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August 7, 1968

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 4 11 0
Yankees 3 9 0
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Athletics 4 11 0
Yankees 3 9 0

Gene Michael Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .194
OBP .500 .218
At Bats 4 98
Hits 2 19
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 6

Ed Sprague Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 3
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Yankee Stadium - August 7, 1968
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Out
Ed Sprague
Dave Duncan
Danny Cater
John Donaldson
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Gene Michael
Rocky Colavito

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 11 0 6
New York Yankees 3 9 0 11
Winning Pitcher Lew Krausse
Losing Pitcher Steve Hamilton
Save Ed Sprague
Game Winning RBI Reggie Jackson
Attendance 20,643
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Sprague covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Steve Hamilton. Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Tom Tresh pinch hits for Charley Smith. Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Ed Sprague now pitching. Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 10 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hershberger moves to second.
Top 10 Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Lew Krausse. Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Horace Clarke now playing second base. Steve Hamilton now pitching. Jake Gibbs now catching. Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Horace Clarke pinch hits for Dick Howser. Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jake Gibbs pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Gibbs is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Frank Fernandez. Mantle hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kosco moves to third.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lew Krausse now pitching. Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cater hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Joe Keough pinch hits for Jack Aker. Keough hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Aker covering. Safe. Michael scores. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Aker now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 McDaniel bunts towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 7 John Donaldson now playing second base. Dave Duncan now catching. Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jim Gosger pinch hits for Dick Green. Gosger 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 7 John Donaldson pinch hits for Jim Pagliaroni. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Bando scores. Rudi moves to third.
Top 7 Monday bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando moves to third. Rudi moves to second.
Top 7 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to third for the out. Bando moves to second.
Top 7 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to second.
Top 7 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Howser scores. Robinson scores.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Howser moves to third.
Bottom 6 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kosco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Odom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Michael trying to get to home. Campaneris throws to Pagliaroni who tags Michael for the out.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 5 Fernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Monday strikes out.
Top 5 Rudi hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kosco strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pepitone 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.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bando 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 4 Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Peterson strikes out.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Odom strikes out.
Top 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Pagliaroni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Michael strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pepitone strikes out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 1 Howser is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cater hits a line drive towards short. Michael catches it and throws to second to double up Campaneris.
Top 1 Jackson bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 1 Campaneris bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.