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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 23, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 23, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Pizarro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Leonhard |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,354 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Al Salerno |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Tartabull | Left Fielder |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Juan Pizarro | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Larry Haney | Catcher |
| Dave Leonhard | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 23, 1968
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Leonhard
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonhard
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Pizarro
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pizarro
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Pizarro
Powell takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Pizarro
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonhard
Smith hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonhard
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Leonhard
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Leonhard
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pizarro
Blair hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Pizarro
Haney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Pizarro
Leonhard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Leonhard
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pizarro vs. Leonhard
There goes Foy. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pizarro vs. Leonhard
Pizarro hits a line drive to right field. Robinson throws towards the infield. Leonhard fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Leonhard. Foy scores. Pizarro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Leonhard
Tartabull bunts towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pizarro moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Leonhard
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Leonhard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pizarro scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Leonhard
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Haney and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Pizarro
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pizarro
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pizarro
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a fly ball towards right. Robinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robinson. Powell goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Pizarro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonhard
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Leonhard
Leonhard fires to first and has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Belanger who tags Smith for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonhard
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Leonhard
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Leonhard
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pizarro
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Pizarro
Haney strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonhard vs. Pizarro
Leonhard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Pizarro
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Leonhard
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pizarro vs. Leonhard
Pizarro bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Leonhard
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Morris
Gary Waslewski pinch runs for Jose Tartabull. John Morris now pitching. George Scott pinch hits for Floyd Robinson.
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Morris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waslewski moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Morris
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pizarro
Ken Harrelson now playing right field. George Scott now playing first base. Carl Yastrzemski now playing left field.
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pizarro
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Pizarro
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Morris
Adair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Morris
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Morris
Foy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Foy reaches second base with a double. There goes Nixon trying to get to home. Blair throws the ball in to Belanger who relays the ball to Haney, who tags Nixon, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pizarro
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Pizarro
Haney hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Pizarro
Curt Motton pinch hits for John Morris.
Motton hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pizarro vs. Bunker
Wally Bunker now pitching.
Pizarro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Bunker
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bunker
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Pizarro
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pizarro
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunker
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunker
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bunker
Jones hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Jones reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adair vs. Bunker
Adair is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Bunker
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pizarro
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pizarro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Bunker
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pizarro vs. Bunker
Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Bunker
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pizarro
Blair hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Pizarro
Fred Valentine pinch hits for Larry Haney.
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Pizarro
Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Pizarro
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Pizarro
There goes Buford. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Pizarro
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1968 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Tartabull J, lf 2 0 1 1 Buford D, lf 5 0 1 0
Waslewski G, pr 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 5 0 1 0
Harrelson K, rf 2 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 4 1 2 1
Robinson F, rf 2 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 2 1 1 0
Scott G, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b-lf 4 0 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith R, cf 3 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 1
Jones D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Haney L, c 3 0 0 0
Adair J, ss 3 0 1 0 Valentine F, ph 0 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Leonhard D, p 2 0 0 0
Foy J, 3b 3 2 2 0 Morris J, p 0 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 3 1 1 0 Motton C, ph 1 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 0 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 11 3 35 3 7 2
Boston 002 110 000 -- 4
Baltimore 002 100 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro J (W) 9.0 7 3 2 3 10
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard D (L) 4.1 7 4 4 1 0
Morris J 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Bunker W 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Leonhard D, Robinson F
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 8
2B -- Foy J, Jones D
HR -- Robinson F, Jones D, Blair P
SB -- Foy J, Buford D
CS -- Yastrzemski C, Smith R
SH -- Tartabull J, Pizarro J
T -- 2:41
A -- 14354
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