During a six game stretch from May 12, 1968 to May 18, 1968 the 6’7″ tall and 270lbs, Frank Howard punished the opposing pitchers by hitting a Major League-record 10 home runs in a span of 20 at bats.
Frank Howard didn’t waste anytime as he unloaded a two run home run in the top of the first inning off of the Red Sox starter, Ray Culp. In the top of the sixth inning Howard slams a solo homer off of the Red Sox reliever Lee Strange. Howard has now homered four times in the last two games.
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May 14, 1968 (N) at Fenway Park
WAS A 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 - 5 9 0
BATTING
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Unser cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 Valentine rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 F. Howard lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 Hansen ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Casanova c 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Coggins 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Ortega p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bowens ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Higgins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 1 7 28 11
FIELDING - E: Hansen (6), Casanova (2).
BATTING - 2B: Unser (6,off Culp). HR: F. Howard 2 (11,1st inning off Culp 1 on 1 out,6th inning off Stange 0 on 0 out); Hansen (2,2nd inning off Culp 0 on 0 out). SH: Ortega (2,off Stange). GDP: Hansen (4,off Stange); Valentine (2,off Lyle). Team LOB: 4.
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andrews 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 4 Foy 3b 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 Yastrzemski lf 3 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 Smith cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Harrelson rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Howard c 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 Culp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stange p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 9 4 4 8 30 14
FIELDING - DP: 2. Petrocelli-Andrews-Scott, Petrocelli-Andrews-Scott.
BATTING - 2B: Foy 2 (8,off Ortega,off Baldwin); Yastrzemski (6,off Ortega); Andrews (5,off Ortega). 3B: Foy (1,off Higgins). HR: Harrelson (4,6th inning off Ortega 1 on 1 out). IBB: Yastrzemski (5,by Higgins); Smith (2,by Higgins). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ortega 6.2 6 3 3 2 6 1 28 Baldwin 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 9 Higgins L(2-2) 0.1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 Totals 9.1 9 5 4 4 8 1 41
IBB: Higgins 2 (3,Yastrzemski,Smith).
Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Culp 2 3 3 3 0 4 2 9 Stange 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 18 Lyle W(1-0) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 Totals 10 9 4 4 1 7 3 38
WP: Culp (1).
Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Russ Goetz
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 19439
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