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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 8, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 8, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 8, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 17,575 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Rene Lachemann | Catcher |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Curt Blefary | Catcher |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Dave McNally | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 8, 1968
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McNally
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McNally
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McNally
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Motton vs. Hunter
Motton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lachemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Motton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Hunter
Blefary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McNally
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McNally
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. McNally
Rudi hits a popup towards short. Belanger catches it and throws to first to double up Monday. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hunter
Belanger hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Hunter
McNally strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McNally
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lachemann vs. McNally
Lachemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McNally
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Hunter
Motton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McNally
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. McNally
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Blefary and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McNally
Donaldson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McNally
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. McNally
Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. McNally
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with McNally covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Hunter
Blefary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Hunter
There goes Johnson. The throw from Lachemann and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Hunter
Belanger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNally vs. Hunter
McNally hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McNally
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McNally
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lachemann vs. McNally
Lachemann hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hunter
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blair for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Hunter
Motton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hunter
Powell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McNally
Hunter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McNally
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McNally
Donaldson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. McNally
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. McNally
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sprague
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Sprague
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McNally
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McNally
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McNally
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Sprague
McNally strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Sprague
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Sprague
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lachemann vs. McNally
Lachemann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. McNally
Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. McNally
Campaneris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. McNally
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Aker
Powell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Aker
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Lachemann fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lachemann. Powell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blefary vs. Lindblad
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Lindblad
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lindblad
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Lindblad
McNally is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McNally
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McNally
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McNally
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1968 -- Oakland at Baltimore (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Donaldson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Motton C, lf 4 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 3 2 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Powell B, 1b 4 2 2 3 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Blefary C, c 3 1 1 2 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Lachemann R, c 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Hunter C, p 2 1 1 1 McNally D, p 4 0 0 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Hershberger M, ph 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 33 8 10 8 Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1 Baltimore 100 120 04x -- 8 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter C (L) 5.0 6 4 4 2 5 Sprague E 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Aker J* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Lindblad P 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McNally D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Lachemann R DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Oakland 4, Baltimore 4 2B -- Blair P, Robinson F HR -- Blefary C, Powell B, Hunter C, Johnson D SB -- Johnson D CS -- Campaneris B SF -- Blefary C T -- 2:20 A -- 17575
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