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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 29, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 29, 1969 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,059 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Tommy Matchick | Third Baseman |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
Denny McLain | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Reynolds | Left Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 29, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McLain
Green strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. McLain
Cater hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Reynolds scores. Bando moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. McLain
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Hunter
Price hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. McLain
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Price and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. McLain
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McLain
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Hunter
Tracewski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Hunter
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McLain
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. McLain
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. McLain
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace hits a fly ball towards left. Horton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Horton. Bando scores. Tenace moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. McLain
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Hunter
Price takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Hunter
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLain
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Roland
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Roland
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Roland
Matchick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McLain
Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. McLain
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Roland
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Roland
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Roland
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Roland
Price takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tracewski vs. Roland
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to third. Price moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McLain vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
McLain hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krausse vs. McLain
Krausse hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Krausse
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Krausse
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Krausse
There goes Stanley. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Stanley steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matchick vs. Krausse
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Krausse
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Krausse
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matchick scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Krausse
Ron Woods pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Price hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLain
Ron Woods now playing left field.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. McLain
Cater hits a popup towards the mound. McLain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Sprague
Tracewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Sprague
McLain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Sprague
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Sprague
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McLain
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace hits a line drive towards short. Tracewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Sprague
Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sprague
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Sprague
Woods hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Sprague
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Sprague
Price hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Sprague
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McLain
Dave Campbell now playing first base. Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLain
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. McLain
The umpire calls a balk on McLain Green scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. McLain
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. McLain
Cater strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1969 -- Detroit at Oakland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Reynolds T, lf 4 1 0 0 Stanley M, cf 5 1 1 0 Green D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Matchick T, 3b 4 2 1 1 Jackson R, rf 5 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 5 2 2 3 Bando S, 3b 3 1 2 0 Campbell D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Horton W, lf 4 1 3 2 Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Woods R, pr-lf 1 1 1 1 Tenace G, c 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 5 1 2 1 Campaneris B, ss 2 1 0 0 Price J, c 3 0 1 0 Hunter C, p 2 0 1 1 Tracewski D, ss 4 0 0 0 Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 McLain D, p 4 0 1 0 Krausse L, p 1 0 0 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Tartabull J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 12 8 35 4 7 2 Detroit 010 300 202 -- 8 Oakland 111 000 001 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO McLain D (W) 9.0 7 4 3 5 12 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter C (L) 4.0 3 4 4 2 3 Roland J 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 Krausse L 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 Sprague E 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 E -- Horton W 2, Cater D, Cash N LOB -- Detroit 9, Oakland 10 2B -- Jackson R HR -- Horton W, Cash N 2, Northrup J, Woods R SB -- Campaneris B, Stanley M HBP -- by McLain D (Campaneris B) Balk -- McLain D T -- 2:29 A -- 4059
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