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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 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Bertaina |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Nash |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Ed Stroud | Right Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Frank Bertaina | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Jim Nash | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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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. Nash
Unser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Nash
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Nash
McMullen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nash
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bertaina
Campaneris hits a fly ball towards right. Stroud settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Stroud. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Bertaina
Campaneris is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bertaina
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bertaina
Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Cater reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Bertaina
Bando hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Nash
Epstein hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Nash
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Nash
Casanova hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Nash
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertaina vs. Nash
Bertaina hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bertaina
Green strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Bertaina
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Bertaina
There goes Hershberger. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bertaina
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Nash
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Nash
There goes Unser. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Unser steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stroud vs. Nash
Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Nash
McMullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stroud moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Nash
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stroud tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Nash
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Nash
Allen takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Nash
Casanova hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Casanova reaches second base with a double. McMullen scores. Allen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Nash
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertaina vs. Nash
The ball gets by Pagliaroni for a passed ball. Casanova moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertaina vs. Nash
Bertaina hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Bertaina
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Bertaina
Allan Lewis pinch hits for Jim Nash.
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Bertaina
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Bertaina
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Unser hits a line drive into left field. Keough picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Keough. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stroud vs. Sprague
Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Sprague
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sprague
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bertaina
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Bertaina
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bertaina
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Bertaina
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Bertaina
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Bertaina
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Sprague
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sprague
Allen 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, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Sprague
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Sprague
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Sprague covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Bertaina
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bertaina
Campaneris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bertaina
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertaina vs. Sprague
Bertaina hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sprague
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Sprague
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bertaina
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Bertaina
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bertaina
Green strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Bertaina
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Bertaina
Monday hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Bertaina
Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Sprague
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sprague
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Sprague
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 7
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Bertaina
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Kubiak hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bertaina
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stroud. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Bertaina
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Allen 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, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Aker
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Aker
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Aker
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Higgins
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Higgins
John Donaldson pinch hits for Dick Green.
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Higgins
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Mike Hershberger.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Higgins
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Aker
John Donaldson now playing second base. Reggie Jackson now playing right field.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Aker
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Aker
McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Aker
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Higgins
Hank Allen now playing left field. Gary Holman now playing first base.
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Higgins
Jim Gosger pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Gosger strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Higgins
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Higgins
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1968, game 1 -- Washington at Oakland (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 5 3 5 1 Campaneris B, ss 4 1 1 0
Stroud E, rf 5 1 2 2 Keough J, lf 5 0 1 1
McMullen K, 3b 5 1 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Howard F, lf 4 0 0 1 Bando S, 3b 4 1 1 1
Allen H, lf 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Donaldson J, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Holman G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hershberger M, rf 2 1 2 0
Allen B, 2b 2 1 0 0 Jackson R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 2 2 Monday R, cf 4 1 2 3
Brinkman E, ss 2 0 1 0 Pagliaroni J, c 4 0 0 0
Bertaina F, p 3 0 0 0 Nash J, p 0 0 0 0
Higgins D, p 1 0 0 0 Lewis A, ph 0 0 0 0
Sprague E, p 1 0 0 0
Kubiak T, ph 1 0 0 0
Aker J, p 0 0 0 0
Gosger J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 12 7 34 5 9 5
Washington 114 100 000 -- 7
Oakland 000 103 100 -- 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina F (W) 6.1 9 5 5 2 5
Higgins D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 2 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Nash J (L) 3.0 7 6 6 3 4
Sprague E 4.0 4 1 0 0 0
Aker J 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
E -- Stroud E, Keough J
DP -- Washington 1, Oakland 3
LOB -- Washington 6, Oakland 6
2B -- Cater D, Casanova P, Campaneris B
HR -- Unser D, Epstein M, Bando S, Monday R
SB -- Unser D
CS -- Campaneris B, Hershberger M
SF -- Howard F
PB -- Pagliaroni J
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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