Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
August 23, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull lf 2 0 1 1
  Waslewski pr 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson rf 2 0 0 0
Robinson rf 2 0 0 0
  Scott ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b,lf 4 0 2 1
Smith cf 3 0 1 0
Jones 2b 4 1 2 1
Adair ss 3 0 1 0
Nixon c 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 3 2 2 0
Pizarro p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 4 11 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 0 1 0
Belanger ss 5 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 2 1
Powell 1b 2 1 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 1
Haney c 3 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 0 0 0 0
Leonhard p 2 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Bunker p 0 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
Boston 002 110 0004111
Baltimore 002 100 000371
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (6-4) 9.0 7 3 2 3 10
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard  L (6-6) 4.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Morris   1.2 3 0 0 0 1
  Bunker   3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
3

  E–Robinson (1), Leonhard (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Boston Foy (15,off Morris); Jones (11,off Bunker).  HR–Boston Jones (5,4th inning off Leonhard 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore F Robinson (13,3rd inning off Pizarro 0 on, 2 out); Blair (5,4th inning off Pizarro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tartabull (1,off Leonhard); Pizarro (3,off Leonhard).  IBB–Adair (1,by Bunker).  SB–Foy (18,2nd base off Leonhard/Haney); Buford (16,2nd base off Pizarro/Nixon).  CS–Yastrzemski (5,2nd base by Leonhard/Haney); Smith (13,2nd base by Leonhard/Haney).  IBB–Bunker (1,Adair).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–2:41.  A–14,354.
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