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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 16, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 16, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Nash |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 12,861 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Al Downing | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Mike Hershberger | Left Fielder |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Jim Gosger | Center Fielder |
Jim Nash | Pitcher |
Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 16, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs hits a line drive into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Downing
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Downing
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Downing
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Downing
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nash
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Nash
There goes White. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nash fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Nash
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kosco vs. Nash
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Downing
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Downing
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Downing
Gosger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nash vs. Downing
Nash bunts towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Hershberger moves to third. Gosger moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Downing
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Downing
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Nash
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Downing
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Downing
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Downing
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Nash
White hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Nash
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nash fields it and throws to first for the out. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kosco vs. Nash
Kosco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Downing
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Downing
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nash vs. Downing
Nash bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Nash
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Nash
There goes Tresh. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Downing
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Downing, and towards Clarke, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Downing
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Downing
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Nash
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. White reaches second base with a double. Gibbs scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Nash
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to home to get Mantle. White moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kosco vs. Nash
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Downing
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Downing
Green bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Downing
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Downing
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Nash
Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Tresh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Lindblad
Gibbs 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
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Downing
Gosger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindblad vs. Downing
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Jim Gosger.
Lindblad bunts towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. McDaniel
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Aker
Rick Monday now playing center field. Jack Aker now pitching.
Mantle 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Aker
White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Aker
Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDaniel
Cater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Cater reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. McDaniel
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McDaniel
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donaldson vs. McDaniel
John Donaldson pinch hits for Mike Hershberger.
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to second for the out. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. McDaniel
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. McDaniel
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni.
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Aker
Phil Roof now catching. Joe Keough now playing left field.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Aker
Kosco bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Green covering, for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Aker
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDaniel vs. Aker
McDaniel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Aker
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. McDaniel
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Kubiak hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McDaniel
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McDaniel
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. McDaniel
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1968 -- New York at Oakland (N) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Tresh T, ss 5 1 2 1 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Gibbs J, c 4 1 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 0 0 Mantle M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 5 0 2 0 White R, lf 3 0 1 1 Bando S, 3b 2 0 0 1 Pepitone J, cf 3 0 1 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 2 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hershberger M, lf 2 0 0 0 Kosco A, rf 3 0 0 0 Donaldson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Keough J, lf 0 0 0 0 Downing A, p 3 0 1 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0 Odom B, pr 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 0 0 0 0 Gosger J, cf 3 0 2 0 Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 1 0 0 0 Nash J, p 1 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Kubiak T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 30 1 7 1 New York 001 001 000 -- 2 Oakland 100 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Downing A (W) 6.1 4 1 1 4 2 McDaniel L (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Nash J (L) 6.1 6 2 2 4 4 Lindblad P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Aker J 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- New York 8, Oakland 11 2B -- Green D, White R, Cater D HR -- Tresh T SB -- White R CS -- Tresh T SH -- Nash J, Green D, Lindblad P, Kosco A SF -- Bando S T -- 2:36 A -- 12861
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