California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1968 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 1
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Repoz cf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall rf 4 0 0 0
Hinton lf 4 0 0 0
Rodgers c 4 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 1 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 0 0 0 0
  Heffner p 0 0 0 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 2 1 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 1 2 1
  Tartabull pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Harrelson rf 4 1 3 2
Scott 1b 3 1 0 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson c 2 0 0 1
Santiago p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
California 000 010 000134
Boston 000 102 10x472
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (1-3) 6.0 6 3 2 3 4
  Heffner   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Cimino   1.1 0 0 0 3 1
  Burgmeier   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
7
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago  W (3-0) 9.0 3 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
9

  E–Fregosi 2 (8), Mincher (2), Rodgers (2), Andrews (6), Scott (2).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Mincher (2,off Santiago), Boston Smith 2 (7,off Ellis,off Heffner).  HR–Boston Harrelson (1,6th inning off Ellis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ellis (1,off Santiago); Santiago (1,off Cimino).  HBP–Kirkpatrick (1,by Santiago).  SF–Gibson (1,off Ellis).  SB–Schaal (3,2nd base off Santiago/Gibson); Scott (1,2nd base off Ellis/Rodgers).  WP–Heffner (1).  HBP–Santiago (1,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–(none), 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:30.  A–4,699.
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