Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
April 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 1 3 1
Foy 3b 3 2 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 2
Lahoud rf 2 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph,rf 3 0 0 0
  Tartabull rf 0 0 0 0
Scott 1b 3 1 0 0
Petrocelli ss 4 1 1 1
Howard c 2 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 1
  Stange p 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blefary rf 5 0 1 0
Blair cf 5 1 1 0
Motton lf 3 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 2
Powell 1b 3 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 2 0
  Fernandez pr 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Buford ph 1 0 0 0
Howard p 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 1 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Boston 000 210 102682
Baltimore 003 000 000381
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   3.0 5 3 0 0 3
  Stange  W (1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
0
1
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Howard   4.0 5 3 3 6 3
  Richert  L (0-1) 5.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
7
4

  E–Foy (4), Petrocelli (1), B Robinson (1).  DP–Boston 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Boston Petrocelli (3,off Howard); Foy (3,off Richert); Smith (4,off Richert), Baltimore Etchebarren (5,off Ellsworth); B Robinson (1,off Ellsworth).  HR–Boston Andrews (2,7th inning off Richert 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Andrews (3,off Richert); Howard (2,off Stange); Motton (1,off Stange).  IBB–Howard (2,by Howard); Powell (1,by Stange).  HBP–Etchebarren (1,by Stange).  SB–Smith 2 (4,2nd base off Richert/Etchebarren 2).  HBP–Stange (1,Etchebarren).  IBB–Stange (2,Powell); Howard (2,Howard).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:35.  A–9,573.
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