Brunet | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dalton Jones: 7/F
- Mike Andrews: S9/P.BX2(96)
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8/L
- Tony Conigliaro: S8/L78.1-3
- Reggie Smith: 13/G
Bot 1
- Lou Johnson: 53/G
- Jim Fregosi: K/C
- Jay Johnstone: 43/G
Top 2
- Russ Gibson: 63/G
- Rico Petrocelli: S5/G
- George Scott: K
- Mike Nagy: K
Bot 2
- Rick Reichardt: 8/F
- Tom Satriano: S8/G
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 9/L
- Tom Egan: 4/P
Top 3
- Dalton Jones: K
- Mike Andrews: 63/G
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Tony Conigliaro: SB2
- Tony Conigliaro: HR/F7LD.2-H
- Reggie Smith: HP
- Russ Gibson: S8/L.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: SB3
- Rico Petrocelli: 63/G
Bot 3
- Bobby Knoop: K
- Andy Messersmith: K
- Lou Johnson: S4/G.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Jim Fregosi: S8/L78.2-H(UR)
- Jay Johnstone: K/C
Top 4
- George Scott: 63/G
- Mike Nagy: K/C
- Dalton Jones: 7/F78XD
Bot 4
- Rick Reichardt: HR/F7D
- Tom Satriano: S7/G
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP/G
- Tom Egan: E5/G.B-1
- Bobby Knoop: 7/F
Top 5
- Mike Andrews: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8/F
- Tony Conigliaro: W
- Reggie Smith: CS2(26)
Bot 5
- Andy Messersmith: W
- Lou Johnson: W.1-2
- Jim Fregosi: PO2(24)
- Jim Fregosi: SB2
- Jim Fregosi: K
- Jay Johnstone: 3/G
Top 6
- Reggie Smith: S7/L
- Russ Gibson: 3/SH/BG.1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: W
- George Scott: K
- Joe Lahoud: K
Bot 6
- Rick Reichardt: 8/F
- Tom Satriano: S9/L
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 63/G.1-2
- Tom Egan: K/C
Top 7
- Dalton Jones: S8/L
- Mike Andrews: 46(1)3/GDP/G
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
Bot 7
- Vic Davalillo: 6/P
- Dick Stuart: 13/G
- Lou Johnson: S7/L
- Jim Fregosi: SB2
- Jim Fregosi: 43/G
Top 8
- Tony Conigliaro: 4/P
- Reggie Smith: 43/G
- Russ Gibson: 3/FL
Bot 8
- Jay Johnstone: S1/BG
- Rick Reichardt: 3/FL
- Tom Satriano: W.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
- Bubba Morton: W.1-2
- Chuck Cottier: 53/G
Top 9
- Rico Petrocelli: 53/G
- George Scott: E9/F89.B-2
- Dick Schofield: HP
- Dalton Jones: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Andrews: T8/89D.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: HR/F89XD.3-H
- Tony Conigliaro: K
- Reggie Smith: 9/F
Bot 9
- Bill Voss: 9/F
- Lou Johnson: 7/L
- Jim Fregosi: 7/F
Notes & reviews
- Mike Nagy: 88 pitches; Andy Messersmith: 131 pitches