Boston Red Sox vs California Angels
May 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1968 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 1, California Angels 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 1 3 0
Harrelson rf 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 3 0 0 1
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 0
Howard c 3 0 1 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Culp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 1
Repoz cf 4 1 2 1
Fregosi ss 4 1 2 2
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 0 0
Hinton rf 4 0 0 0
Rodgers c 3 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Boston 010 000 000172
California 000 102 20x580
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (4-3) 7.0 8 5 5 0 10
  Culp   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
0
11
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  W (3-2) 9.0 7 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
8

  E–Foy (6), Scott (3).  2B–Boston Smith (15,off McGlothlin); Petrocelli (5,off McGlothlin), California Schaal (4,off Ellsworth).  HR–California Reichardt (6,4th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out); Fregosi (2,6th inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Scott (4,off McGlothlin).  CS–Andrews (2,2nd base by McGlothlin/Rodgers).  WP–McGlothlin (1).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:06.  A–10,502.
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