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Scores
Standings
CAL
@BOS		12
6
WSA
@CHW		2
7
OAK
@CLE		5
0
OAK
@CLE		4
7
DET
@MIN		2
1
BAL
@NYY		5
3
CIN
@ATL		6
4		 
(12)
PHI
@HOU		3
2
NYM
@LAD		8
4
NYM
@LAD		0
2
PIT
@SFG		0
2
CHC
@STL		6
5		 
(13)
Sunday, August 4, 1968,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:32
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Athletics
5
55-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
0
59-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Chuck Dobson (9-11)
L: Sonny Siebert (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    5  9  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 .642 0.007 0.53 0.040 -0.034 0.4 0 1 3B
Ted Kubiak 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .671 -0.058 0.59 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 1 3
Rick Monday CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .818 -0.048 0.51 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 5 0
Sal Bando 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .274 .714 0.121 0.52 0.134 -0.013 1.1 0 0 3B
Mike Hershberger RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .707 -0.027 0.69 0.032 -0.059 -0.3 2 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .267 .688 0.208 1.11 0.242 -0.034 2.4 9 0 2B,CS
Jim Gosger LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .150 .386 -0.037 0.69 0.003 -0.040 0.7 3 0 IW
Dave Duncan C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .522 -0.064 0.98 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 3 1
   John Donaldson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .228 .597 0.069 1.37 0.069 0.000 1.9 2B
   Phil Roof C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .370 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.6 4 0
Chuck Dobson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .407 -0.032 0.69 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 3
   Lew Krausse P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .146 .417 -0.014 0.17 0.000 -0.014 -1.8 0 2
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 3 8 .273 .788 0.124 0.67 0.520 -0.397 1.6 27 10
2B: D Cater (16, off S Siebert); J Donaldson (8, off S Siebert).
3B: B Campaneris (6, off S Siebert); S Bando (3, off S Siebert).
IBB: J Gosger (7, by S Siebert).
TB: D Cater 4; B Campaneris 4; S Bando 4; J Donaldson 2; J Gosger.
RBI: D Cater 2 (29); J Donaldson 2 (23); B Campaneris (20).
2-out RBI: B Campaneris.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Krausse-D Duncan-D Cater.
E: B Campaneris (26).
Baserunning
CS: D Cater (4, 2nd base by S Siebert/J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Cardenal CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .630 -0.091 1.15 0.011 -0.102 -0.3 3 1
Billy Harris 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .643 -0.072 0.79 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 1 4
Lou Johnson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .705 0.002 0.74 0.045 -0.044 -0.3 1 1
Jimmie Hall LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .216 .577 0.022 1.03 0.068 -0.045 -0.1 2 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .729 0.099 1.29 0.127 -0.028 1.0 7 0 2B
Joe Azcue C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .695 -0.193 1.64 0.087 -0.280 -1.0 10 1 GDP
Chico Salmon 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .583 -0.018 1.40 0.012 -0.030 -0.2 0 1 HBP,SH
   Russ Snyder PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .638 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.5
Larry Brown SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .610 -0.022 1.43 0.029 -0.051 -0.3 3 2
   Lee Maye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .741 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Sonny Siebert P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .410 -0.094 2.21 0.000 -0.094 -0.6 0 0
   Eddie Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lou Klimchock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Hal Kurtz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 2 6 .161 .429 -0.375 1.15 0.379 -0.754 -3.4 27 10
2B: T Horton (18, off L Krausse).
SH: C Salmon (4, off C Dobson).
HBP: C Salmon (1, by C Dobson).
TB: T Horton 2; J Azcue 2; L Johnson; J Cardenal.
GIDP: J Azcue (7).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Johnson-J Azcue; J Cardenal-B Harris.
E: L Brown (16).
Outfield Assists: J Cardenal (D Cater at 1st base); L Johnson (D Cater at 3rd base).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Dobson, W (9-11) 5.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 2.61 23 62 0.080 1.42 0.8
Lew Krausse, S (2) 3.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.88 12 3 0 0.296 0.62 2.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 35 62 3 0 0.376 0.67 3.4

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert, L (11-8) 6.1 6 5 5 2 7 0 2.74 26 46 -0.125 0.89 -2.6
Eddie Fisher 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 2 2 1 -0.002 0.28 0.3
Hal Kurtz 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.55 8 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 8 0 5.00 36 46 2 1 -0.124 1.15 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: C Dobson (6).
HBP: C Dobson (3; C Salmon).
IBB: S Siebert (9; J Gosger).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Jose Cardenal CF
2 Ted Kubiak 2B 2 Billy Harris 2B
3 Rick Monday CF 3 Lou Johnson RF
4 Sal Bando 3B 4 Jimmie Hall LF
5 Mike Hershberger RF 5 Tony Horton 1B
6 Danny Cater 1B 6 Joe Azcue C
7 Jim Gosger LF 7 Chico Salmon 3B
8 Dave Duncan C 8 Larry Brown SS
9 Chuck Dobson P 9 Sonny Siebert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 1 123 OO CLE J. Azcue L. Krausse 27% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
t7 1-0 1 12- R OAK D. Cater S. Siebert 14% 91% Double to RF; Hershberger to 3B; Bando Scores
b6 0-1 1 12- CLE T. Horton C. Dobson -12% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hall to 2B; Johnson to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- OAK S. Bando S. Siebert 11% 61% Triple to RF
t7 2-0 1 123 RR OAK J. Donaldson S. Siebert 7% 98% Double to LF; Gosger to 3B; Cater Scores; Hershberger Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris S. Siebert -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK T. Kubiak S. Siebert -1% 47% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK R. Monday S. Siebert -1% 46% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal C. Dobson 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Harris C. Dobson 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE L. Johnson C. Dobson 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- OAK S. Bando S. Siebert 11% 61% Triple to RF
t2 0-0 0 --3 O OAK M. Hershberger S. Siebert -5% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --3 R OAK D. Cater S. Siebert 7% 63% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bando Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- O OAK J. Gosger S. Siebert -3% 60% Cater Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Gosger S. Siebert -1% 59% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Hall C. Dobson 2% 61% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Horton C. Dobson 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- CLE J. Azcue C. Dobson -1% 61% Single to CF
b2 0-1 2 1-- CLE C. Salmon C. Dobson -1% 60% Wild Pitch; Azcue to 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- CLE C. Salmon C. Dobson -1% 59% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-1 2 12- O CLE L. Brown C. Dobson 5% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Duncan S. Siebert -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O OAK C. Dobson S. Siebert -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- OAK B. Campaneris S. Siebert 3% 63% Triple to RF
t3 1-0 2 --3 O OAK T. Kubiak S. Siebert -3% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O CLE S. Siebert C. Dobson 3% 62% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- O CLE J. Cardenal C. Dobson 2% 64% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- O CLE B. Harris C. Dobson 1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O OAK R. Monday S. Siebert -2% 63% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O OAK S. Bando S. Siebert -1% 62% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Hershberger S. Siebert -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O CLE L. Johnson C. Dobson 3% 64% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- O CLE J. Hall C. Dobson 2% 66% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 --- O CLE T. Horton C. Dobson 1% 67% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
t5 1-0 0 --- OAK D. Cater S. Siebert 4% 71% Single to RF
t5 1-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Gosger S. Siebert -3% 67% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 1 1-- OO OAK D. Duncan S. Siebert -5% 63% Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- CLE J. Azcue C. Dobson -6% 57% Single to RF
b5 0-1 0 1-- O CLE C. Salmon C. Dobson 2% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Azcue to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- CLE L. Brown C. Dobson -3% 56% Walk
b5 0-1 1 12- O CLE S. Siebert C. Dobson 7% 63% Strikeout
b5 0-1 2 12- O CLE J. Cardenal C. Dobson 7% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- O OAK C. Dobson S. Siebert -2% 68% Strikeout
t6 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris S. Siebert -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- O OAK T. Kubiak S. Siebert -1% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O CLE B. Harris C. Dobson 4% 69% Flyball: LF
b6 0-1 1 --- CLE L. Johnson C. Dobson -5% 65% Single to LF
b6 0-1 1 1-- CLE J. Hall C. Dobson -7% 58% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b6 0-1 1 12- CLE T. Horton C. Dobson -12% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hall to 2B; Johnson to 3B
Lew Krausse replaces Chuck Dobson pitching and batting 9th
b6 0-1 1 123 OO CLE J. Azcue L. Krausse 27% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
t7 1-0 0 --- O OAK R. Monday S. Siebert -2% 71% Strikeout
t7 1-0 1 --- OAK S. Bando S. Siebert 2% 74% Single to SS
t7 1-0 1 1-- OAK M. Hershberger S. Siebert 3% 77% Walk; Bando to 2B
t7 1-0 1 12- R OAK D. Cater S. Siebert 14% 91% Double to RF; Hershberger to 3B; Bando Scores
t7 2-0 1 -23 OAK J. Gosger S. Siebert 0% 91% Intentional Walk
John Donaldson pinch hits for Dave Duncan (C) batting 8th
t7 2-0 1 123 RR OAK J. Donaldson S. Siebert 7% 98% Double to LF; Gosger to 3B; Cater Scores; Hershberger Scores
Eddie Fisher replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 1 -23 O OAK L. Krausse E. Fisher -1% 96% Strikeout
t7 4-0 2 -23 RO OAK B. Campaneris E. Fisher 1% 98% Single to SS; Donaldson out at 3B/SS; Gosger Scores
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Lew Krausse facing 7-8-9
Phil Roof replaces John Donaldson (PH) playing C batting 8th
b7 0-5 0 --- O CLE C. Salmon L. Krausse 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-5 1 --- O CLE L. Brown L. Krausse 0% 99% Flyball: CF
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Eddie Fisher (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 --- O CLE L. Klimchock L. Krausse 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Hal Kurtz facing 2-3-4
Hal Kurtz replaces Lou Klimchock (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 --- O OAK T. Kubiak H. Kurtz -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 5-0 1 --- O OAK R. Monday H. Kurtz -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-0 2 --- OAK S. Bando H. Kurtz 0% 99% Walk
t8 5-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Hershberger H. Kurtz -0% 99% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- CLE J. Cardenal L. Krausse -1% 98% Single to CF
b8 0-5 0 1-- O CLE B. Harris L. Krausse 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 0-5 1 1-- O CLE L. Johnson L. Krausse 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-5 2 1-- O CLE J. Hall L. Krausse 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Hal Kurtz facing 6-7-8
t9 5-0 0 --- OAK D. Cater H. Kurtz 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 5-0 0 1-- OAK J. Gosger H. Kurtz 0% 100% Single to RF; Cater to 3B
t9 5-0 0 1-3 O OAK P. Roof H. Kurtz -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 5-0 1 1-3 OO OAK L. Krausse H. Kurtz -0% 100% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Lew Krausse facing 5-6-7
b9 0-5 0 --- CLE T. Horton L. Krausse -1% 99% Double to RF
b9 0-5 0 -2- O CLE J. Azcue L. Krausse 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B; Horton to 3B
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Chico Salmon (3B) batting 7th
b9 0-5 1 --3 O CLE R. Snyder L. Krausse 0% 100% Strikeout
Lee Maye pinch hits for Larry Brown (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-5 2 --3 O CLE L. Maye L. Krausse 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

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