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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 26, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 26, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Lauzerique |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: John Rice |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Jose Tartabull | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Tommie Reynolds | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| George Lauzerique | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Second Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 26, 1969
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McLain
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh misplays the ball. That's an error on Tresh. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. McLain
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lauzerique
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lauzerique
Tresh hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lauzerique
Northrup hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLain
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McLain
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. McLain
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lauzerique vs. McLain
Lauzerique hits a line drive towards first. Cash catches it and throws to Matchick, who tags Roof for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lauzerique
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lauzerique
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Lauzerique
Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McLain
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. McLain
Tartabull bunts towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tartabull for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. McLain
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. McLain
Bando 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. Jackson scores. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. McLain
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando scores. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McLain
Green is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Timmermann
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lauzerique
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Lauzerique
Wert takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lauzerique
Ike Brown pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Lauzerique
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple. Freehan scores. Wert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tresh vs. Lauzerique
Tresh hits a line drive towards the mound. Lauzerique reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Lauzerique
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roland vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Roland strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Lasher
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Lasher
Tartabull hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Roland
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Roland
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Roland
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Lasher
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Lasher
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lasher
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lasher
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Roland
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lasher vs. Roland
Lasher bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wert moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Roland
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. Lasher moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Roland
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lasher tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Roland
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Roland
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lasher
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Lasher
Roof bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Matchick covering, for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Lasher
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Webster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Lasher
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Stanley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stanley. Reynolds scores. Webster moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tartabull vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Hiller
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Lindblad
Matchick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lindblad
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Hiller
Francona hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hiller
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Hiller
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Hiller
Roof hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindblad vs. Hiller
Lindblad is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Lindblad
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Lindblad
Jim Price pinch hits for John Hiller.
Price hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lindblad
Stanley hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dobson
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dobson
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Dobson
There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Dobson
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Dobson
Francona hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lindblad
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lindblad
Northrup 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 -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lindblad
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Dobson
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Dobson
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Dobson
Roof hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Roof reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindblad vs. Dobson
The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Roof moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindblad vs. Dobson
Lindblad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lindblad
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lindblad
Al Kaline pinch hits for Tommy Matchick.
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lindblad
Freehan 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1969, game 1 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 1 Stanley M, cf 4 1 2 3
Tartabull J, cf 3 0 0 0 Tresh T, ss 3 0 0 1
Jackson R, rf 4 2 2 1 Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 2
Bando S, 3b 5 1 2 2 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Francona T, 1b 5 2 2 2 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Matchick T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds T, lf 5 2 4 1 Kaline A, ph 1 0 0 0
Roof P, c 4 0 2 1 Freehan B, c 4 1 1 0
Lauzerique G, p 1 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 1 2 0 0
Roland J, p 1 0 0 0 McLain D, p 0 0 0 0
Webster R, ph 0 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P, p 2 0 0 0 Brown I, ph 1 0 0 0
Lasher F, p 0 1 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Price J, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 15 8 30 6 4 6
Oakland 014 011 010 -- 8
Detroit 004 020 000 -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Lauzerique G 2.2 3 4 4 1 3
Roland J (W) 2.1 1 2 2 1 2
Lindblad P (S) 4.0 0 0 0 0 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D 2.1 7 5 5 0 0
Timmermann T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Lasher F (L) 2.1 3 2 2 1 3
Hiller J 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Dobson P 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Tresh T, Horton W, Stanley M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Oakland 10, Detroit 1
2B -- Reynolds T, Campaneris B, Jackson R, Stanley M, Roof P
3B -- Stanley M
HR -- Northrup J, Francona T
SB -- Jackson R
SH -- Tartabull J, Lasher F, Roof P
SF -- Tresh T
HBP -- by McLain D (Green D)
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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