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August 21,22,23,24 v Washington Senators

August 21--Ken McMullen went 3-4 with a double and three runs scored, and Frank Coggins added two hits and two RBI as the Senators beat Boston, 8-5. Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro homered in a losing cause for the Sox, (67-58)
W-Ellis (2-3) L-Brandon (1-6) HR-BOS Yastrzemski (28) Conigliaro (10)

August 22--Yaz continued the best season of his career, hitting homerun number 29, and Joe Foy added two hits and two RBI, leading Boston to the 5-3 win. Phil Niekro went seven innings, giving up just two runs, earning the win. (68-58)
W-P. Niekro (5-2) L-Coleman (10-12) S-Billingham (12) HR-BOS Yastrzemski (29)

August 23--Yastrzemski went 3-4 with an RBI double and Tony Conigliaro added a two run single, leading Boston to a rain soaked, 3-2 win. Jose Santiago pitched 6 shutout innings of relief of Jim Lonborg, who was pulled after 3 innings due to rain, picking up the win. (69-58)
W-Santiago (12-11) L-Knowles (4-3) HR-WAS Harrelson (30)

August 24--In a wild game, Joe Foy drove home Carl Yastrzemski with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th inning, giving the Sox the 5-4 win. Boxscore below:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
Washington Senators (56-73)	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	1
Boston Red Sox (70-58)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	14	2

WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORES BOSTON BATTING LINESCORES

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Unser CF 8 2 5 1 0 1 2 .270 1 13 P. Casanova C 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 .238 12 45 K. Harrelson RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .283 30 91 a-R. Colavito RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 4 16 F. Howard LF 6 0 1 0 1 2 2 .224 19 63 D. Nen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 3 d-F. Coggins PH, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 2 16 H. Allen 3B, 2B 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 .244 0 9 B. Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 2 10 b-C. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 0 9 c-K. McMullen 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 17 64 T. Cullen SS 7 1 3 0 0 0 4 .244 3 27 P. Richert P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 1 6 D. Knowles P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2 D. Lines P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 0 2 J. Lamabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 f-D. Camilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 6 C. Pascual P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 0 1 Totals 58 4 16 4 3 7 27 a - R. Colavito substituted for K. Harrelson in the 8th b - C. Peterson pinch hit for B. Allen in the 9th c - K. McMullen substituted for C. Peterson in the 9th d - F. Coggins pinch hit for D. Nen in the 11th e - J. King pinch hit for D. Lines in the 11th f - D. Camilli pinch hit for J. Lamabe in the 13th BATTING Doubles: D. Unser (9, 14th Inning off J. Wyatt, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Allen (4, 9th Inning off D. Osinski, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Casanova (24, 10th Inning off S. Lyle, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: P. Casanova (12, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: D. Unser 6 , H. Allen 3 , P. Casanova 6 , F. Howard , T. Cullen 3 , K. McMullen 2 , F. Coggins Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Knowles , D. Unser , F. Howard 2 , F. Coggins , J. King , D. Camilli GIDP: P. Casanova Sac Bunt: C. Pascual , P. Richert Sac Fly: K. Harrelson Team LOB: 12 FIELDING Errors: H. Allen (8) Double Plays: 3 (Allen-Cullen-Nen, Cullen-Allen-Nen, Cullen-Allen-Nen) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Smith CF 6 0 1 2 1 2 5 .279 17 69 R. Carty C 7 0 0 0 0 2 7 .257 14 52 C. Yastrzemski LF 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 .326 29 72 T. Conigliaro RF 7 0 3 0 0 1 3 .242 10 34 G. Scott 1B 7 0 1 0 0 0 6 .283 18 82 J. Foy 3B 5 0 2 2 1 1 1 .266 12 64 R. Petrocelli SS 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .241 19 65 T. Helms 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .231 0 22 J. Niekro P 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .205 0 2 a-D. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 8 24 D. Osinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0 b-R. Scheinblum PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 0 17 S. Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 c-J. Tartabull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 6 J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1 J. Wyatt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0 Totals 54 5 14 5 5 9 35 a - D. Johnson pinch hit for J. Niekro in the 7th b - R. Scheinblum pinch hit for D. Osinski in the 9th c - J. Tartabull pinch hit for S. Lyle in the 11th BATTING Doubles: J. Foy (18, 8th Inning off D. Knowles, 2 on, 1 out) T. Helms (15, 7th Inning off P. Richert, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Yastrzemski 4 , T. Conigliaro 3 , R. Smith , G. Scott , J. Foy 3 , R. Petrocelli 2 , T. Helms 2 2-out RBI: C. Yastrzemski , R. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Helms , R. Carty GIDP: T. Conigliaro , G. Scott 2 Sac Fly: J. Foy Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Errors: C. Yastrzemski (4) , J. Foy (16) Double Plays: 1 (Foy-Helms-Scott)

WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORES

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Richert 7.0 8 3 3 4 3 0 104 61 3.83 D. Knowles BS (2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 37 20 2.29 D. Lines 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.31 J. Lamabe 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 16 3.54 C. Pascual L (5-19) 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 32 25 5.64 PITCHING Game Score: P. Richert 48 Batters Faced: P. Richert 30, D. Knowles 11, D. Lines 3, J. Lamabe 6, C. Pascual 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Richert 12-2, D. Knowles 4-2, D. Lines 2-0, J. Lamabe 3-2, C. Pascual 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: P. Richert 104-61, D. Knowles 37-20, D. Lines 7-4, J. Lamabe 23-16, C. Pascual 32-25 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Knowles 1-1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Niekro 7.0 5 4 3 1 2 1 100 59 3.69 D. Osinski 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 13 2.70 S. Lyle 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 32 22 3.68 J. Billingham 1.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 37 22 0.70 J. Wyatt W (4-3) 2.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 36 22 2.30 PITCHING Game Score: J. Niekro 54 Batters Faced: J. Niekro 29, D. Osinski 7, S. Lyle 9, J. Billingham 7, J. Wyatt 12 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 11-8, D. Osinski 3-3, S. Lyle 2-2, J. Billingham 1-0, J. Wyatt 3-3 Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 100-59, D. Osinski 21-13, S. Lyle 32-22, J. Billingham 37-22, J. Wyatt 36-22 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wyatt 3-0

August 25,26,27 (DH) @ Chicago White Sox

August 25--Trailing 3-2 entering the ninth inning, George Scott led off with a solo homerun to tie it, Rico Petrocelli followed up with a walk, and Tommy Helms drove him home with a double, leading the Sox to the 4-3 win. Cal Koonce pitched two perfect innings, earning the win. (71-58)
W-Koonce (3-2) L-Carlos (2-4) HR BOS Scott (19)

August 26--Johnny Callison hit a pinch hit solo homerun off Jim Lonborg, accounting for the only run of the game as Gary Peters outdueled Lonborg, winning 1-0. Lonborg, the hardluck loser, went the distance, allowing just three hits, striking out 10, while Peters allowed just one hit over eight shutout innings. (71-59)
W-Peters (12-10) L-Lonborg (15-10) S-Locker (28) HR- CHW Callison (9)

August 27 (Game One)--Reggie Smith drove home Tommy Helms with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning, giving the Red Sox a 5-4 win over the White, in the first game of the doubleheader. Carl Yastrzemski hit homerun number 30, a solo shot in the win, and Helms added three hits and two runs scored to help lead the attack. (72-59)
W-Billingham (5-1) L-Wilhelm (2-6) S-Lyle (8) HR- BOS Yastrzemski (30)

August 27 (Game Two)--Rico Carty hit a two run double in the top of the ninth inning, breaking a 1 all tie, giving Boston the 3-1 win, the sweep of the doubleheader and their 7th win in their last 9 games. Jose Santiago allowed just three hits and one run over eight innings. (73-59)
W-Santiago (13-11) L-Horlen (6-13) S-Lyle (9)

Harmon Killebrew HR Chase--47 homeruns in 128 games--On pace now for 59.

As we finish up August, we will see Boston home for three games against the Yankees, followed by 4 against these same White Sox.