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September 18, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 0 7 0
Red Sox 4 5 1
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 0 7 0
Red Sox 4 5 1

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .424
At Bats 3 52
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 6

Lee Stange Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 11
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Fenway Park - September 18, 1968
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Out
Lee Stange
Jerry Moses
Dalton Jones
Mike Andrews
Joe Foy
Luis Alvarado
George Thomas
Reggie Smith
Ken Harrelson
Merv Rettenmund
Brooks Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 0 7 0 6
Boston Red Sox 4 5 1 6
Winning Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Losing Pitcher Roger Nelson
Save Lee Stange
Game Winning RBI Reggie Smith
Attendance 8,918
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Boog Powell. Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Robinson moves to third.
Top 9 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 George Thomas now playing left field. Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Foy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Andrews tags and scores.
Bottom 8 George Thomas pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski. Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third.
Bottom 8 Fred Beene now pitching. Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lee Stange now pitching. Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Frank Robinson pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alvarado strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 7 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Moses is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Foy takes first base on ball four. Harrelson scores. Smith moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pete Richert now pitching. Jones takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews scores. Yastrzemski scores. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elrod Hendricks now catching. Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Motton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Alvarado strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 6 Moses strikes out.
Top 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nelson takes first base on ball four. Haney moves to second.
Top 5 Rettenmund is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 5 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund moves to third.
Top 5 Haney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second.
Top 5 Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harrelson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Andrews is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy juggles the ball. That's an error on Foy. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alvarado strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moses strikes out.
Top 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Belanger hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rettenmund strikes out.
Top 2 Motton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Andrews bunts towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Alvarado moves to second.
Bottom 1 Alvarado takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buford moves to third.
Top 1 Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Buford reaches second base with a double.