Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
July 27, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Washington Senators 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, Washington Senators 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 2 0
Jones 1b 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson rf 3 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 2 1 1
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 2 2 0
Nixon c 4 0 1 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 1 1
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph,rf 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 4 10 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 1 0 0
Stroud rf 3 1 1 1
Holman lf 3 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 1 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 1 3 0
Allen B. 2b 2 0 1 1
  Alyea ph,lf 1 0 0 0
French c 4 0 1 1
Hansen ss 4 1 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Higgins p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Boston 010 201 0004101
Washington 400 100 00x590
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (8-7) 0.1 3 4 4 2 0
  Waslewski   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Morehead   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Stange   2.0 2 1 0 0 3
  Lyle   3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
4
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (6-12) 5.1 9 4 4 3 2
  Humphreys   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Higgins  SV (6) 3.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
2

  E–Foy (17).  DP–Boston 1, Washington 1.  2B–Washington McMullen (9,off Stange).  HR–Boston Smith (6,4th inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Tartabull (1,off Coleman).  CS–Tartabull (1,2nd base by Higgins/French).  WP–Bell (9).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:54.  A–5,704.
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