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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 3, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels, played on August 3, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sammy Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,929 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
| Chuck Hinton | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
| Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
| Orlando McFarlane | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Ellis | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 3, 1968
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Ellsworth
Davalillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Ellsworth
Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Foy. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Ellsworth
Fregosi hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ellis
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Andrews for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Ellis
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Ellis
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from McFarlane and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Ellis
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ellis
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Hinton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Ellsworth
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Ellsworth
Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Ellsworth
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McFarlane vs. Ellsworth
McFarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Ellis
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Ellis
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ellis
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Ellsworth
Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Ellsworth
Ellis bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Ellsworth
Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knoop scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Ellsworth
Fregosi hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Ellis
Ellsworth strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ellis
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Ellis
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Ellis
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from McFarlane and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Ellis
Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ellis
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Ellsworth
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Ellsworth
Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Ellsworth
Morton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McFarlane vs. Ellsworth
McFarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Ellsworth
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Ellis
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Ellis
Foy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Messersmith
Andy Messersmith now pitching.
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellsworth vs. Messersmith
Ellsworth bunts towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsworth for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Messersmith
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Messersmith
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Messersmith
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Ellsworth
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Ellsworth
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Messersmith
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Messersmith
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Messersmith
Adair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Ellsworth
Jose Tartabull now playing center field.
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Ellsworth
Hinton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Hinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Ellsworth
There's a wild pitch. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reichardt vs. Ellsworth
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morton vs. Ellsworth
Morton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Messersmith
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Messersmith
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Messersmith
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFarlane vs. Ellsworth
George Scott now playing first base. Dalton Jones now playing second base.
McFarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Ellsworth
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Ellsworth
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Andy Messersmith.
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McGlothlin
Jim McGlothlin now pitching.
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McGlothlin
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McGlothlin
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McGlothlin
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. McGlothlin
Floyd Robinson pinch runs for Ken Harrelson.
Tartabull hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. McGlothlin
Adair strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Ellsworth
Floyd Robinson now playing right field. Russ Gibson now playing first base. George Scott now playing third base. Joe Foy now playing left field.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Ellsworth
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Ellsworth
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Burgmeier
Roger Repoz now playing center field. Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Burgmeier
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Burgmeier
Ellsworth is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Ellsworth
Reichardt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Ellsworth
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFarlane vs. Ellsworth
McFarlane hits a line drive into center field. Tartabull picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tartabull. McFarlane moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Ellsworth
Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McFarlane moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Ellsworth
Don Mincher pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McFarlane scores. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repoz vs. Ellsworth
Repoz hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
Rodriguez 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 8/3/1968, game 1 -- California at Boston (D)
California AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Davalillo V, cf 4 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Repoz R, cf 1 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b-3b 1 1 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 1 1 Jones D, 1b-2b 4 2 2 2
Fregosi J, ss 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 2 1 1
Hinton C, 1b 4 0 3 0 Gibson R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Reichardt R, lf 4 1 2 1 Harrelson K, rf 3 1 2 3
Morton B, rf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
McFarlane O, c 4 1 2 0 Smith R, cf 3 0 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Tartabull J, cf 1 0 0 0
Ellis S, p 0 0 0 0 Adair J, ss 4 1 2 0
Messersmith A, p 1 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b-lf 4 1 1 2
Schaal P, ph 1 0 0 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0
McGlothlin J, p 0 0 0 0 Ellsworth D, p 3 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 1 0 1 1
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37 3 13 3 31 8 9 8
California 001 000 002 -- 3
Boston 103 200 20x -- 8
California IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis S (L)* 3.0 7 6 6 1 1
Messersmith A 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
McGlothlin J 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Burgmeier T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (W) 9.0 13 3 3 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Foy J, McFarlane O, Tartabull J
DP -- California 1, Boston 2
LOB -- California 8, Boston 4
2B -- Harrelson K, Jones D, Hinton C, Scott G
HR -- Harrelson K, Foy J, Jones D, Reichardt R
SB -- Yastrzemski C 2
SH -- Ellis S, Ellsworth D
WP -- Ellsworth D
T -- 2:19
A -- 23929
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