8/8/1968, ELE68-BIS68, Fenway Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 6 0 4 1 1968 Bishops 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 5 0 Elephants AB R H BI AVG Bishops AB R H BI AVG Taylor T 3b 3 1 1 1 .221 Tartabull cf 3 0 2 0 .301 McCraw 1b 3 1 0 0 .231 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 .315 Lock lf 3 0 0 0 .204 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 .251 Melton ph 1 1 1 2 .323 Snyder rf 3 0 0 0 .256 Rudi lf 0 0 0 0 .143 Fairly 1b 3 1 1 0 .246 Cardenal cf 4 0 1 1 .282 Cater ph 0 0 0 0 .299 Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0 .238 Hall J lf 3 1 1 1 .287 Grote c 4 0 0 0 .300 Foy ph 1 0 0 0 .214 Alou J rf 4 0 1 1 .265 Jimenez lf 0 0 0 0 .385 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 .226 Green D 2b 3 1 0 0 .207 Niekro J p 3 0 0 0 .088 Kenworthy 3b 4 0 1 2 .275 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 .400 Nixon c 3 0 0 0 .167 Walker p 1 0 0 0 .000 Taylor C ph 1 0 0 0 .373 34 5 6 5 McBean p 3 0 0 0 .245 Hall D p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 3 6 3 Elephants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Niekro J 6.1 5 3 3 2 0 104 61 3.45 Coombs W 2-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 8 7 4.01 Walker S 6 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 27 18 5.51 9.0 6 3 3 3 4 139 86 Bishops INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA McBean L 7-9 7.0 5 4 3 2 5 106 64 3.88 Hall D BS 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 21 16 5.18 9.0 6 5 3 2 7 127 80 ELE: Melton batted for Lock in the 8th Rudi inserted at lf in the 8th BIS: Mota batted for Tartabull in the 8th Cater batted for Fairly in the 8th Foy batted for Hall J in the 8th Mota moved to cf in the 9th Cater moved to 1b in the 9th Jimenez inserted at lf in the 9th Taylor C batted for Nixon in the 9th E-Fairly, Green D. 2B-Alou J(12), Torres(10), Melton(9), Fairly(16), Hall J(12), Kenworthy(1). RBI-Taylor T(18), Cardenal(37), Alou J(36), Melton 2(19), Hall J(19), Kenworthy 2(5). SB-Taylor T(22). K-Lock, Cardenal, Grote 2, Niekro J 2, Walker, Snyder, Green D, Kenworthy, Nixon. BB-Taylor T, McCraw, Snyder, Green D, Cater. GWRBI: Melton Temperature: 75, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 8 MPH. 8/8/1968, ELE68-BIS68, Fenway Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 6 0 4 1 1968 Bishops 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 5 0 Elephants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Taylor T 3b 1>3/g W S.2-H 8>e3.B-1 McCraw 1b 9 8 7 W.1-2 Lock lf 143 SB2 6>k Hall D 63 Melton ph note 1 Rudi lf Cardenal cf 2>6 4>k S 43.3-H Clarke 2b S 9 4/L 7 Grote c 8 63 k k Alou J rf D.1-H 5>53 7>31 9>63 Torres ss 43 D 7 53 Niekro J p 3>k 8 k Coombs p Walker p k 1: D.2-H;1-H;B-3(e4/th) Bishops -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Tartabull cf 1>S 4>63 S Mota ph 8>8 Kessinger ss 6/f.B-1 7 31 S Snyder rf 643/gdp W 7>3/g Walker k Fairly 1b 2>43 64/f D Cater ph W.1-2 Hall J lf 63 5>8 D.2-H Foy ph 43 Jimenez lf Green D 2b 63 8 IW 9>k Kenworthy 3b 3>8 8 D.2-H;1-H k Nixon c 7 6>53 Coombs k Taylor C ph 13 McBean p 4 63 53 Hall D p Elephants IN OUT ER Bishops IN OUT ER Niekro J A1 C7 3 McBean A1 D2 3 L 7-9 Coombs C8 D2 0 W 2-4 Hall D D3 D9 0 BS 1 Walker D3 D8 0 S 6 8/8/1968, ELE68-BIS68, Fenway Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 6 0 4 1 1968 Bishops 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 5 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Elephants batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Taylor T grounded out to first (CX) 0-0 1 --- 12 McCraw flied out to right (CBFX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Lock grounded out to the mound (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Bishops batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Tartabull lined a single between first and second (BX) 0-0 0 1-- 21 Kessinger grounded to short, forcing Tartabull at second, Kessinger to first (BFBX) 0-0 1 1-- 22 Snyder grounded into a double play, Torres to Clarke to McCraw (CBFBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Elephants batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Cardenal popped out to short (BX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Clarke grounded a single between third and short (X) 0-0 1 1-- 31 Grote flied out to center (BBCBX) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Alou J doubled deep to right center, Clarke scored (CBBCX) 1-0 2 -2- 22 Torres grounded out to second (FSBBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Bishops batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Fairly grounded out to second (FBFBX) 1-0 1 --- 32 Hall J grounded out to short (BBCFBX) 1-0 2 --- 32 Green D grounded out to short (BBFSFBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Elephants batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Niekro J struck out (BSCFBFFC) 1-0 1 --- 30 Taylor T walked (BBBB) 1-0 1 1-- 11 McCraw flied out to center (CBX) 1-0 2 1-- 00 Taylor T stole second (>B) 1-0 2 -2- 31 Lock grounded out to short (>B.CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Bishops batting 1-0 0 --- 12 Kenworthy flied out to center (CSFBX) 1-0 1 --- 02 Nixon flied out to left (FCX) 1-0 2 --- 10 McBean popped out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Elephants batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Cardenal struck out (BCFBS) 1-0 1 --- 00 Clarke flied out to right (X) 1-0 2 --- 32 Grote grounded out to short (CBSBBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Bishops batting 1-0 0 --- 21 Tartabull grounded out to short (FBBX) 1-0 1 --- 11 Kessinger flied out to left (BFX) 1-0 2 --- 31 Snyder walked (CBBBB) 1-0 2 1-- 12 Fairly grounded to short, forcing Snyder at second (1FBFFFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Elephants batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Alou J grounded out to third (X) 1-0 1 --- 12 Torres lined a double down the right field line (BFSX) 1-0 1 -2- 00 Niekro J flied out to center (X) 1-0 2 -2- 00 Taylor T grounded a single up the middle, Torres scored (X) 2-0 2 1-- 11 McCraw flied out to left (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Bishops batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Hall J flied out to center (X) 2-0 1 --- 12 Green D flied out to center (CFBX) 2-0 2 --- 01 Kenworthy popped out to center (FX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Lock struck out (CBCC) 2-0 1 --- 11 Cardenal lined a single to left (CBX) 2-0 1 1-- 22 Clarke lined out to second (CBCBFFFX) 2-0 2 1-- 22 Grote struck out (BFCBS) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Bishops batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Nixon grounded out to third (BFFBX) 2-0 1 --- 11 McBean grounded out to short (BCX) 2-0 2 --- 11 Tartabull lined a single to shallow left (CBX) 2-0 2 1-- 20 Kessinger grounded out to first (BBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 32 Alou J grounded out to first (CBBBFX) 2-0 1 --- 00 Torres flied out to left (X) 2-0 2 --- 12 Niekro J struck out (CCBS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Bishops batting 2-0 0 --- 31 Snyder grounded out to first (BBBCX) 2-0 1 --- 32 Fairly grounded a double down the first base line (CBFFFBFBX) 2-0 1 -2- 32 Hall J doubled deep to right center, Fairly scored (CBBFFBX) 2-1 1 -2- 30 Green D was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-1 1 12- 00 Kenworthy doubled deep to left, Hall J scored, Green D scored (X) Coombs now pitching 2-3 1 -2- 02 Nixon struck out (CCS) 2-3 2 -2- 01 McBean grounded out to third (CX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Elephants batting 2-3 0 --- 20 Taylor T to first on an error by the first baseman Fairly (BBX) 2-3 0 1-- 31 McCraw walked, Taylor T to second (FBBBB) Hall D now pitching Melton pinch hitting for Lock 2-3 0 12- 11 Melton lined a double to right center, Taylor T scored, McCraw scored, Melton to third on an error by the second baseman Green D (BCX) 4-3 0 --3 00 Cardenal grounded out to second, Melton scored (X) 5-3 1 --- 11 Clarke flied out to left (BSX) 5-3 2 --- 22 Grote struck out (BCSBS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Bishops batting Rudi now playing left field Mota pinch hitting for Tartabull 5-3 0 --- 00 Mota flied out to center (X) 5-3 1 --- 10 Kessinger reached on an infield single to short (BX) Walker now pitching 5-3 1 1-- 12 Snyder struck out (CFBS) Cater pinch hitting for Fairly 5-3 2 1-- 32 Cater walked, Kessinger to second (BCBBF>B) Foy pinch hitting for Hall J 5-3 2 12- 12 Foy grounded out to second (CBSFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Elephants batting Mota moved to center field Cater moved to first base Jimenez now playing left field 5-3 0 --- 02 Alou J grounded out to short (FFX) 5-3 1 --- 11 Torres grounded out to third (SBX) 5-3 2 --- 02 Walker struck out (CFC) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Bishops batting 5-3 0 --- 12 Green D struck out (BCFS) 5-3 1 --- 22 Kenworthy struck out (BCCFBS) Taylor C pinch hitting for Nixon 5-3 2 --- 01 Taylor C grounded out to the mound (FX)