Athletics @ Tigers
July 7, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 5 1
Tigers 4 5 0
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Athletics 4 5 1
Tigers 5 6 0

Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .333 .354
At Bats 3 251
Hits 1 70
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 45

Ed Sprague Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 2
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Tiger Stadium - July 7, 1968
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Home Run
Ed Sprague
Dave Duncan
Ramon Webster
John Donaldson
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Jim Gosger
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Willie Horton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 5 1 1
Detroit Tigers 5 6 0 2
Winning Pitcher Denny McLain
Losing Pitcher Ed Sprague
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Horton
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Ed Sprague now pitching. Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Bando. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag.
Top 9 Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Donaldson hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Krausse strikes out.
Bottom 7 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matchick hits a popup in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Duncan strikes out.
Top 7 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster scoops it up and throws to first, with Krausse covering, for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple. Donaldson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Donaldson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McLain strikes out.
Top 5 Krausse is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Duncan strikes out.
Top 5 Webster strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gosger is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Krausse strikes out.
Top 3 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. McAuliffe scores. Stanley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster juggles the ball. That's an error on Webster.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.