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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 4, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,186 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ed Runge |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Jim Gosger | Left Fielder |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Lou Klimchock | Third Baseman |
| Chico Salmon | Shortstop |
| Billy Harris | Second Baseman |
| Steve Hargan | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 4, 1968
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Hargan
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Hunter
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Hunter
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maye is thrown out after the base hit. Snyder scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Hunter
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Hunter
Hunter spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hunter. Sims moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klimchock vs. Hunter
Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Hargan
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hargan
Cater hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Hunter
Salmon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hunter
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargan vs. Hunter
Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Hargan
Pagliaroni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Hargan
Gosger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Hargan
Hunter bunts towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. Gosger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gosger scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Hargan
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Hunter
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Hunter
Maye hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Maye reaches second base with a double. There goes Snyder trying to get to home. Hershberger throws the ball in to Kubiak who relays the ball to Pagliaroni, who tags Snyder, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Hunter
Sims is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Horton reaches second base with a double. Maye scores. Sims moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klimchock vs. Hunter
Klimchock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salmon vs. Hunter
Salmon hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hershberger vs. Hargan
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hargan
There goes Hershberger. The throw from Sims and he is out, Salmon applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hargan
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hunter
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargan vs. Hunter
Hargan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Hunter
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Hargan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Bogle
Tommy Harper pinch hits for Lee Maye. Warren Bogle now pitching.
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Harper reaches second base with a double. Hargan scores. Snyder scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bogle
There goes Harper. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Harper steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Bogle
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Bogle
There goes Johnson. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Bogle
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Segui
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Segui
Salmon hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Hargan
Tommy Harper now playing left field.
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Hargan
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Hargan
Dick Green pinch hits for Diego Segui.
The ball gets by Sims for a passed ball. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Hargan
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sims fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pagliaroni scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Hargan
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Sprague
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Sprague
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Sprague
Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Russ Snyder.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kubiak fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Romo
Jose Cardenal now playing center field. Vicente Romo now pitching. Joe Azcue now catching.
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Romo
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Romo
Hershberger hits a popup towards short. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Romo
Cater strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sprague
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Sprague
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Sprague
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Romo
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Romo
Gosger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Romo
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gosger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Romo
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to second for the out. Gosger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubiak vs. Romo
Kubiak hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Klimchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Aker
Salmon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Aker
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Romo
Vern Fuller now playing third base.
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Romo
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Romo
Hershberger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Romo
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romo vs. Aker
Romo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Aker
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Aker
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Romo
Pagliaroni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Romo
Gosger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gosger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donaldson vs. Romo
John Donaldson pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gosger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Romo
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gosger scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Romo
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1968, game 2 -- Oakland at Cleveland (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 3 3 Snyder R, cf 3 2 3 1
Kubiak T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cardenal J, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 1 1 0 Maye L, lf 2 1 2 1
Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Harper T, ph-lf 3 1 1 2
Hershberger M, rf 4 0 1 1 Johnson L, rf 4 1 1 1
Cater D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sims D, c 2 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, c 3 1 0 0 Azcue J, c 1 0 0 0
Gosger J, lf 3 2 2 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 3 2
Hunter C, p 0 0 0 0 Klimchock L, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bogle W, p 0 0 0 0 Fuller V, 3b 0 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Salmon C, ss 4 0 0 0
Green D, ph 1 0 0 0 Harris B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Hargan S, p 2 1 1 0
Rudi J, ph 1 0 1 0 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Romo V, p 1 0 0 0
Donaldson J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 9 4 34 7 12 7
Oakland 001 110 001 -- 4
Cleveland 101 500 00x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C (L)* 3.0 8 5 5 3 3
Bogle W 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
Segui D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Sprague E 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Aker J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan S (W) 5.0 5 3 2 1 1
Romo V (S) 4.0 4 1 1 2 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Cater D, Hunter C
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Snyder R 2, Maye L, Horton T, Monday R, Harper T, Gosger J
SB -- Harper T, Johnson L
CS -- Hershberger M
SH -- Hunter C
PB -- Sims D
T -- 2:39
A -- 16186
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