TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5,1967

BOSTON (88-49) @ WASHINGTON (46-92)

STARTING PITCHERS

11Y (17-6 2.72) 13YW (5-6 4.34)

It was the best of clubs and the worst of clubs as the Red Sox close out there three game set against Washington. The Sox assaulted Frank Bertaina in the top of the first plating three while sending 8 men to the plate. They added three more while riding the right arm of Gary Bell who spun a three hitter while collecting his 18 win on the season.

BOS 300 210 000 6 11 0

WAS 100 000 000 1 3 0

2B BOS Yastrzemski 29 Scott 26 E. Howard 10 R. Smith 18

WAS C. Peterson 14 Stroud 5

RBI BOS R. Smith 2(64) Harrelson 2(40) Foy 55

WAS F. Howard 81

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Bell 8 3 0 4 2 1 1 28 66

Bertaina 4.2 8 0 1 3 6 5 23 28

WP Bell 18-6 2.66 LP Bertaina 5-7 4.54

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Adair singled. Yastrzemski doubled. R. Smith doubled scoring two runs. Harrelson singled scoring a run. BOS 3 WAS 0

BOTTOM 1 .. Stroud doubled and advanced on a groundout. F. Howard sac fly scoring a run. BOS 3 WAS 1

TOP 4 .. Petrocelli singled. E. Howard doubled. Petrocelli scored on a passed ball. Foy sac fly scoring a run. BOS 5 WAS 1

TOP 5 .. Scott doubled. Harrelson singled scoring a run. BOS 6 WAS 1

NOTES: Yaz smacked his 29th double putting him in 2nd place in the league while leading the Sox. Ken Harrelson has 10 RBIs in the 8 games since joining the Beantowners. Ellie Howard has three doubles in his last two games versus Washington. Frank Howard picked up his 81st RBI, putting him in three place in the Junior Circuit. He also has the dubious honor of leading the league in whiffs.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Double 2 RBI

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