GAME LOG Oakland @ Minnesota
Saturday, 9/30/1968
Batting: Oakland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Veale
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to right
SS Chico Salmon:
Flies out to left field.
3B Larry Brown:
SINGLES to short center field.
R. Carew to second.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
C John Orsino:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Oakland 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Julio Gotay:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Boog Powell:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (440 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Veale
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
LF Bill Sorrell:
Strikes out looking.
P Ron Taylor:
Base on balls.
J. Pepitone to second.
2B Rod Carew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Joe Christopher:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Veale
SS Chico Salmon:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (375 feet)
3B Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF George Altman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C John Orsino:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Orsino scores.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
P Bob Veale:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Veale out at 2nd base.
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Rettenmund to second.
Rettenmund tries to advance to third...
Altman throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
J. Gotay to second.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Powell out at 2nd base.
M. Rettenmund scores.
J. Gotay to third.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
LF Bill Sorrell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Ron Taylor:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Rod Carew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Oakland 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
RF Joe Christopher:
Flies out to left-center.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
SS Chico Salmon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Larry Brown:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (371 feet)
RF George Altman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C John Orsino:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
P Bob Veale:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Minnesota 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Bill Sorrell:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
P Ron Taylor:
Bunted into fielders choice, Sorrell out at second.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
R. Taylor to second.
Taylor tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Chico Salmon:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Taylor scores.
R. Carew to second.
3B Larry Brown:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 5, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
1B Boog Powell:
SINGLES to short left field.
3B Ron Santo:
Flies out to short left field.
CF Leo Posada:
Lines out to the shortstop.
RF Joe Christopher:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 5, Minnesota 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
RF George Altman:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C John Orsino:
Intentional walk.
PH Rico Carty:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Altman scores.
J. Orsino to third.
J. Orsino scores.
R. Carty to third.
New pitcher: Camilo Pascual.
CF Joe Pepitone:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (445 feet)
LF Bill Sorrell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Ron Taylor:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
2B Rod Carew:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
R. Taylor scores.
SS Chico Salmon:
SINGLES to left
R. Carew to third.
Carew tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Gary Wagner.
3B Larry Brown:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 6 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
C Ed Bailey:
New LF: Rico Carty.
New 1B: Dick Groat.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to deep right-center.
PH Bobby Richardson:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Gary Wagner
New pitcher: Cecil Upshaw.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to shallow right field.
C John Orsino:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Rico Carty:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Joey Amalfitano:
SINGLES to short left field.
1B Boog Powell:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (427 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Santo out at 2nd base.
RF Joe Christopher:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 4
Batting: Oakland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Cecil Upshaw
CF Joe Pepitone:
New 2B: Joey Amalfitano.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Ron Taylor:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Joe Azcue:
Base on balls.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Base on balls.
J. Azcue to second.
2B Joey Amalfitano:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Azcue scores.
M. Rettenmund scores.
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to right field.
Game over. Score: Oakland 11, Minnesota 6
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