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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 4, 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 4, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Hiller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,388 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Salerno 1B: Bill Valentine 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Hiller | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 4, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe 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--
Stanley vs. Dobson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Dobson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Dobson
Cash 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 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hiller
Campaneris 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Dobson
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Dobson
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Dobson
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Dobson
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. Dobson
Hiller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hiller
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Hiller
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Hiller
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bando scores. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donaldson vs. Hiller
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. Hershberger moves to third. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Hiller
Duncan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dobson vs. Hiller
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Hiller
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
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, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Dobson
Stanley 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, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Dobson
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 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hiller
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Hiller
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Hiller
Rudi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dobson
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Dobson
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Dobson
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 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Hiller
Donaldson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hiller
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Hiller
Dobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Dobson
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, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Dobson
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Dobson
Hiller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hiller
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Dobson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes McAuliffe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Dobson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Dobson
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Dobson
Horton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hiller
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Hiller
Hershberger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hiller
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Hiller
Donaldson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Dobson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Dobson
Matchick hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Dobson
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hiller
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Hiller
Dobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Hiller
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dobson
Gates Brown pinch hits for John Hiller.
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Dobson
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Dobson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Kaline is walked intentionally. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley scores. Northrup moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Aker
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Northrup scores. Kaline moves to third. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matchick vs. Aker
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Dobson
Al Kaline now playing first base. Pat Dobson now pitching. Wayne Comer now playing left field. Ray Oyler now playing shortstop.
Cater hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dobson
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Dobson
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Dobson
Rick Monday pinch hits for Joe Rudi.
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Aker
Rick Monday now playing center field. Mike Hershberger now playing left field. Reggie Jackson now playing right field.
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Aker
Oyler hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Aker
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
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Dobson
Donaldson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Dobson
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Dave Duncan.
Webster strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Dobson
Joe Keough pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Dobson
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1968 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Campaneris B, ss 5 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 2 1 0 Jackson R, cf-rf 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf 4 1 3 1 Cater D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 1 Bando S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Kaline A, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Hershberger M, rf-lf 4 1 3 1
Horton W, lf 4 0 1 1 Rudi J, lf 3 0 1 1
Comer W, lf 0 0 0 0 Monday R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 1 Donaldson J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Matchick T, ss 4 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 2 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0 Webster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dobson C, p 3 0 1 0
Hiller J, p 2 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 1 0 0 0 Keough J, ph 0 0 0 0
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33 4 9 4 34 2 7 2
Detroit 100 001 020 -- 4
Oakland 010 001 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller J (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 5
Dobson P (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson C (L) 7.2 8 4 4 1 3
Lindblad P* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Aker J 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Oakland 8
2B -- Bando S
HR -- Hershberger M
SF -- Cash N
T -- 2:19
A -- 3388
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