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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 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 July 17, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,130 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Bill Valentine 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Ted Kubiak | Shortstop |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 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 the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Sparma
Donaldson 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--
Cater vs. Sparma
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Sparma
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Sparma
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Sparma
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Sparma
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Donaldson covering, for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sparma vs. Hunter
Sparma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Sparma moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Sparma
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Sparma
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Warden
Jon Warden now pitching.
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donaldson vs. Warden
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. Kubiak moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Warden
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kubiak moves to third. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Warden
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Warden
Bando hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Warden
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Warden
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Warden
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warden vs. Hunter
Warden hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Warden
Kubiak strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Warden
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline juggles the ball. That's an error on Kaline. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Warden
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Warden
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Warden
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Warden
Bando hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Warden
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Warden
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Warden
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hunter
Jim Gosger now playing left field.
Wert hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Norm Cash pinch hits for Jon Warden.
Cash 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes McAuliffe trying to get to home. Jackson throws the ball in to Duncan who tags McAuliffe who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
Kubiak hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Dobson
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Dobson
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaline throws to Matchick, who throws back to Kaline who tags Hunter for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Dobson
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Dobson
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. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dobson
Bando hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hunter
Matchick 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hunter
Gates Brown pinch hits for Pat Dobson.
Brown 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1968 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Donaldson J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf 3 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 1 2
Kaline A, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Horton W, lf 4 1 1 1 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 1 0 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0
Matchick T, ss 4 0 1 0 Gosger J, lf 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 3 1 1 0
Sparma J, p 1 0 1 1 Kubiak T, ss 3 0 1 0
Warden J, p 1 0 0 0 Hunter C, p 3 0 1 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 30 3 7 3
Detroit 020 000 000 -- 2
Oakland 210 000 00x -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (L)* 1.0 5 3 3 0 2
Warden J 5.0 1 0 0 1 2
Dobson P 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Oakland 4
2B -- Bando S, McAuliffe D
HR -- Monday R, Horton W
T -- 1:57
A -- 12130
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