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August 3, 1968

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Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .500 .231
At Bats 1 36
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 3

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Fenway Park - August 3, 1968
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Strikeout
Andy Messersmith
Orlando McFarlane
Chuck Hinton
Bobby Knoop
Aurelio Rodriguez
Jim Fregosi
Rick Reichardt
Vic Davalillo
Bubba Morton
Russ Nixon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Nixon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Hinton moves to third.
Top 6 Hinton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Hinton reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Adair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth bunts towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsworth for the out. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Andy Messersmith now pitching. Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Foy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McFarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second.
Top 4 Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from McFarlane and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth strikes out.
Top 3 Fregosi hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knoop scores.
Top 3 Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ellis bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to second.
Top 3 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 McFarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Morton strikes out.
Top 2 Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second.
Top 2 Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive towards first. Hinton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from McFarlane and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Andrews for the out.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Foy.
Top 1 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.