GAME LOG Detroit @ Oakland
Saturday, 7/15/1968
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Faul
RF Ellis Burton:
Base on balls.
LF Rick Monday:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (400 feet)
3B Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Hal King:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Faul
1B Lee May:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Gene Michael:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Freddie Patek:
SINGLES to left
P Don Kaiser:
Patek caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Faul
P Don Kaiser:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Ellis Burton:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Rick Monday:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
SS Chico Salmon:
SINGLES to short left field.
P Bill Faul:
Salmon caught stealing at second.
Strikes out looking.
2B Rod Carew:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
3B Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out looking.
C Hal King:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (405 feet)
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to center
1B Lee May:
Strikes out looking.
2B Gene Michael:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
LF Rico Carty:
Flies out to deep left field.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out looking.
C John Orsino:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (348 feet)
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Don Kaiser:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Ellis Burton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Chico Salmon:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (373 feet)
P Bill Faul:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Rod Carew:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C Hal King:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
E. Kasko to second.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Rico Carty:
Base on balls.
RF George Altman:
Base on balls.
R. Carty to second.
C John Orsino:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Altman out at 2nd base.
R. Carty to third.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
J. Orsino to second.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
1B Lee May:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Gene Michael:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Chico Salmon was injured.
SS Freddie Patek:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
P Don Kaiser:
Patek caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
SS Larry Brown:
SINGLES to left
P Bill Faul:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to left
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
R. Carew to second.
R. Carew to third.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Carew scores.
T. Francona to second.
Francona tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
P Don Kaiser:
New SS: Dick Groat.
New LF: Dan Dobbek.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Ellis Burton:
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Rick Monday:
Base on balls.
S. Anderson to second.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
S. Anderson to third.
R. Monday to second.
C Hal King:
Base on balls.
S. Anderson scores.
R. Monday to third.
E. Kasko to second.
PH Eddie Haas:
Popped out to the shortstop.
PH Jack Shepard:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
C John Orsino:
New 1B: Joe Moock.
New CF: Eddie Haas.
New C : Jack Shepard.
New RF: George Banks.
Flies out to right field.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Faul
RF George Banks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Freddie Patek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Aurelio Rodriguez:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Sparky Anderson:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Kaiser
New pitcher: Sparky Lyle.
LF Dan Dobbek:
PH Manny Jimenez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Bob Tillman:
Strikes out looking.
2B Rod Carew:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Detroit 4, Oakland 3
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