Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 10, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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 3, Oakland Athletics 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0
Adair ss 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 3 0
  Thomas pr 0 1 0 0
Harrelson rf 4 1 1 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 1
Gibson c 4 0 1 1
Scott 1b 3 0 0 1
Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Landis p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Monday cf 3 1 2 1
Cater 1b 4 1 1 1
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 2 0 0 0
Keough lf 3 1 1 1
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Gosger lf 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 1 2
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Krausse p 4 1 2 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Boston 000 000 102381
Oakland 400 100 00x580
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (11-11) 5.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Landis   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Stephenson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krausse  W (10-10) 8.1 8 3 3 2 2
  Aker  SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2

  E–Adair (8).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Green (5,off Bell); Krausse 2 (5,off Bell,off Stephenson); Keough (2,off Bell).  HR–Boston Smith (13,7th inning off Krausse 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Scott (5,off Aker).  HBP–Jackson (5,by Bell).  SB–Campaneris 2 (53,2nd base off Bell/Gibson 2); Monday (13,2nd base off Landis/Gibson).  HBP–Bell (5,Jackson).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:16.  A–4,588.
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