Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews ss 5 0 0 0
Jones 2b 6 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 2 4 0
Harrelson rf 5 0 1 0
Foy 3b 2 0 0 0
  Adair 3b 2 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 0 0 1
Gibson c 4 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Howard c 0 0 0 0
Scott 1b 5 0 1 0
Lonborg p 4 0 2 0
Totals 42 2 9 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 1
Monday cf 5 0 1 0
Cater 1b 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 1 1 0
Keough lf 2 1 0 0
  Hershberger lf 2 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 2
Odom p 2 0 1 0
  Nash p 1 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 6 3
Boston 101 000 000 000290
Oakland 020 000 000 001362
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (5-7) 11.2 6 3 3 5 6
Totals
11.2
6
3
3
5
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   5.2 5 2 1 7 5
  Nash   4.1 4 0 0 2 1
  Aker  W (4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
9
2
1
9
7

  E–Bando (16), Green (6).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski 2 (31,off Nash 2), Oakland Duncan (4,off Lonborg); Odom (2,off Lonborg).  SH–Lonborg (4,off Odom); Duncan (1,off Lonborg).  HBP–Howard (1,by Aker).  IBB–Smith 2 (13,by Nash 2); Jackson (5,by Lonborg); Gosger (8,by Lonborg).  SF–Campaneris (3,off Lonborg).  SB–Foy (25,2nd base off Nash/Duncan); Jackson (13,2nd base off Lonborg/Gibson); Gosger (4,2nd base off Lonborg/Howard); Lewis (7,3rd base off Lonborg/Howard).  CS–Scott (4,2nd base by Odom/Duncan); Howard (1,2nd base by Aker/Duncan).  WP–Lonborg (6), Nash (5).  HBP–Aker (6,Howard).  IBB–Lonborg 2 (3,Jackson,Gosger); Nash 2 (11,Smith 2).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:16.  A–5,393.
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