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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 3, 1968
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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 September 3, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1968 |
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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 | September 3, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,955 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Bill Valentine 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Earl Wilson | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | 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 |
Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 3, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wilson
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilson
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wilson
Cater strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a popup in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Wilson
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Wilson
Keough hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Wilson
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Wert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hunter
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Wilson
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Wilson
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Wilson
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wilson
Cater hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Wilson
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Wilson
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Wilson
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert bunts in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hunter
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matchick moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Wilson
Donaldson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wilson
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilson
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wilson
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Wilson
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Wilson
Keough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hunter
Wilson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a popup in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wilson
Duncan hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Wilson
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Donaldson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Donaldson. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matchick vs. Aker
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matchick for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Wilson
Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Ramon Webster pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Webster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Webster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Wilson
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Wilson
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Wilson
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Webster scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Wilson
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Danny Cater.
There goes Lewis. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Wilson
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Keough hits a line driveNorthrup throws the ball in to McAuliffe who tags Keough trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lewis scores. Bando goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Sprague
Jim Gosger now playing left field. Ramon Webster now playing first base. Ed Sprague now pitching. Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Don Wert.
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sprague
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Gates Brown pinch hits for Roy Face.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Sprague
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Sprague
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Tracewski moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Bogle
Warren Bogle now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tracewski scores. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Bogle
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stanley scores. Northrup moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Bogle
There's a wild pitch. Northrup scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Horton 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Krausse
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oyler vs. Krausse
Oyler is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Dobson
Dick Tracewski now playing third base. Pat Dobson now pitching.
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Dobson
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Dobson
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1968 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 2 1 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 5 1 2 2 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 5 0 0 1 Lewis A, pr 0 1 0 0 Horton W, lf 5 0 2 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0 Bogle W, p 0 0 0 0 Matchick T, ss 4 0 1 0 Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0 Oyler R, ss 1 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 2 1 2 0 Wert D, 3b 2 1 1 0 Keough J, lf 4 0 2 1 Mathews E, ph 0 0 0 0 Gosger J, lf 0 0 0 0 Tracewski D, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Wilson E, p 3 1 1 1 Duncan D, c 4 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Donaldson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter C, p 1 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Webster R, ph-1b 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 11 5 32 3 7 2 Detroit 001 000 104 -- 6 Oakland 000 000 030 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilson E 7.2 6 3 2 2 7 Face R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Dobson P (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter C 7.1 8 2 2 3 6 Aker J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Sprague E (L) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 Bogle W* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Krausse L 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Donaldson J, Northrup J DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Oakland 5 2B -- Wert D, Stanley M, Webster R HR -- Wilson E SB -- Lewis A SH -- Hunter C, Wert D WP -- Bogle W T -- 2:53 A -- 5955
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