GAME LOG Detroit @ Oakland
Monday, 7/17/1968
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
RF Ellis Burton:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to deep center field.
LF Rico Carty:
Base on balls.
RF George Altman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
C Hal King:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Moock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C John Orsino:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
J. Orsino to second.
J. Orsino to third.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
J. Orsino scores.
T. Francona to second.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
T. Francona to third.
P Dock Ellis:
Base on balls.
2B Rod Carew:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to deep right field.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Ellis Burton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to left
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to left
D. Groat to second.
RF George Altman:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
D. Groat to third.
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
LF Rick Monday:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to center
C Hal King:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
E. Kasko to second.
1B Joe Moock:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Oakland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to left
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
T. Francona to second.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Base on balls.
T. Francona to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
P Dock Ellis:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
T. Francona scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Pepitone to second.
Killebrew tries to score...
Burton throws home...
Killebrew is out at home!
J. Pepitone to third.
D. Ellis to second.
2B Rod Carew:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Pepitone scores.
D. Ellis scores.
SS Dick Groat:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Rico Carty:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Freddie Patek:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Billy Hoeft:
SAC BUNT.
Patek advances to second.
RF Ellis Burton:
SINGLES to left
F. Patek to third.
F. Patek scores.
LF Rick Monday:
SINGLES to center
E. Burton to second.
E. Burton to third.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES down the left field line.
E. Burton scores.
R. Monday to second.
C Hal King:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
R. Monday scores.
E. Kasko scores.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Wild pitch.
H. King to third.
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF George Altman:
Strikes out looking.
C John Orsino:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
1B Joe Moock:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Bunted into fielders choice, Moock out at second.
SS Freddie Patek:
SINGLES to short left field.
A. Rodriguez to second.
P Billy Hoeft:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Ellis Burton:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Base on balls.
H. Killebrew to second.
P Dock Ellis:
SAC BUNT.
Killebrew advances to third.
Pepitone advances to second.
2B Rod Carew:
Flies out to right field.
Killebrew tags up at third...
Burton throws home...
Killebrew is out at home!
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
LF Rick Monday:
Base on balls.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hal King:
Flies out to left field.
PH Eddie Haas:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Dick Groat:
New CF: Eddie Haas.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
1B Joe Moock:
New LF: Dan Dobbek.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Freddie Patek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
PH Jack Shepard:
SINGLES to right
RF Ellis Burton:
SAC BUNT.
Anderson advances to second.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Anderson to third.
S. Anderson scores.
C Hal King:
SINGLES to left
E. Kasko to second.
New pitcher: Pete Richert.
CF Eddie Haas:
Base on balls.
E. Kasko to third.
H. King to second.
PH Gene Michael:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Oakland 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
New pitcher: Sparky Lyle.
P Pete Richert:
New 1B: Gene Michael.
PH Larry Brown:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Oakland 4
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