On October 11, 1967, Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli, his second of the game, all go deep off Dick Hughes in the bottom of the fourth inning at Fenway Park, marking the first time three teammates hit home runs in the same inning in a World Series game
Petrocelli blasts a second home run, highlighting an 8-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth game of the World Series.
The Red Sox win forces a seventh and deciding game which will pit Bob Gibson vs Jim Lonborg
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World Series Game 6 Played on Wednesday, October 11, 1967 (D) at Fenway Park
STL N 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 0 BOS A 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 x - 8 12 1
BOX+PBP WP: Wyatt (1-0) LP: Lamabe (0-1) SV: Bell (1) HR: Brock (1), Yastrzemski (3), Smith (2), Petrocelli 2 (2)
Play by Play
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Flood grounded out (second to first); Maris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Foy popped to second; Andrews flied to left; Yastrzemski singled to right; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Red Sox 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cepeda popped to third in foul territory; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to left; Smith flied out to right; Petrocelli homered; Howard grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Red Sox 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Javier doubled to left; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Hughes struck out; Brock singled to right [Javier scored]; Brock stole second; Flood singled to left [Brock scored]; Maris singled to right [Flood to third]; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Waslewski was called out on strikes; Foy popped to shortstop; Andrews popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 1. CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Shannon reached on an error by Petrocelli [Shannon to first]; Javier popped to third; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski homered; Harrelson flied to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith homered; Petrocelli homered; WILLIS REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Howard grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4. CARDINALS 5TH: SPIEZIO BATTED FOR WILLIS; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Flood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: BRILES REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Waslewski was hit by a pitch; Foy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Waslewski to second]; Andrews grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Harrelson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Maris walked; Cepeda flied out to right; McCarver walked [Maris to second]; WYATT REPLACED WASLEWSKI (PITCHING); Shannon popped to shortstop; Javier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4. CARDINALS 7TH: TARTABULL REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING RF); Maxvill flied to center; TOLAN BATTED FOR BRILES; Tolan walked; Brock homered [Tolan scored]; Flood flied out to center; Maris flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: LAMABE REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Howard grounded out (third to first); JONES BATTED FOR WYATT; Jones singled to right; Foy doubled to left [Jones scored, Foy to third (on throw to home)]; HOERNER REPLACED LAMABE (PITCHING); Andrews singled to left [Foy scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Andrews to third]; JASTER REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); ADAIR BATTED FOR TARTABULL; Adair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Andrews scored]; Scott singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Smith singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Scott to third, Smith to second (on throw to home)]; WASHBURN REPLACED JASTER (PITCHING); Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Howard grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Red Sox 8. CARDINALS 8TH: BELL REPLACED ADAIR (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED JONES (PLAYING RF); Cepeda singled; McCarver lined to left; Shannon doubled to left [Cepeda to third]; Javier lined to third; Maxvill walked; RICKETTS BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Ricketts flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: WOODESHICK REPLACED RICKETTS (PITCHING); Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews singled; Yastrzemski forced Andrews (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Red Sox 8. CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied to right; Flood grounded out (second to first); Maris singled to left; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Red Sox 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 4 8 0 9 Red Sox 8 12 1 7
