GAME LOG Oakland @ Detroit
Sunday, 8/20/1968
Batting: Oakland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
2B Rod Carew:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Carew out at 2nd base.
LF Rico Carty:
Carty thrown out at third by the centerfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
T. Francona scores.
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to left
C John Orsino:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Oakland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
RF Ellis Burton:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out looking.
3B Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Hal King:
SINGLES to left
E. Kasko to third.
E. Kasko scores.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Chico Salmon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bill Sorrell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Oakland 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
1B Joe Moock:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
SINGLES to center
SS Freddie Patek:
DOUBLES to left-center.
A. Rodriguez to third.
P Bill Dillman:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Ellis Burton:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
P Ron Taylor:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to right
1B Tito Francona:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Rico Carty:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Carew scores.
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to left
R. Carty to third.
R. Carty scores.
C John Orsino:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
G. Altman to second.
Altman tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out looking.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to right-center.
C Hal King:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
SS Chico Salmon:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
3B Bill Sorrell:
Flies out to left field.
P Ron Taylor:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
1B Joe Moock:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
2B Rod Carew:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
LF Rico Carty:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to right field.
P Bill Dillman:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Ellis Burton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to short center field.
C John Orsino:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Joe Pepitone:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Altman to third.
SS Chico Salmon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
G. Altman scores.
J. Pepitone to third.
3B Bill Sorrell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Salmon out at 2nd base.
J. Pepitone scores.
P Ron Taylor:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Oakland 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out looking.
3B Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
C Hal King:
Strikes out looking.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to short right-center.
E. Kasko to third.
E. Kasko scores.
1B Joe Moock:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep center field.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Flies out to short right-center.
SS Freddie Patek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Bill Dillman:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Eddie Haas:
SINGLES to center
B. Dillman to third.
B. Dillman scores.
LF Rick Monday:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Dillman
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to left
C John Orsino:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Altman to third.
G. Altman scores.
J. Orsino to third.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Intentional walk.
PH Manny Jimenez:
Wild pitch.
J. Orsino scores.
J. Pepitone to second.
Pepitone steals third.
SINGLES to center
J. Pepitone scores.
New pitcher: Nelson Briles.
3B Bill Sorrell:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ron Taylor:
Bunted into fielders choice, Jimenez out at second.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to left
R. Taylor to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 8, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
3B Eddie Kasko:
New SS: Larry Brown.
SINGLES to left
C Hal King:
SINGLES to right
E. Kasko to second.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES down the right field line.
E. Kasko to third.
H. King to second.
1B Joe Moock:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
E. Kasko scores.
H. King to third.
C. Tanner to second.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
H. King scores.
C. Tanner to third.
J. Moock to second.
Tanner tries to score...
Pepitone throws home...
Tanner scores!
J. Moock to third.
A. Rodriguez to second.
SS Freddie Patek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Moock scores.
A. Rodriguez to third.
PH Jack Shepard:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Eddie Haas:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Rodriguez scores.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Oakland 8
Batting: Oakland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Nelson Briles
New pitcher: Sparky Lyle.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to right-center.
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Oakland 8
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
3B Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Hal King:
Intentional walk.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Kasko tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Joe Moock:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Oakland 8
Batting: Oakland, top of 10th.
Pitching: Sparky Lyle
CF Joe Pepitone:
Base on balls.
SS Larry Brown:
Wild pitch.
J. Pepitone to second.
SINGLES to left
J. Pepitone to third.
Pepitone tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Buck Rodgers:
Flies out to deep right-center.
PH Dick Groat:
Wild pitch.
L. Brown to second.
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
L. Brown to third.
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
L. Brown scores.
D. Groat to second.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Groat scores.
New pitcher: Frank Carpin.
LF Rico Carty:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 11, Detroit 8
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Ron Taylor
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
New 3B: Charlie Neal.
SINGLES to left
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to short left field.
PH Gene Michael:
SINGLES to short right field.
A. Rodriguez to second.
Rodriguez tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF George Banks:
Base on balls.
G. Michael to second.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Rodriguez scores.
G. Michael scores.
G. Banks scores.
New pitcher: Pete Richert.
C Hal King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Oakland 11
Batting: Oakland, top of 11th.
Pitching: Frank Carpin
New pitcher: Pat Dobson.
RF George Altman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C John Orsino:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Intentional walk.
SS Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
J. Orsino to third.
J. Pepitone to second.
3B Charlie Neal:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Oakland 11
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Pete Richert
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Moock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Oakland 11
Batting: Oakland, top of 12th.
Pitching: Pat Dobson
PH Bob Tillman:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to right
1B Tito Francona:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (353 feet)
LF Rico Carty:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
RF George Altman:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
C John Orsino:
SINGLES to left
G. Altman scores.
New pitcher: Vicente Romo.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 14, Detroit 11
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 12th.
Pitching: Pete Richert
New pitcher: Dave Vineyard.
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to left field.
PH Lee May:
Strikes out swinging.
RF George Banks:
Base on balls.
LF Rick Monday:
SINGLES to left
G. Banks to second.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to left-center.
Game over. Score: Oakland 14, Detroit 11
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