Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 29, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull rf 5 1 2 0
Jones 2b 4 1 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 0
Harrelson 1b 3 0 0 1
Smith cf 3 1 2 1
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 1
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Santiago p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Landis p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson p 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 2 2 0
Kubiak 2b 4 1 2 2
Bando 3b 3 2 2 0
Pagliaroni c 3 1 2 0
Cater 1b 3 0 1 4
Rudi lf 4 0 0 1
  Jackson rf 0 0 0 0
Gosger cf 4 0 1 0
Hershberger rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Hunter p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 7 11 7
Boston 300 000 0014100
Oakland 301 200 10x7112
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago  L (5-3) 4.0 9 6 6 3 1
  Landis   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
3
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (5-3) 9.0 10 4 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
1
8

  E–Kubiak (3), Hershberger (1).  DP–Boston 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (11,off Hunter); Smith (16,off Hunter), Oakland Cater (4,off Santiago); Hunter (3,off Santiago).  SF–Harrelson (1,off Hunter); Smith (3,off Hunter); Cater (1,off Stephenson).  SB–Foy (2,2nd base off Hunter/Pagliaroni); Campaneris (22,2nd base off Santiago/Howard); Bando (2,2nd base off Stephenson/Howard).  CS–Campaneris (7,2nd base by Santiago/Howard).  WP–Santiago (5).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:06.  A–14,328.
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