Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 27, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull rf 4 0 2 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 1
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 4 1 3 1
Foy 3b 3 1 0 0
Petrocelli ss 3 0 1 0
Howard c 2 0 0 1
Bell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 3 1
Kubiak 2b 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
Cater 1b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
Odom p 2 1 1 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 1
Boston 001 100 100381
Oakland 100 010 000270
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (3-1) 9.0 7 2 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (3-4) 7.0 5 3 2 2 4
  Pierce   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Segui   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
6

  E–Smith (4).  DP–Boston 2, Oakland 1.  PB–Pagliaroni (3).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (6,3rd inning off Odom 0 on, 2 out); Harrelson (7,4th inning off Odom 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Petrocelli (1,off Odom).  SF–Howard (1,off Odom).  IBB–Howard (5,by Odom).  SB–Campaneris (20,2nd base off Bell/Howard).  WP–Bell 2 (4), Odom (4), Segui (1).  IBB–Odom (2,Howard).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:36.  A–6,875.
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