Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 3, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1968 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 1
Jackson rf 5 1 3 0
Bando 3b 5 0 1 0
Webster 1b 5 0 2 2
Donaldson 2b 4 1 1 0
Hershberger lf 5 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Lachemann c 4 1 1 0
Hunter p 4 2 3 2
Totals 41 7 15 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 2 0
Harrelson rf 3 1 1 2
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli ss 3 0 1 0
Gibson c 4 0 0 0
Stephenson p 1 0 0 0
  Roggenburk p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Landis p 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Oakland 000 302 0027150
Boston 000 000 002251
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (2-2) 9.0 5 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stephenson  L (1-3) 3.2 8 3 3 1 1
  Roggenburk   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Stange   2.0 2 2 1 0 2
  Landis   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
1
7

  E–Gibson (1).  2B–Oakland Hunter (1,off Stephenson); Donaldson (2,off Landis), Boston Foy (4,off Hunter); Smith (8,off Hunter).  HR–Boston Harrelson (2,9th inning off Hunter 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Campaneris (8,2nd base off Stange/Gibson); Smith (5,2nd base off Hunter/Lachemann).  CS–Jackson (2,2nd base by Stephenson/Gibson).  WP–Stange (2).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:28.  A–23,562.
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