Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
September 5, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1969 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 9

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 2 2 0
Maye rf 4 1 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 2 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 1 3 2
  Harrah pr 0 1 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Allen 2b 2 0 0 1
  Versalles ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 5 0 1 2
Casanova c 5 0 2 1
Bosman p 3 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
O'Brien 3b 3 3 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 2 3
Smith cf 4 1 1 0
Petrocelli ss 4 1 2 4
Conigliaro rf 4 1 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Satriano c 4 1 2 1
Romo p 1 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Landis p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 1 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
Washington 003 040 0018102
Boston 000 040 4019112
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   6.2 9 6 6 1 2
  Cox   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Humphreys  L (2-3) 1.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Knowles   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.1
11
9
8
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Romo   4.1 5 7 4 5 5
  Santiago   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Landis   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Kline   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lyle   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Siebert  W (10-11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
6
10

  E–Cullen (10), Brinkman (17), Yastrzemski (5), Scott (15).  2B–Washington McMullen (20,off Romo); Unser 2 (16,off Romo 2), Boston T Conigliaro 2 (18,off Bosman 2); Yastrzemski (24,off Bosman).  HR–Boston Petrocelli (35,7th inning off Cox 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Andrews (9,off Humphreys).  IBB–Smith (6,by Knowles).  IBB–Knowles (2,Smith).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–3:11.  A–25,976.
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