GAME LOG Oakland @ Boston
Sunday, 7/23/1968
Batting: Oakland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to short left field.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to right
D. Groat to second.
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to left
D. Groat to third.
R. Carty to second.
Groat tries to score...
Boyer throws home...
Groat scores!
R. Carty to third.
G. Altman to second.
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
R. Carty scores.
G. Altman to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 2, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Paul
SS Dick Howser:
DOUBLES to left-center.
RF Charlie James:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Willie Mays:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
LF Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ron Brand:
SINGLES to short left field.
1B Donn Clendenon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Brand out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
3B Larry Brown:
Popped out to the catcher.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Flies out to right-center.
P Mike Paul:
SINGLES to right
2B Rod Carew:
Wild pitch.
M. Paul to second.
SINGLES to center
M. Paul to third.
M. Paul scores.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Paul
3B Chuck Schilling:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Ron Hunt:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C. Schilling to third.
P Gordie Richardson:
Flies out down the left field line.
Schilling tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Dick Howser:
Base on balls.
R. Hunt to second.
RF Charlie James:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
LF Rico Carty:
Flies out to right-center.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to short right-center.
C John Orsino:
SINGLES down the left field line.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Paul
LF Ken Boyer:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
C Ron Brand:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Boyer out at 2nd base.
1B Donn Clendenon:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (408 feet)
3B Chuck Schilling:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ron Hunt:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 5, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
3B Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Mike Paul:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Oakland 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
P Gordie Richardson:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Howser:
Base on balls.
RF Charlie James:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Howser scores.
LF Ken Boyer:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Rico Carty:
Base on balls.
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to center
R. Carty to second.
R. Carty to third.
C John Orsino:
Base on balls.
G. Altman to second.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
R. Carty scores.
G. Altman scores.
J. Orsino scores.
3B Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
C Ron Brand:
SINGLES down the left field line.
1B Donn Clendenon:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Chuck Schilling:
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Ron Hunt:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Brand out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Oakland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Mike Paul:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
P Gordie Richardson:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Howser:
SINGLES to left
RF Charlie James:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
D. Howser to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Oakland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
SS Dick Groat:
Lines out to the first baseman.
LF Rico Carty:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
LF Ken Boyer:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Ron Brand:
Flies out to short left field.
1B Donn Clendenon:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Oakland 6
Batting: Oakland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Gordie Richardson
C John Orsino:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Harmon Killebrew:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Orsino to third.
Orsino tries to score...
Boyer throws home...
Orsino scores!
New pitcher: Dan Schneider.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
H. Killebrew to third.
PH Buck Rodgers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 7, Boston 6
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
New pitcher: Ron Taylor.
3B Chuck Schilling:
New 3B: Harmon Killebrew.
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Ron Hunt:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Norm Siebern:
SINGLES to right
SS Dick Howser:
Base on balls.
B. Voss to second.
RF Charlie James:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
B. Voss scores.
D. Howser scores.
New pitcher: Pete Richert.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 8, Oakland 7
Batting: Oakland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dan Schneider
New pitcher: Jim Hannan.
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 8, Oakland 7
Game over. Score: Boston 8, Oakland 7
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