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Complete Team Batting Stats Through July 31-(Team leaders in bold)

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1968 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 Conigliaro, Tony BOS 92 .329 362 119 18 2 33 43 60 0 1 62 97 .663 .402 Yastrzemski, Carl BOS 104 .328 403 132 31 2 18 66 53 4 2 77 78 .548 .424 Gibson, Russ BOS 20 .306 72 22 5 0 0 2 14 0 0 7 5 .375 .324 Demeter, Don BOS 84 .289 135 39 6 0 7 5 21 0 0 24 27 .489 .326 Scott, George BOS 104 .288 403 116 20 4 25 46 75 1 0 69 81 .543 .363 Stephenson, Jerry BOS 6 .286 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 Smith, Reggie BOS 104 .275 418 115 20 1 24 69 58 14 11 88 63 .500 .381 Petrocelli, Rico BOS 104 .273 399 109 22 0 21 52 56 0 0 57 62 .486 .358 Rudi, Joe BOS 46 .265 181 48 10 2 3 12 31 0 0 19 15 .392 .311 French, Jim BOS 33 .261 111 29 5 0 1 20 10 0 0 15 12 .333 .371 Andrews, Mike BOS 87 .256 328 84 23 0 5 54 43 0 0 52 31 .372 .363 McGraw, Tug BOS 0 .250 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 Money, Don BOS 24 .247 89 22 0 0 0 12 16 1 2 9 4 .247 .340 Dietz, Dick BOS 55 .237 177 42 8 0 3 34 39 0 0 24 19 .333 .360 Tiant, Luis BOS 23 .209 43 9 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 2 6 .209 .227 Foy, Joe BOS 58 .197 127 25 8 0 2 27 26 4 1 22 15 .307 .333 Tartabull, Jose BOS 28 .189 37 7 2 0 0 2 6 1 0 3 2 .243 .244 Stange, Lee BOS 22 .156 45 7 0 0 0 10 17 0 0 5 4 .156 .298 Santiago, Jose BOS 12 .154 26 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 .154 .185 Lonborg, Jim BOS 21 .152 46 7 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 2 1 .152 .184 Bennett, Dennis BOS 22 .135 52 7 0 0 0 3 19 0 0 3 3 .135 .182 Thomas, George BOS 12 .120 25 3 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 3 1 .160 .154 Niekro, Joe BOS 17 .049 41 2 0 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 1 .049 .093 Lyle, Sparky BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Lee, Bill BOS 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through July 31-(team leaders in bold)

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1968 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9 McGraw, Tug BOS 78.2 2.40 50 0 10 5 3 59 28 11.10 Santiago, Jose BOS 77.0 2.81 12 12 6 4 0 78 29 11.57 Stange, Lee BOS 158.0 2.96 22 22 13 6 0 97 47 10.14 Niekro, Joe BOS 122.0 3.25 18 17 6 3 0 65 38 9.96 Bennett, Dennis BOS 152.2 3.36 22 22 15 3 0 99 36 10.26 Lonborg, Jim BOS 145.2 3.52 21 21 10 6 0 94 55 11.43 Lyle, Sparky BOS 34.2 3.63 37 0 1 3 26 21 9 12.46 Tiant, Luis BOS 159.0 3.79 23 23 7 11 0 115 49 10.87 Stephenson, Jerry BOS 43.0 3.98 14 6 0 3 0 26 19 13.19 Lee, Bill BOS 13.0 4.15 2 2 0 1 0 8 5 10.38 Fingers, Rollie BOS 47.1 4.18 39 0 5 4 1 35 8 10.84 Wyatt, John BOS 16.0 7.31 14 0 0 0 0 17 18 18.00

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July 27,28,29 at Detroit Tigers (52-47)

July 27-Bill Freehan homered and drove in 3, and Willie Horton added 4 hits and 2 RBI as Detroit beat Boston 9-4. (62-38)
W-Bill Monbouquette (7-6) L-Jim Lonborg (10-6)

July 28-Luis Tiant's first start as a Red Sox was a struggle as he pitched 6 innings, allowing 4 runs and 8 hits while striking out 5, but Rico Petrocelli hit a 2 run HR, and Carl Yastrzemski drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th giving Boston a 5-4 win. (63-38)
W-Tug McGraw (10-5) L-Fred Lasher (0-1)

July 29-George Scott hit a 3 run HR, and Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run shot as Boston took two of three from Detroit, winning 7-2. (64-38)
W-Joe Niekro (6-3) L-Denny McClain (5-13)

July 30,31 August 1 at Washington Senators (39-60)

July 30-George Scott hit his 25th HR of the year, a 3 run shot giving Boston all the offense they would need in a 4-2 win over the Senators. (65-38)
W-Dennis Bennett (15-3) L-Pete Richert (7-9) S-Sparky Lyle (26)

July 31-Rico Petrocelli homered and drove in 4, and Boomer Scott added 3 hits and 2 RBI as Boston beat up on Washington 8-4. (66-38)
W-Jose Santiago (6-4) L-Joe Coleman (7-11)

August 1-7 different Sox drove in runs, and Jim Lonborg pitched a complete game, allowing just 2 runs and 5 hits as Boston swept Washington, winning 7-2. (67-38)
W-Jim Lonborg (11-6) L-Johnny Podres (4-7)

Around the MLB: (Trade Deadline)

A couple of big moves were made as we hit the trade deadline, complete details below:

San Fransisco sends LF George Foster
Cleveland sends P Sam McDowell

McDowell was 11-9 4.62 this year striking out 158 in 140 IP's. He's only 25 and signed through 1970. Foster is a minor league monster, hitting .396 11-67 in 70 games in AA ball. He hit .399 9-44 in 41 games last year in A ball. He could anchor a very weak offense next season. Edge Cleveland.

California sends P Fred Newman P Greg Washburn
Oakland sends P Catfish Hunter

Newman was 7-7 4.26 this year in 20 starts. He is 39-46 in 125 career games. Washburn is a 21 year old minor leaguer who has a 2.65 ERA in 98 IP in AA ball. Hunter was the ace of the Oakland staff, going 12-11 3.48 in 25 starts after going 11-17 3.90 in 280 IP's last year. He becomes the ace of the Angels staff. Edge California.

Next for Boston is 3 in Minnesota against the Twins, followed by 3 at home against the California Angels.

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August 2,3,4 at Minnesota Twins (54-48)

August 2-Dean Chance outdueled Luis Tiant, pitching 8 2/3 innings of 1 run ball as Minnesota beat Boston 2-1. (67-39)
W-Dean Chance (13-7) L-Luis Tiant (7-13) S-Jim Roland (8)

August 3-Jim Merritt pitched a complete game shutout, scattering 7 hits, while striking out 10 as Minnesota blanked the Sox 5-0. (67-40)
W-Jim Merritt (6-8) L-Joe Niekro (6-4)

August 4-Rollie Fingers gave up a solo HR to Tony Oliva in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving the Twins a sweep of Boston and a 5-4 win. (67-41)
W-Jim Roland (8-5) L-Rollie Fingers (3-3)

August 6,7,8 v California Angels (55-53)

August 6-Dick Deitz homered twice and drove in 3, and Tony Conigliaro hit his 34th HR of the year as Boston beat the Angels 5-4. (68-41)
W-Jim Lonborg (12-6) L-Clyde Wright (12-10) S-Sparky Lyle (27)

August 7-3 solo HR's, 2 by Tony C. and one by Carl Yastrzemski gave Boston all the runs it would need in a 3-2 win over California. (69-41)
W-Tug McGraw (11-5) L-Tom Burgmeier (1-1) S-Sparky Lyle (28)

August 8-Pinch hitter Don Demeter hit a solo HR off of Steve Kealey, giving Boston a sweep of the Angels, winning 2-1. (70-41)
W-Tug McGraw (12-5) L-Steve Kealey (6-3)

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Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 500th career HR, a 3 run HR off Sammy Ellis in a 5-1 Braves win over the Cincinnati Reds. Boxscore below:

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Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds August 7, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Braves (ATL) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 8 2 Reds (CIN) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 ATLANTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg G. Geiger (CF) 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .254 F. Alou (1B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 R. Carty (LF) 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .310 H. Aaron (RF) 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 .291 J. Torre (C) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 R. Rollins (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 D. Menke (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 F. Millan (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 P. Jarvis (P) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .082 M. Jones (CF) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J. Ritchie (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 T. Cline (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 R. Hernandez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 8 6 5 1 5 4 0 2B: R. Rollins (13) HR: H. Aaron (25) ATLANTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA P. Jarvis 5.0 7 0 0 1 1 2 81 3.87 J. Ritchie 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 4.72 R. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 3.49 TOTALS 9.0 8 0 0 1 1 4 122 CINCINNATI ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg P. Rose (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 T. Helms (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 V. Pinson (CF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 T. Perez (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 A. Shamsky (RF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 H. McRae (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 L. Cardenas (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 J. Edwards (C) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 L. May (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 S. Ellis (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 D. McGinn (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 L. Boehmer (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 TOTALS 36 8 0 1 0 1 4 0 GIDP: J. Edwards CINCINNATI ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA S. Ellis 6.1 8 4 1 5 5 4 100 4.16 D. McGinn 2.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 3.26 TOTALS 9.0 8 6 1 5 5 4 142 WP: P. Jarvis (9-9) LP: S. Ellis (3-1) Temperature: 62F Wind: 3 MPH (right to left) Attendance: 20,813 Time: 2:54

Up next for the Sox is 3 in California against the Angels followed by 3 on the east coast against the Washington Senators.

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August 11,12,13 at California Angels (55-56)

August 11-Joe Foy, Reggie Smith, and Tony C. each hit homeruns as Boston blasted the Angels 11-3. (71-41)
W-Jim Lonborg (13-6) L-Catfish Hunter (12-13)

August 12-Clyde Wright pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just 5 hits as California blanked Boston 5-0. (71-42)
W-Clyde Wright (13-10) L-Luis Tiant (7-13)

August 13-Don Money had his first career extra base hit, a 2 run HR in the 8th helping Boston to a 6-5 win over the Angels. (72-42)
W-Joe Niekro (7-4) L-Steve Kealey (6-4) S-Sparky Lyle (29)

August 14,15,16 at Washington Senators (47-67)

August 14-Mike Andrews and Reggie Smith each homered and drove in 4 runs as Boston beat up the Senators 11-3. (73-42)
W-Lee Stange (14-6) L-Johnny Podres (5-9)

August 15-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 4 for the 2nd straight day and Tony Conigliaro hit his 38th HR of the year as Boston beat up Washington 11-2. (74-42)
W-Dennis Bennett (16-3) L-Joe Sparma (7-9)

August 16-Jim Lonborg helped his own cause with a bases loaded single, driving in two, and Reggie Smith hit his 29th HR of the year, a solo shot as Boston swept Washington, winning 5-3. (75-42)
W-Jim Lonborg (14-6) L-Bo Belinsky (2-4) S-Sparky Lyle (30)

Around the MLB:

Pennant Races:

American League:

Boston 75-42
Baltimore 71-43 2.5
New York 64-51 10.0

National League:

Philadelphia 75-38
San Fransisco 63-48 10.0

As you can see, the National League race is all but done, but there is still drama in the American League. I'll post periodic updates!

Next for Boston is 3 is back in California against the Angels followed by 3 at home against the Senators.

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August 17,18,19 at California Angels (59-58)

August 17-Don Money had 3 hits and 2 RBI and Tony Conigliaro hit a solo HR as Boston beat California 5-1. (76-42)
W-Luis Tiant (8-13) L-Clyde Wright (13-11)

August 18-Tony C. hit his 40th HR of the year, a 3 run shot in the 1st inning accounting for all of Boston's runs, but it was all they needed in the 3-2 win over the Angels. (77-42)
W-Jose Santiago (7-4) L-Andy Messersmith (8-9) S-Sparky Lyle (31)

August 19-Tony Conigliaro homered for the 3rd straight day, driving in 4 as Boston swept the Angels, winning 8-3. (78-42)
W-Lee Stange (15-6) L-George Brunet (8-12)

August 23,24,25 v Washington Senators (47-73)

August 23-Tony C. drove in a pair of runs, and Boomer Scott hit a solo HR as Boston beat the Senators 5-2. (79-42)
W-Jim Lonborg (15-6) L-Joe Sparma (7-10) S-Sparky Lyle (32)

August 24-Carl Yastrzemski hit his 20th HR of the year, a 2 run shot, and Reggie Smith added 2 hits and 2 RBI as Boston beat Washington 8-3. (80-42)
W-Luis Tiant (9-13) L-Bo Belinsky (2-5) S-Sparky Lyle (33)

August 25-Joe Niekro pitched no hit ball for 7 2/3 innings, and ended with a 1 hitter, as Boston swept Washington, winning 2-0. (81-42)
W-Joe Niekro (8-4) L-Pete Richert (8-13)

Around the MLB:

Well, we just can't seem to shake the Baltimore Orioles. We have now won 10 games in a row, but Baltimore has won 11 in a row to stay within one game. Below are the actual standings:

Boston 81-42
Baltimore 80-43 1

Other than that, the only thing of note is 2nd round pick Frank White has improved from a 78 on draft day to an 87 now, and the secondbasemen of the future for us. He is currently hitting .287/.327/.441 2-21

Ending August for the Sox is 3 games at home against the Oakland A's followed by 3 on the road against the New York Yankees.

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Better the O's then the Yankees. At least you can live with yourself if Baltimore passes you. :)

Well done as always!

Re: Impossible Dream???

I think the Yankees will be down for a couple of years, at least until the salaries catch up with each team's payroll budgets. With that said, the Yanks also don't have alot in the minors. A team like the Oakland A's, if they are able to keep their core, could put up a nice challenge over the next couple of years.

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August 26,27,28 v Oakland A's (50-70)

August 26-Gene Oliver hit a 9th inning grand slam off Sparky Lyle, as Oakland beat Boston 6-3. (81-43)
W-Fred Newman (1-0) L-Sparky Lyle (1-4) S-Steve Hamilton (17)

August 27-Tony Conigliaro hit his 42nd HR of the year, a 3 run shot, and Jim Lonborg won his 16th game of the year as Boston beat Oakland 6-4. (82-43)
W-Jim Lonborg (16-6) L-Jim Nash (3-13) S-Sparky Lyle (34)

August 28-Ossie Chevarria drove in the lead run in the 11th inning as Oakland took two of three from Boston, winning 3-2. (82-44)
W-Paul Lindblad (2-4) L-Tug McGraw (12-6) S-Steve Hamilton (18)

August 29,30,31 at New York Yankees (67-56)

August 29-Mickey Mantle hit his 30th HR of the year, driving in 2 and Frank Howard added 3 RBI as New York beat Boston 7-5. (82-45)
W-Mel Stottlemyre (19-8) L-Joe Niekro (8-5) S-Dooley Womack (4)

August 30-Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro each drove in a pair of runs as Boston evened the series with the Yankees, winning 5-2. (83-45)
W-Lee Stange (16-6) L-Fritz Peterson (14-11)

August 31-Mike Andrews had a 2 run single in the 16th inning, as Boston outlasted the Yankees, winning 6-5. (84-45)
W-Sparky Lyle (2-4) L-Hal Kurtz (0-1) S-Jose Santiago (1)

Around the MLB:

The race in the AL East has gotten as close as it can get leading into September:

Baltimore 84-45
Boston 84-45

Tony Conigliaro's shot at the Triple Crown looks like this:
HR's: 42 (1st)
RBI's: 123 (1st)
BAA: .318 (4th-Rod Carew .329)

So he's got some work to do in September.

Leading off September is 3 at home against the Chicago White Sox followed by 3 more in Fenway against the Detroit Tigers.

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through August 31-(team leaders in bold)

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1968 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 Conigliaro, Tony BOS 117 .318 472 150 24 3 42 45 84 0 1 78 123 .648 .380 Yastrzemski, Carl BOS 129 .311 502 156 38 2 20 84 64 4 2 93 90 .514 .410 Gibson, Russ BOS 21 .301 73 22 5 0 0 2 14 0 0 7 5 .370 .320 Demeter, Don BOS 101 .300 150 45 8 0 8 5 23 0 0 27 29 .513 .331 Smith, Reggie BOS 129 .294 524 154 24 2 31 83 74 18 12 109 85 .525 .394 Money, Don BOS 48 .293 184 54 5 0 1 23 27 1 3 20 16 .337 .371 Scott, George BOS 129 .289 499 144 24 5 28 64 93 1 0 81 93 .525 .371 Petrocelli, Rico BOS 106 .277 405 112 22 0 21 54 57 0 0 57 63 .486 .364 Rudi, Joe BOS 46 .265 181 48 10 2 3 12 31 0 0 19 15 .392 .311 Stephenson, Jerry BOS 6 .250 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 Andrews, Mike BOS 112 .247 434 107 28 0 6 74 59 0 0 71 42 .353 .358 French, Jim BOS 46 .238 147 35 7 0 1 29 14 0 0 20 17 .306 .362 Dietz, Dick BOS 71 .236 225 53 11 0 6 47 56 0 0 31 25 .364 .366 Foy, Joe BOS 82 .205 219 45 13 0 3 39 37 6 1 32 22 .306 .323 McGraw, Tug BOS 0 .200 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 Tiant, Luis BOS 28 .196 56 11 0 0 0 2 19 1 0 3 8 .196 .224 Stange, Lee BOS 26 .179 56 10 0 0 0 11 19 0 0 6 5 .179 .300 Tartabull, Jose BOS 32 .175 40 7 2 0 0 2 6 1 1 3 2 .225 .227 Santiago, Jose BOS 14 .156 32 5 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 .156 .182 Bennett, Dennis BOS 25 .155 58 9 0 0 0 3 21 0 0 5 3 .155 .197 Lonborg, Jim BOS 27 .123 65 8 0 0 0 2 21 0 0 2 3 .123 .147 Thomas, George BOS 16 .103 29 3 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 3 1 .138 .133 Niekro, Joe BOS 22 .059 51 3 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 0 2 .059 .111 Lyle, Sparky BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Lee, Bill BOS 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through August 31-(team leaders in bold)

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1968 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9 McGraw, Tug BOS 95.0 2.27 62 0 12 6 3 72 35 10.71 Santiago, Jose BOS 95.0 2.84 17 14 7 4 1 93 38 11.37 Stange, Lee BOS 188.0 2.87 26 26 16 6 0 111 53 9.91 Lonborg, Jim BOS 191.1 3.39 27 27 16 6 0 126 68 11.29 Niekro, Joe BOS 158.1 3.41 23 22 8 5 0 86 55 10.06 Bennett, Dennis BOS 171.2 3.41 25 25 16 3 0 112 41 10.64 Tiant, Luis BOS 197.0 3.61 28 28 9 13 0 144 56 10.64 Fingers, Rollie BOS 58.0 3.72 45 0 5 5 1 39 10 10.09 Stephenson, Jerry BOS 47.1 3.80 18 6 0 3 0 30 22 13.12 Lyle, Sparky BOS 45.1 3.97 47 0 2 4 34 29 16 12.51 Lee, Bill BOS 13.0 4.15 2 2 0 1 0 8 5 10.38 Wyatt, John BOS 18.2 6.27 17 0 0 0 0 20 19 15.91

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September 1,2,3 v Chicago White Sox (53-79)

September 1-Jim Lonborg pitched 8 shutout innings, and Carl Yastrzemski drove in 3 runs as Boston blanked Chicago 5-0. (85-45)
W-Jim Lonborg (17-6) L-Wilbur Wood (4-6)

September 2-Jim O'Toole pitched a complete game, and 5 different White Sox drove in runs as the White Sox beat Boston 5-2. (85-46)
W-Jim O'Toole (7-16) L-Luis Tiant (9-14)

September 3-Tommy John pitched a complete game, 4 hit shutout, striking out 1 and walking 1 as Chicago beat Boston 2-0. (85-47)
W-Tommy John (15-8) L-Joe Niekro (8-6)

After the game, Joe Niekro complained of shoulder soreness and it was revealed that he has a torn rotator cuff, will undergo surgery and will miss the rest of the season and probably all of 1969. This is a huge blow for the Sox pennant chase, and may force us to make moves we weren't planning on making in the offseason.

September 4,5,6 v Detroit Tigers (70-62)

September 4-Tony Conigliaro hit a leadoff homerun off Larry Sherry in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Tigers. (86-47)
W-Tug McGraw (13-6) L-Larry Sherry (10-1)

September 5-Tony C. hit a 3 run HR and drove in 4 total, and Dennis Bennett pitched 7 2/3 innings of 3 hit ball as Boston beat Detroit 6-2. (87-47)
W-Dennis Bennett (17-3) L-Denny McClain (7-18)

September 6-Jim Northrup hit a pair of homeruns, driving in 4 as Detroit avoided the sweep, beating the Sox 5-3. (87-48)
W-Mike Marshall (1-1) L-Tug McGraw (13-7) S-Fred Gladding (15)

Around the MLB:

We haven't been able to keep up with the Orioles who have now won 21 of 23 and have opened up a 3 game lead in the American League.

Baltimore 90-45
Boston 87-48 3.0

Up next for Boston is 3 in Minnesota against the Twins followed by the most important series of the year, a 3 game set in Fenway against the first place Orioles!

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September 10,11,12 at Minnesota Twins (71-61)

September 10-Roger Repoz drove in the winning run with an RBI single off Rollie Fingers in the bottom of the 9th as Minnesota beat Boston 5-4. (87-49)
W-Jim Roland (9-6) L-Rollie Fingers (3-4)

September 11-A 5 run 9th inning, highlighted by 2 run HR's by pinch hitter Joe Rudi and Carl Yastrzemski helped Boston to a 6-3 win. (88-49)
W-Tug McGraw (14-7) L-Tom Hall (1-2) S-Sparky Lyle (35)

September 12-Graig Nettles singled in Rod Carew in the bottom of the 9th giving the Twins a 4-3 win. (88-50)
W-Jim McAndrew (3-1) L-Tug McGraw (14-8)

September 13,14,15 v Baltimore Orioles (93-48)

September 13-Jim Palmer pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball against a Red Sox team that was without Mike Andrews, Reggie Smith, Rico Petrocelli and Joe Foy, all out for the series with injuries as Baltimore won 3-2. (88-51)
W-Jim Palmer (17-7) L-Dennis Bennett (17-4) S-Darold Knowles (7)

September 14-Frank Robinson homered and drove in 4 and the Oriole pitching staff shut Boston down again in a 8-2 Baltimore win. (88-52)
W-Steve Barber (17-10) L-Jim Lonborg (17-7)

September 15-Baltimore put a stamp on the series, division and season as Paul Blair homered and Tom Phoebus pitched into the 8th giving the Orioles a 6-1 win and a sweep of the series. (88-53)
W-Tom Phoebus (2-0) L-Luis Tiant (9-15)

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Well, that sucked.....We lost Andrews, Smith and Foy for the series, forcing me to play 4 rookies in the lineup during the sweep. We didn't stand a chance. The only shot we have now is we play the 9th place Indians 12 more times before the season is up.

Next for Boston is 6 games at home, 3 against the Indians followed by 3 against the Detroit Tigers.

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September 16,17,18 v Cleveland Indians (54-87)

September 16-Joe Rudi hit a grand slam in the 4th inning, and the Sox made it hold up as the beat Cleveland 4-3. (89-53)
W-Bill Lee (1-1) L-Steve Hargan (4-16)

September 17-Lee Stange pitched a complete game, 2 hit shutout, striking out 4 and walking 1 and Tony C. drove in the only run of the game as Boston won 1-0. (90-53)
W-Lee Stange (17-6) L-Jack Kralik (6-9)

September 18-Boomer Scott hit his 30th HR of the year, a 2 run shot and Don Money added 2 RBI as Boston swept the Indians, winning 6-5. (91-53)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-4) L-Bill Landis (0-4) S-Sparky Lyle (37)

September 19,20,21 v Detroit Tigers (79-68)

September 19-Reggie Smith hit a 2 run HR and Jim Lonborg pitched 8 shutout innings, and the Sox held on for a 5-4 win, as rookie Don Baylor drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th with a 2 out double. (92-53)
W-Sparky Lyle (3-4) L-Dave Wickersham (2-3)

September 20-Tony Conigliaro (45) and Reggie Smith (35) each hit 2 run HR's as Boston made it 5 in a row with a 7-3 win. (93-53)
W-Luis Tiant (10-15) L-Mickey Lolich (15-11)

September 21-Detroit avoided the sweep, as Norm Cash and Jim Northrup hit solo HR's in the 3-2 Tiger win. (93-54)
W-Fred Gladding (5-1) L-Tug McGraw (14-9)

Around the MLB:
Roger Maris of the St. Louis Cardinals and the single season homerun king, hit his 300th career HR, a 2 run shot off Bob Shaw in a 5-2 Cardinal win over the New York Mets.

Up next for the Sox is 3 in Cleveland against the Indians followed by a 3 game set on the West Coast against the California Angels.

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September 22,23,24 at Cleveland Indians (54-93)

September 22-Max Alvis homered and drove in 3, as the Indians piled up 13 hits and 8 runs in an 8-7 win over the Sox. (93-55)
W-Tom Kelley (2-3) L-Jose Santiago (7-5) S-Horatio Pina (17)

September 23-Leon Wagner hit a 2 run HR in the first inning and it held up as Cleveland beat Boston 3-1. (93-56)
W-Sonny Seibert (6-12) L-Dennis Bennett (17-5) S-Horatio Pina (18)

September 24-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 5, and Don Money added a HR and 3 RBI as Boston avoided the sweep, winning 9-5. (94-56)
W-Jerry Stephenson (1-3) L-Steve Bailey (4-4)

September 25,26,27 at California Angels (73-74)

September 25-Joe Rudi hit a 3 run HR, and Luis Tiant pitched 7 shutout innings as Boston blanked the Angels 4-0. (95-56)
W-Luis Tiant (11-15) L-Andy Messersmith (11-11) S-Sparky Lyle (38)

September 26-Bill Lee pitched a complete game, scattering 7 hits and allowing just 1 run as Boston beat the Angels again, today 3-1. (96-56)
W-Bill Lee (2-1) L-Clyde Wright (16-14)

September 27-California avoided the sweep, as George Brunet pitched 8 shutout innings, and Ed Kirkpatrick hit a solo HR as the Angels beat the Sox 3-0. (96-57)
W-George Brunet (11-14) L-Lee Stange (17-7) S-Pete Cimino (17)

Around the MLB:

Barring something amazing, the 1968 World Series will pit the Baltimore Orioles against the Philadelphia Phillies. Both teams lead their leagues by 5 full games.

Finishing up September and into October for Boston is 3 in Cleveland followed by 3 in Detroit and lastly, 3 more in Cleveland.

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September 28,29,30 at Cleveland Indians (57-96)

September 28-Dennis Bennett pitched 7 innings of 2 run ball and 5 different Sox drove in runs as Boston beat Cleveland 5-2. (97-57)
W-Dennis Bennett (18-5) L-Jerry Koosman (3-5) S-Sparky Lyle (39)

September 29-Reggie Smith homered and drove in a pair, and Jose Santiago pitched 7 innings, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 in a 3-1 Sox win. (98-57)
W-Jose Santiago (8-5) L-Steve Hargan (4-18) S-Sparky Lyle (40)

September 30-Tony C. hit a 2 run HR and Rico Petrocelli hit his first HR since coming back from injury as Boston blanked Cleveland 7-0. (99-57)
W-Luis Tiant (12-15) L-Gary Bell (4-13)

October 1,2,3 at Detroit Tigers (85-74)

October 1-Jim Northrup hit a 2 run HR, and Bill Monbouquette won his 16th game of the year as Detroit beat Boston 4-3. (99-58)
W-Bill Monbouquette (16-7) L-Bill Lee (2-2) S-Fred Gladding (19)

October 2-Tony Conigliaro hit his 48th HR of the year, a 3 run shot, and Rico Petrocelli added a solo shot as Boston outlasted Detroit 6-5. (100-58)
W-Lee Stange (18-7) L-Mickey Lolich (15-14) S-Sparky Lyle (41)

October 3-Al Kaline had 3 hits and 4 RBI as Detroit knocked the Red Sox out of playoff contention with a 9-4 win. (100-59)
W-Denny McClain (10-21) L-Steve Carlton (0-1)

October 4,5,6 at Cleveland Indians (58-101)

October 4-Reggie Smith (39) and Carl Yastrzemski (22) each hit 2 run homeruns, as Boston beat the Indians 5-2. (101-59)
W-Jose Santiago (9-5) L-Gary Bell (4-14) S-Sparky Lyle (42)

October 5-Rico Petrocelli had 3 hits and 4 RBI and Boomer Scott added a 3 run HR as Boston blasted Cleveland 9-1. (102-59)
W-Luis Tiant (13-15) L-Jack Kralik (6-10)

October 6-Against a team of minor leaguers, Tito Francona hit a 3 run HR, and 6 other Indians drove in runs as Boston ended the season with a 9-4 loss to Cleveland. (102-60)
W-Jerry Koosman (4-6) L-Bill Lee (2-3)

Around the MLB:

Final Standings

American League:

Baltimore 109-53
Boston 102-60 7.0
Minnesota 88-74 21.0
New York 87-75 22.0
Detroit 87-75 22.0
California 82-80 27.0
Oakland 72-90 37.0
Chicago 67-95 42.0
Cleveland 59-103 50.0
Washington 57-105 52.0

National League:

Philadelphia 98-64
Cincinnati 93-69 5.0
Houston 91-71 7.0
San Fransisco 90-72 8.0
Atlanta 84-78 14.0
Pittsburgh 78-84 20.0
Los Angeles 77-85 21.0
St. Louis 72-90 26.0
Chicago 72-90 26.0
New York 55-107 43.0

Up next will be the recap of the 1968 World Series!!

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1968 World Series Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles

Game One-Bill White picked up where he left off last post season, hitting a 2 run HR, and Jim Bunning pitched 8 2/3 innings as the Phillies took Game One, and home field advantage with a 4-1 win.

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Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles October 19, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 7 0 Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Briggs (CF) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .268 T. Gonzalez (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 J. Callison (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 D. Allen (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293 B. White (1B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .282 D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 C. Rojas (2B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 B. Wine (SS) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J. Bunning (P) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .170 G. Wagner (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 TOTALS 31 7 3 4 1 4 2 1 2B: B. Wine 2 HR: B. White GIDP: T. Gonzalez PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA J. Bunning 8.2 5 2 0 1 1 8 142 2.31 G. Wagner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.22 TOTALS 9.0 5 2 0 1 1 8 148 BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg L. Aparicio (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 P. Blair (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .267 F. Robinson (RF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 B. Powell (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 C. Blefary (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .284 D. Johnson (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 B. Robinson (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 E. Hendricks (C) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 J. Palmer (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 TOTALS 31 5 2 1 0 1 8 0 HBP: F. Robinson, E. Hendricks BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA J. Palmer 7.2 7 3 1 4 4 1 119 2.28 F. Beene 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 4.38 TOTALS 9.0 7 3 1 4 4 2 134 WP: J. Bunning LP: J. Palmer Temperature: 46F Wind: Calm Attendance: 52,185 Time: 2:42

1968 World Series Philadephia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles

Game Two- Larry Jackson pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just 3 hits, and Bill White does it again with a bases clearing double, giving Philadelphia a 2-0 series lead.

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Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles October 20, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Phillies (PHI) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Briggs (CF) 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 .268 T. Gonzalez (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 J. Callison (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 D. Allen (3B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .293 B. White (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .282 D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 C. Rojas (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 B. Wine (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 L. Jackson (P) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 TOTALS 32 6 5 4 0 4 9 1 2B: B. White PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA L. Jackson 9.0 3 2 0 0 0 4 121 3.54 TOTALS 9.0 3 2 0 0 0 4 121 BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg L. Aparicio (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 P. Blair (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 F. Robinson (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 B. Powell (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 C. Blefary (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 D. Johnson (2B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 B. Robinson (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 B. Tillman (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 W. Bunker (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 M. Drabowsky (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 M. Epstein (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 TOTALS 32 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA W. Bunker 4.0 5 3 0 4 4 3 72 3.38 M. Drabowsky 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 5 55 3.15 F. Beene 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 4.38 TOTALS 9.0 6 5 0 4 4 9 140 WP: L. Jackson LP: W. Bunker Temperature: 50F Wind: Calm Attendance: 52,185 Time: 2:34

1968 World Series Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies

Game Three-Paul Blair went 3-4 with a HR and Davey Johnson added 2 RBI as Baltimore won Game Three 5-4.

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Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies October 22, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Orioles (BAL) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 1 Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg L. Aparicio (SS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 P. Blair (CF) 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 .267 F. Robinson (RF) 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282 D. May (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Powell (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .309 C. Blefary (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284 D. Johnson (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .280 B. Robinson (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 B. Tillman (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 S. Barber (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139 M. Rettenmund (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 TOTALS 36 10 2 5 1 5 8 0 2B: B. Robinson, F. Robinson HR: P. Blair BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA S. Barber 7.0 4 5 0 3 3 7 118 3.74 F. Beene 2.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 32 4.38 TOTALS 9.0 5 7 0 4 4 8 150 PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Briggs (CF) 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .268 T. Gonzalez (LF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 J. Callison (RF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .291 D. Allen (3B) 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 B. White (1B) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 C. Rojas (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306 B. Wine (SS) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 D. Clemens (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 R. Wise (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 L. Colton (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Lock (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 D. Hall (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 R. Barry (P) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 TOTALS 29 5 7 4 0 4 8 1 GIDP: B. White PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Wise 5.0 8 2 0 4 4 2 99 3.66 L. Colton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.48 D. Hall 3.0 2 0 1 1 1 5 40 2.64 TOTALS 9.0 10 2 1 5 5 8 148 WP: S. Barber LP: R. Wise SV: F. Beene Temperature: 46F Wind: Calm Attendance: 33,608 Time: 3:16

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