Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 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 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 2 1 2
Jackson rf 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 2 0
Webster 1b 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 2 0 1 0
  Cater ph,lf 1 0 1 0
  Hershberger lf 0 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 2 0
Donaldson 2b 3 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 4 1 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 4 2 3 1
Foy 3b 4 0 2 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 1
Gibson c 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Waslewski p 1 0 0 0
  Adair ph 1 0 0 0
  Landis p 0 0 0 0
  Howard c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Oakland 002 010 000391
Boston 000 000 101272
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (2-1) 9.0 7 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Waslewski  L (2-2) 6.0 6 3 3 6 2
  Landis   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Lyle   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bell   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
6
5

  E–Monday (2), Andrews (7), Petrocelli (4).  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 1.  2B–Oakland Webster (5,off Waslewski); Cater (2,off Wyatt); Pagliaroni (1,off Wyatt).  HR–Oakland Campaneris (1,3rd inning off Waslewski 1 on, 1 out), Boston Harrelson (3,9th inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Robinson (1,by Waslewski).  SB–Campaneris (9,2nd base off Waslewski/Gibson); Jackson (1,2nd base off Landis/Gibson).  CS–Campaneris (5,2nd base by Waslewski/Gibson).  IBB–Waslewski (2,Robinson).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:51.  A–29,460.
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