FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT MIAMI MARLINS
08/05/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT MIAMI MARLINS
GAME ID: 854 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (56-53) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 7 17 0
Miami Marlins (50-58) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Victory Pushes Red Sox Record to 56-53
The Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins, 7-3, at Turner Field. The Red Sox got a fine performance from third baseman Steve Braun, who captured player of the game honors. He was 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Boston now has a 3-game win streak.

Boston used the clutch hitting of Jim Gleeson to capture the win. The left fielder drilled a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to give the Red Sox the lead, 4-2. For the game, Gleeson had 1 single and 1 double in 4 at-bats.

Braun told a Boston Daily News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Braun 3B 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .258 5 42
J. Gleeson LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .262 5 37
   a-D. Hansen 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217 1 6
J. Rizzo DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .243 20 62
D. Long 1B 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .254 13 54
   b-M. Williams CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 2 6
V. Stephens 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .255 11 40
J. Werth RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .219 12 40
S. Fasano C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .166 8 26
A. Eaton CF, LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .192 3 28
J. Polanco SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .244 5 32
Totals 41 7 17 7 3 6 29      
a - D. Hansen substituted for J. Gleeson in the 7th
b - M. Williams substituted for D. Long in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Braun (21, 4th Inning off J. Fisher, 1 on, 1 out) J. Gleeson (7, 6th Inning off R. Birkofer, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: V. Stephens (2, 7th Inning off W. Brusstar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams (2, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Eaton 3 , D. Long 3 , S. Braun 4 , J. Polanco , S. Fasano , J. Gleeson 3 , J. Rizzo , V. Stephens 3 , D. Hansen , M. Williams 4
2-out RBI: M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , D. Long , J. Werth , S. Fasano , J. Gleeson , J. Rizzo
Sac Fly: J. Rizzo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Eaton (4) , J. Polanco (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Stephens-Long, Stephens-Polanco-Long)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Clark CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .263 12 43
L. Ordaz SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .198 2 25
R. Acuna DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 18 67
I. Calderon LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .225 7 34
S. Casey 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .290 6 44
A. Thornton 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .230 11 45
C. Keller RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .195 6 14
H. Rice 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 1 17
E. MacKenzie C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .157 3 13
Totals 35 3 10 2 5 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Casey (17, 2nd Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (18, 3rd Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Thornton (1, 6th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Clark 2 , A. Thornton 4 , S. Casey 3 , I. Calderon 3 , L. Ordaz , H. Rice
2-out RBI: S. Casey , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Casey 2 , I. Calderon , E. MacKenzie , C. Keller
GIDP: R. Acuna , E. MacKenzie
Hit by Pitch: R. Acuna
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Calderon-Thornton)
OF assists: 1 (Calderon (Werth at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Wright W (7-5) 5.0 8 3 3 4 3 0 93 52 4.08   
C. Hatcher H (5) 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 50 30 2.29   
G. Mohart 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 38
Batters Faced: J. Wright 25, C. Hatcher 12, G. Mohart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 4-6, C. Hatcher 4-4, G. Mohart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 93-52, C. Hatcher 50-30, G. Mohart 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hatcher 1-0 , G. Mohart 1-0
WP: J. Wright , C. Hatcher
Hit Batsmen: G. Mohart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Fisher 4.0 9 2 2 1 2 0 81 49 2.29   
R. Birkofer L (5-1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 14 4.60   
W. Brusstar 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 35 24 2.40   
T. Davis 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 22 12 5.70   
M. Leon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fisher 37
Batters Faced: J. Fisher 21, R. Birkofer 8, W. Brusstar 8, T. Davis 6, M. Leon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fisher 2-7, R. Birkofer 2-1, W. Brusstar 2-1, T. Davis 0-2, M. Leon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fisher 81-49, R. Birkofer 26-14, W. Brusstar 35-24, T. Davis 22-12, M. Leon 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Brusstar 1-0 , T. Davis 1-1 , M. Leon 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Braun
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 17510
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