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Senators
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 20, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on August 20, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,529 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Ed Stroud | Right Fielder |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Jim French | Catcher |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Jim Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Jim Gosger | Right Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 20, 1968
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Dobson
Stroud hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Dobson
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Dobson
Epstein hits a line drive towards the mound. Dobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Dobson
French hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Roof settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Roof. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Dobson
French takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Dobson
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Coleman
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Coleman
Gosger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Coleman
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Dobson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stroud vs. Dobson
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Coleman
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen misplays the ball. That's an error on Allen. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Coleman
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dobson scores. Campaneris moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Coleman
There goes Keough. The throw from French and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Campaneris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dobson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Dobson
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Dobson
French takes first base on ball four. Epstein moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Dobson
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Dobson
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Coleman
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Coleman
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gosger for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Coleman
Green hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Dobson
Stroud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Dobson
Howard is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Dobson
Epstein 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 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Coleman
Roof hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roof for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Coleman
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Dobson
French hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Dobson
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Coleman
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Coleman
There goes Monday. The throw from French and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Coleman
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Coleman
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Dobson
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Peterson 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 -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Dobson
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen 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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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Bosman
Dick Bosman now pitching.
Gosger hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bosman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bosman
Roof hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Aker
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Aker
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Aker
French takes first base on ball four. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alyea vs. Lindblad
Gary Holman pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Paul Lindblad now pitching. Brant Alyea pinch hits for Gary Holman.
Alyea hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lindblad
Hank Allen pinch hits for Dick Bosman.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Lindblad
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Baldwin
Dave Baldwin now pitching. Tim Cullen now playing shortstop. Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Paul Lindblad.
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Baldwin
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Baldwin
That's a pickoff. Jackson moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Baldwin
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Humphreys
Bando strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Segui
Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Diego Segui now pitching. Jim Gosger now playing left field.
Stroud 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 -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Segui
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Segui
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Humphreys
Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1968, game 2 -- Washington at Oakland (N) Washington AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Unser D, cf 5 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 2 2 1 1 Stroud E, rf 4 0 0 0 Keough J, lf 4 0 1 1 McMullen K, 3b 5 0 1 0 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Howard F, lf 3 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 1 French J, c 1 1 0 0 Gosger J, rf-lf 3 0 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Holman G, ph 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 0 0 0 Alyea B, ph 1 1 1 3 Dobson C, p 2 1 0 0 Baldwin D, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Peterson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bosman D, p 0 0 0 0 Allen H, ph 1 0 1 0 Cullen T, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 30 4 6 3 Washington 000 000 030 -- 3 Oakland 002 010 001 -- 4 0 outs when winning run was scored. Washington IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J 6.0 4 3 1 1 3 Bosman D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin D 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 Humphreys B (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson C 7.0 4 0 0 4 3 Aker J 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Lindblad P 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 Segui D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Roof P, Green D, Allen B, French J, McMullen K DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Washington 10, Oakland 4 HR -- Campaneris B, Alyea B, Cater D SB -- Keough J CS -- Monday R HBP -- by Dobson C (Howard F) WP -- Dobson C T -- 2:45 A -- 5529
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