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August 17, 1968

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Tigers 9 13 1
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Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .152
OBP .250 .221
At Bats 4 79
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 2 6

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Fenway Park - August 17, 1968
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Out
Don McMahon
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Ray Oyler
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Russ Nixon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Foy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Top 9 McMahon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lee Stange now pitching. Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 8 Andrews bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 8 George Scott pinch hits for Sparky Lyle. Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horton strikes out.
Top 8 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Kaline hits a popup in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lyle fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lyle. Stanley moves to second.
Top 8 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley, who is chasing the ball. Petrocelli reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gates Brown pinch hits for John Hiller. Brown takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second.
Top 7 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gary Waslewski now pitching. Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 John Hiller now pitching. Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hiller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Jones reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. Andrews goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Daryl Patterson now pitching. Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Nixon scores. Tartabull moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Bill Landis. Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Petrocelli scores. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fred Lasher now pitching. Foy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to second.
Top 6 Kaline is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wert scores. Stanley moves to second.
Top 6 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 6 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Landis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill Landis now pitching. Wert hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Wert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 5 Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Jerry Stephenson. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freehan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wert.
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jerry Stephenson now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Dobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Culp strikes out.
Top 3 Matchick hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Horton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third.
Top 3 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to second.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third.
Top 3 Stanley is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Foy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Freehan hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.