GAME LOG Boston @ Minnesota
Sunday, 8/27/1968
Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Charlie James:
Strikes out looking.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Boston 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Short
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Gotay steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
CF Leo Posada:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Donn Clendenon:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
C Johnny Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Clendenon out at 2nd base.
RF John Herrnstein:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Boston 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Azcue:
SINGLES to right
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
J. Azcue to second.
P Bill Stafford:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
2B Bernie Allen:
Flies out to left field.
P Chris Short:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Howser:
SINGLES to right
LF Charlie James:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Howser out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Boston 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Short
2B Julio Gotay:
Popped out to the second baseman.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES to left
1B Boog Powell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
M. Rettenmund to second.
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
M. Rettenmund to third.
R. Santo to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
M. Rettenmund scores.
R. Santo scores.
L. Posada scores.
C Joe Azcue:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Donn Clendenon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Boston 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Short
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to short left field.
P Bill Stafford:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to left
LF Merv Rettenmund:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Gotay scores.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
C Johnny Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF John Herrnstein:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
2B Bernie Allen:
Strikes out looking.
P Chris Short:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Boston 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Short
3B Ron Santo:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (432 feet)
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to left
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Posada out at 2nd base.
C Joe Azcue:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
SS Gil Garrido:
Christopher steals second.
Wild pitch.
J. Christopher to third.
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
SS Dick Howser:
SINGLES to center
LF Charlie James:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Howser steals second.
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (373 feet)
3B Ken Boyer:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Donn Clendenon:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Johnny Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Short
P Bill Stafford:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
2B Julio Gotay:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
RF John Herrnstein:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Norm Siebern:
Bunted into fielders choice, Herrnstein out at second.
P Chris Short:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Short
3B Ron Santo:
New 2B: Chuck Schilling.
New LF: Norm Siebern.
Flies out to right field.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
SS Dick Howser:
Lines out to the third baseman.
2B Chuck Schilling:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
3B Ken Boyer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Short
C Joe Azcue:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Gil Garrido:
Base on balls.
P Bill Stafford:
SAC BUNT.
Garrido advances to second.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
1B Donn Clendenon:
Flies out to right-center.
C Johnny Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF John Herrnstein:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Game over. Score: Minnesota 5, Boston 2
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