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April 16, 1968

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 2 5 0
Yankees 3 7 1
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Athletics 2 5 0
Yankees 3 7 1

Steve Whitaker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .083
OBP .000 .214
At Bats 3 12
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Ed Sprague Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - April 16, 1968
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Strikeout
Ed Sprague
Phil Roof
Ramon Webster
John Donaldson
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Danny Cater
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Steve Whitaker
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Whitaker strikes out. Roof drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Whitaker out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dooley Womack now pitching. Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Womack fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Cater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ferraro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ed Sprague now pitching. Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Catfish Hunter. Hershberger hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Webster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Michael for the out.
Bottom 6 Gibbs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donaldson hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tresh hits a line drive towards first. Webster catches it and steps on first to double up Mantle.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ferraro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ferraro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to third.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hunter strikes out.
Top 5 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to third.
Bottom 4 Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Michael reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Donaldson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ferraro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Whitaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Mantle. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Bottom 3 Tresh hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferraro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howser strikes out.
Bottom 2 Peterson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Peterson drops the ball. Donaldson moves to second.
Top 2 Roof is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Cater strikes out.
Bottom 1 Michael strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ferraro scores. Mantle scores. Tresh moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Tresh takes first base on ball four. Howser scores. Ferraro moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Ferraro moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ferraro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser moves to third.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Webster hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.