Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Blue
  
  O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Blue
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Blue
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Blue
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Stange
  
  Tartabull hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubiak vs. Stange
  
  Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubiak for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Stange
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Blue
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Blue
  
  Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Blue
  
  Scott hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Stange
  
  Bando hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Stange
  
  Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Webster vs. Stange
  
  Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Green vs. Stange
  
  Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Haney vs. Stange
  
  Haney strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Blue
  
  Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stange vs. Blue
  
  Stange bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  O'Brien vs. Blue
  
  O'Brien strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Andrews vs. Blue
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Blue
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blue vs. Stange
  
  Blue strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Stange
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubiak vs. Stange
  
  Kubiak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Kubiak reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Stange
  
  Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bando vs. Stange
  
  Bando takes first base on ball four. Kubiak moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cater vs. Stange
  
  Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Webster vs. Stange
  
  Webster hits a popup towards third. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Blue
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Blue
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Cater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Blue
  
  Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Stange
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haney vs. Stange
  
  Haney strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blue vs. Stange
  
  Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Blue
  
  Scott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Blue
  
  Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stange vs. Blue
  
  Stange bunts towards first. Webster scoops it up and throws to first, with Green covering, for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  O'Brien vs. Blue
  
  O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Andrews vs. Blue
  
  Andrews 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. Gibson scores. O'Brien goes all the way around to score. Andrews moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yastrzemski vs. Blue
  
  There's a wild pitch. Andrews scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Blue
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Sprague
  
  Ed Sprague now pitching.
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Petrocelli vs. Sprague
  
  Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Conigliaro vs. Sprague
  
  Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Stange
  
  Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubiak vs. Stange
  
  Kubiak hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Stange
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Stange
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bando vs. Stange
  
  Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Stange
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Sprague
  
  Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gibson vs. Sprague
  
  Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stange vs. Sprague
  
  Stange strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Sprague
  
  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Syd O'Brien.
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Andrews vs. Sprague
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott scores. Gibson scores. Jones moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Yastrzemski vs. Lindblad
  
  Paul Lindblad now pitching.
  
  That's a pickoff. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Lindblad
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Webster vs. Stange
  
  Dalton Jones now playing first base. George Scott now playing third base.
  
  Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Stange
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Stange covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haney vs. Stange
  
  Haney takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lindblad vs. Stange
  
  There's a wild pitch. Haney moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lindblad vs. Stange
  
  Lindblad takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tartabull vs. Landis
  
  Bill Landis now pitching.
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Landis covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Lindblad
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Lindblad
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Conigliaro vs. Lindblad
  
  Conigliaro strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scott vs. Lindblad
  
  Scott hits a popup towards short. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubiak vs. Landis
  
  Kubiak takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Landis
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. Kubiak moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bando vs. Lonborg
  
  Jim Lonborg now pitching.
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kubiak moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cater vs. Lonborg
  
  Cater is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Webster vs. Lonborg
  
  Webster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubiak scores. Jackson scores. Bando moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Green vs. Lonborg
  
  Gibson fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gibson. Bando scores. Webster moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Lonborg
  
  Green hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Haney vs. Lonborg
  
  Haney hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Lindblad
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Lindblad
  
  Jerry Moses pinch hits for Jim Lonborg.
  
  Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Lindblad
  
  Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Andrews vs. Lindblad
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lindblad vs. Kline
  
  Ron Kline now pitching.
  
  Lindblad hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Kline
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kubiak vs. Kline
  
  Kubiak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to third. Kubiak moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Jackson vs. Kline
  
  Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bando vs. Kline
  
  Bando takes first base on ball four. Tartabull scores. Kubiak moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cater vs. Kline
  
  Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Webster vs. Kline
  
  Webster hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Lindblad
  
  Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Lindblad
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Lindblad
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Petrocelli for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/3/1969, game 1 -- Boston at Oakland (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
O'Brien S, 3b         3  1  1  0   Tartabull J, cf       5  1  1  0   
Jones D, ph-1b        1  0  1  0   Kubiak T, ss          4  2  2  0   
Andrews M, 2b         5  1  3  4   Jackson R, rf         2  3  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, lf     3  0  0  0   Bando S, 3b           3  3  2  3   
Smith R, cf           5  0  0  0   Cater D, lf           4  1  1  4   
Petrocelli R, ss      4  0  1  0   Webster R, 1b         5  0  2  2   
Conigliaro T, rf      4  0  0  0   Green D, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Scott G, 1b-3b        4  2  2  1   Haney L, c            3  0  0  0   
Gibson R, c           2  3  1  0   Blue V, p             2  0  0  0   
Stange L, p           1  0  0  0   Sprague E, p          0  0  0  0   
Landis B, p           0  0  0  0   Lindblad P, p         1  0  0  0   
Lonborg J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Moses J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Kline R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  7  9  5                        33 10  8  9

Boston           001 042 000 --  7
Oakland          004 020 31x -- 10

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stange L              5.2  4  6  4  5  4
Landis B (L)*         0.1  0  2  2  2  0
Lonborg J             1.0  2  1  0  0  1
Kline R               1.0  2  1  1  2  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blue V                4.1  4  5  4  4  2
Sprague E             1.0  3  2  2  2  1
Lindblad P (W)        3.2  2  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Tartabull J, O'Brien S, Gibson R
LOB -- Boston 7, Oakland 8
2B -- Kubiak T, Jones D
HR -- Cater D, Scott G, Bando S
SB -- Jackson R
SH -- Stange L 2
WP -- Blue V, Stange L
T -- 2:51
A -- 0

    

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