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Saturday, September 14, 1968,
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 33,688, Time of Game: 3:00
Athletics
4
76-74
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
5
95-54
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Denny McLain (30-5)
L: Diego Segui (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   2  1  1   0  0  0    4  6  2
Tigers          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  2    5  9  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .700 0.009 1.34 0.138 -0.129 -0.2 2 1 CS
Rick Monday CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .749 -0.044 0.77 0.020 -0.063 -0.2 2 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 .726 -0.014 0.94 0.058 -0.071 -0.2 6 3
Sal Bando 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .687 -0.071 1.04 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 1 0 SH
Reggie Jackson RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 .254 .786 0.402 0.89 0.432 -0.030 2.3 3 1 2·HR
Dick Green 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .684 -0.040 0.42 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 2 2
Joe Keough LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .611 -0.036 0.50 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 0
   Jim Gosger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Duncan C 2 1 0 0 1 2 .192 .576 0.020 0.95 0.057 -0.037 0.0 7 0
Chuck Dobson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .443 0.050 0.68 0.050 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Jack Aker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .875 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Donaldson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .579 -0.023 2.34 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 SH
   Diego Segui P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.009 0.40 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 2 1
Team Totals 30 4 6 4 1 10 .200 .626 0.244 0.90 0.755 -0.509 0.5 25 8
HR: R Jackson 2 (28, 2 off D McLain; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SH: S Bando (6, off D McLain); J Donaldson (5, off D McLain).
TB: R Jackson 8; D Cater 2; R Monday; B Campaneris.
RBI: R Jackson 3 (70); B Campaneris (35).
2-out RBI: R Jackson.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Cater (5); S Bando (17).
Outfield Assists: R Jackson (D Wert at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: B Campaneris (21, 2nd base by D McLain/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .248 .766 -0.267 2.34 0.000 -0.267 -1.6 2 1
Mickey Stanley CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .263 .687 0.216 1.62 0.283 -0.067 0.3 1 0
Jim Northrup RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .258 .746 0.337 2.30 0.412 -0.075 0.8 4 1
Willie Horton LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .287 .904 0.147 2.22 0.238 -0.091 0.6 1 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .249 .785 0.381 1.66 0.434 -0.053 2.5 6 0 HR
Bill Freehan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 .807 -0.001 1.28 0.070 -0.071 0.1 10 2
Tommy Matchick SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .507 -0.041 1.63 0.054 -0.095 -0.5 1 0
Don Wert 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .199 .565 0.006 0.97 0.045 -0.039 0.2 1 1
   Gates Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .372 1.103 -0.114 4.78 0.000 -0.114 -0.4
   Dick Tracewski 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .484 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Denny McLain P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .155 .348 -0.051 1.70 0.011 -0.062 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Al Kaline PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 .812 0.132 3.14 0.132 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 34 5 9 4 5 6 .265 .712 0.745 1.90 1.679 -0.934 2.3 27 6
HR: N Cash (21, off C Dobson; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
SH: D McLain (16, off C Dobson).
TB: N Cash 5; W Horton 2; M Stanley 2; D McAuliffe; T Matchick; B Freehan.
RBI: N Cash 3 (53); W Horton (84).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Northrup-N Cash.
E: T Matchick (10).
Outfield Assists: J Northrup (R Monday at 1st base).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Dobson 3.2 4 3 3 2 4 1 2.98 17 43 -0.299 0.98 -1.8
Jack Aker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.70 1 2 0 -0.026 1.69 -0.3
Paul Lindblad 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 1 3 0 0.062 2.63 0.7
Diego Segui, L (5-5) 4.1 5 2 1 2 1 0 2.42 21 0 0 -0.482 2.63 -0.8
Team Totals 8.1 9 5 4 5 6 1 4.32 40 43 5 0 -0.745 0.90 -2.3
J Aker faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, W (30-5) 9 6 4 4 1 10 2 2.01 33 68 -0.245 0.90 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 1 10 2 4.00 33 68 -0.245 1.90 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Aker (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 33,688.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Rick Monday CF 2 Mickey Stanley CF
3 Danny Cater 1B 3 Jim Northrup RF
4 Sal Bando 3B 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Reggie Jackson RF 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Dick Green 2B 6 Bill Freehan C
7 Joe Keough LF 7 Tommy Matchick SS
8 Dave Duncan C 8 Don Wert 3B
9 Chuck Dobson P 9 Denny McLain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 1 1-3 R DET J. Northrup D. Segui 38% 81% Fielder's Choice 1B; Kaline Scores/Adv on E3 (throw); Stanley to 3B
b4 0-2 1 12- RRR DET N. Cash C. Dobson 37% 69% Home Run; Northrup Scores; Horton Scores
b9 3-4 1 1-- DET M. Stanley D. Segui 26% 43% Single; Kaline to 3B
t4 0-0 1 -2- RR OAK R. Jackson D. McLain -22% 25% Home Run; Cater Scores
t6 3-3 2 --- R OAK R. Jackson D. McLain -21% 34% Home Run

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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris D. McLain 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Monday D. McLain 1% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK D. Cater D. McLain -1% 52% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK S. Bando D. McLain 2% 54% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe C. Dobson -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley C. Dobson -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET J. Northrup C. Dobson -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson D. McLain 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Green D. McLain 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O OAK J. Keough D. McLain 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton C. Dobson -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET N. Cash C. Dobson -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET B. Freehan C. Dobson -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Duncan D. McLain 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- OAK C. Dobson D. McLain -5% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dobson to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O OAK B. Campaneris D. McLain 4% 51% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -2- O OAK R. Monday D. McLain 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Matchick C. Dobson -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-0 1 --- DET D. Wert C. Dobson 3% 55% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. McLain C. Dobson -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe C. Dobson -4% 50% Single to RF; Wert out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- OAK D. Cater D. McLain -5% 45% Single
t4 0-0 0 1-- O OAK S. Bando D. McLain 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cater to 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- RR OAK R. Jackson D. McLain -22% 25% Home Run; Cater Scores
t4 2-0 1 --- O OAK D. Green D. McLain 1% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O OAK J. Keough D. McLain 1% 26% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O DET M. Stanley C. Dobson -3% 24% Lineout: 2B
b4 0-2 1 --- DET J. Northrup C. Dobson 3% 27% Walk
b4 0-2 1 1-- DET W. Horton C. Dobson 5% 32% Single; Northrup to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- RRR DET N. Cash C. Dobson 37% 69% Home Run; Northrup Scores; Horton Scores
b4 3-2 1 --- DET B. Freehan C. Dobson 2% 71% Single
b4 3-2 1 1-- O DET T. Matchick C. Dobson -2% 68% Lineout: RF
b4 3-2 2 1-- DET D. Wert C. Dobson 2% 70% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Freehan to 2B
Jack Aker replaces Chuck Dobson pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-2 2 12- DET D. McLain J. Aker 1% 72% Wild Pitch; Freehan to 3B; Wert to 2B
b4 3-2 2 -23 DET D. McLain J. Aker 1% 73% Walk
Paul Lindblad replaces Jack Aker pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-2 2 123 O DET D. McAuliffe P. Lindblad -6% 67% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- OAK D. Duncan D. McLain -6% 61% Walk
John Donaldson pinch hits for Paul Lindblad (P) batting 9th
t5 2-3 0 1-- O OAK J. Donaldson D. McLain 2% 63% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Duncan to 2B
t5 2-3 1 -2- R OAK B. Campaneris D. McLain -14% 49% Single; Duncan Scores
t5 3-3 1 1-- O OAK R. Monday D. McLain 5% 55% Campaneris Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 3-3 2 --- O OAK R. Monday D. McLain 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 2-3-4
Diego Segui replaces John Donaldson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-3 0 --- O DET M. Stanley D. Segui -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-3 1 --- O DET J. Northrup D. Segui -2% 51% Flyball: SS
b5 3-3 2 --- O DET W. Horton D. Segui -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
t6 3-3 0 --- O OAK D. Cater D. McLain 3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-3 1 --- O OAK S. Bando D. McLain 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t6 3-3 2 --- R OAK R. Jackson D. McLain -21% 34% Home Run
t6 4-3 2 --- O OAK D. Green D. McLain 1% 35% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 5-6-7
b6 3-4 0 --- DET N. Cash D. Segui 7% 42% Single
b6 3-4 0 1-- O DET B. Freehan D. Segui -6% 36% Flyball: CF
b6 3-4 1 1-- O DET T. Matchick D. Segui -5% 31% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-4 2 1-- O DET D. Wert D. Segui -4% 27% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
t7 4-3 0 --- O OAK J. Keough D. McLain 2% 29% Lineout: LF
t7 4-3 1 --- O OAK D. Duncan D. McLain 1% 31% Strikeout
t7 4-3 2 --- O OAK D. Segui D. McLain 1% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
Jim Gosger replaces Joe Keough playing LF batting 7th
b7 3-4 0 --- O DET D. McLain D. Segui -4% 27% Flyball: 1B
b7 3-4 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Segui -3% 24% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-4 2 --- DET M. Stanley D. Segui 3% 27% Single
b7 3-4 2 1-- O DET J. Northrup D. Segui -5% 22% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t8 4-3 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris D. McLain 2% 24% Flyball: RF
t8 4-3 1 --- OAK R. Monday D. McLain -2% 22% Single
t8 4-3 1 1-- OO OAK D. Cater D. McLain 4% 26% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 4-5-6
b8 3-4 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Segui -6% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-4 1 --- O DET N. Cash D. Segui -4% 16% Groundout: P unassisted
b8 3-4 2 --- DET B. Freehan D. Segui 3% 20% Walk
b8 3-4 2 1-- DET T. Matchick D. Segui 5% 25% Single; Freehan to 2B
Gates Brown pinch hits for Don Wert (3B) batting 8th
b8 3-4 2 12- O DET G. Brown D. Segui -11% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
Dick Tracewski replaces Gates Brown (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
t9 4-3 0 --- O OAK S. Bando D. McLain 1% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-3 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson D. McLain 1% 16% Strikeout
t9 4-3 2 --- O OAK D. Green D. McLain 1% 16% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
Al Kaline pinch hits for Denny McLain (P) batting 9th
b9 3-4 0 --- DET A. Kaline D. Segui 13% 29% Walk
b9 3-4 0 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Segui -12% 18% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 3-4 1 1-- DET M. Stanley D. Segui 26% 43% Single; Kaline to 3B
b9 3-4 1 1-3 R DET J. Northrup D. Segui 38% 81% Fielder's Choice 1B; Kaline Scores/Adv on E3 (throw); Stanley to 3B
b9 4-4 1 1-3 R DET W. Horton D. Segui 19% 100% Single; Stanley Scores/unER; Northrup to 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 5.

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