September 15, 1968 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 3
@BOS 2 CAL 4
@CHW 1 CLE 2
BAL 0 DET 13
OAK 0 NYY 3
@WSA 2 STL 7
@HOU 4 ATL 5
@LAD 2 PIT 3
@NYM 0 CHC 4
@PHI 0 CIN 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 23,260

Sunday, September 15, 1968
Time of Game: 2:39

Athletics

76-75

Lost 3

6th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Tigers          3  0  2   1  3  4   0  0  X   13 15  0

W: M Lolich (15-9), L: L Krausse (10-11)

Tigers

96-54

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .696    0    0   3   
  A Lewis LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
R Jackson CF                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .253  .785    0    2   1   
  E Sprague P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Bogle P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .724    0    8   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .683    0    0   4   
D Green 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .668    0    4   2   
M Hershberger RF-CF           2   0   1   0    1   1  .277  .735    0    2   0   
J Rudi LF-RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .176  .462    0    1   0   
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .568    0    6   0   
L Krausse P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .496    0    0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Lauzerique P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Kubiak PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .618    0    1   1   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2  12                    24  12

BATTING

TB: M Hershberger; D Cater; J Rudi.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Campaneris-D Green-D Cater.

PB: D Duncan (8).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   2   2    1   1  .250  .769    0    1   1   IW
  D Tracewski 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .484         1   1   
M Stanley CF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .261  .685    0    0   0   HBP
J Northrup RF                 4   2   2   3    1   0  .260  .760    0    1   0   2·HR
W Horton LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .289  .911    0    1   0   HR,GDP
  W Comer PR-LF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .135  .449    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   3   2   0    1   1  .252  .792    0    9   0   2B
B Freehan C                   3   2   2   4    0   0  .261  .822    0    9   0   2·HR
  G Brown PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .372 1.109    0    0   0   
  J Price C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .517    0    4   0   
T Matchick SS                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .201  .530    0    0   3   3B,SF
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .199  .566    0    0   3   
M Lolich P                    3   1   2   1    0   1  .127  .378    0    0   0   2B,2·SH
Totals                       34  13  15  12    7   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: N Cash (14, off L Krausse); M Lolich (3, off R Fingers).

3B: T Matchick (2, off R Fingers).

HR: W Horton (36, off L Krausse; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Freehan 2 (24, off L Krausse, off R Fingers; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); J Northrup 2 (19, off E Sprague, off L Krausse; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: T Matchick (1, off W Bogle).

SH: M Lolich 2 (4, off G Lauzerique, off L Krausse).

IBB: D McAuliffe (8, by L Krausse).

HBP: M Stanley (4, by R Fingers).

TB: J Northrup 8; B Freehan 8; W Horton 5; T Matchick 4; M Lolich 3; N Cash 3; D McAuliffe 2; D Wert.

GIDP: W Horton (12).

RBI: B Freehan 4 (79); J Northrup 3 (84); D McAuliffe 2 (56); M Lolich (3); T Matchick (14); W Horton (85).

2-out RBI: B Freehan 2; D McAuliffe; M Lolich.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Krausse, L (10-11)           2.2   5   5   5    4   1   3   3.26   16     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 2· 5     25    -     0.59  -0.33
R Fingers                      1.1   4   4   4    1   0   1  27.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          1-0    0.15  -0.02
G Lauzerique                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.02   0.00
E Sprague                      0     3   4   4    1   0   1   3.28    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
W Bogle                        3     3   0   0    0   5   0   4.30   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          3-3    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  13  13    7   6   5          45     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2·15          5-4

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (15-9)             9     3   0   0    2  12   0   3.15   32     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 3     91    -     0.32   0.14
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2  12   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 3           -

R Fingers faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
E Sprague faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Fingers (1); G Lauzerique (1); E Sprague (6).

IBB: L Krausse (8; D McAuliffe).

HBP: R Fingers (1; M Stanley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 23,260.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. R Jackson            CF    2. M Stanley            CF 
3. D Cater              1B    3. J Northrup           RF 
4. S Bando              3B    4. W Horton             LF 
5. D Green              2B    5. N Cash               1B 
6. M Hershberger        RF    6. B Freehan            C  
7. J Rudi               LF    7. T Matchick           SS 
8. D Duncan             C     8. D Wert               3B 
9. L Krausse            P     9. M Lolich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      20%  75% J Northrup      L Krausse       Home Run; Stanley Scores
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-       8%  95% B Freehan       L Krausse       Home Run; Cash Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  ---       8%  83% W Horton        L Krausse       Home Run
   t 3   0  3-0  ---      -4%  80% J Rudi          M Lolich        Single
   t 3   0  3-0  1--       3%  83% D Duncan        M Lolich        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Cater         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
          ---      55%  M Stanley       Walk
   RR     1--      75%  J Northrup      Home Run; Stanley Scores
   R      ---      83%  W Horton        Home Run
   O      ---      82%  N Cash          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      82%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  D Green         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  M Hershberger   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lew Krausse facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  T Matchick      Single
   O      1--      85%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  M Lolich        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
          -2-      85%  D McAuliffe     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  M Stanley       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  J Rudi          Single
   O      1--      83%  D Duncan        Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  L Krausse       Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lew Krausse facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  J Northrup      Walk
   OO     1--      86%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      87%  N Cash          Double
   RR     -2-      95%  B Freehan       Home Run; Cash Scores
          ---      95%  T Matchick      Walk
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Lew Krausse pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  M Lolich        Double
   RO     -2-      98%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF; Lolich Scores; McAuliffe out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
          ---      98%  M Stanley       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      98%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stanley to 2B
          -2-      98%  W Horton        Wild Pitch; Stanley to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  D Green         Strikeout
          ---      98%  M Hershberger   Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  D Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rollie Fingers facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      99%  B Freehan       Passed Ball; Cash to 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  " "             Home Run; Cash Scores
          ---     100%  T Matchick      Triple
                  George Lauzerique replaces Rollie Fingers pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3     100%  D Wert          Wild Pitch; Matchick Scores
          ---     100%  " "             Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Lolich        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 9.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Kubiak pinch hits for George Lauzerique batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R Jackson       Walk
          1--     100%  D Cater         Single; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Bando         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Ed Sprague facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Sprague replaces Reggie Jackson pitching and batting 2nd; Ted Kubiak moves to SS; Allan Lewis replaces Bert Campaneris playing LF batting 1st; Mike Hershberger moves to CF; Joe Rudi moves to RF
   R      ---     100%  J Northrup      Home Run
          ---     100%  W Horton        Single
                  Wayne Comer pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 4th
          1--     100%  N Cash          Single; Comer to 2B
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Freehan batting 6th
          12-     100%  G Brown         Wild Pitch; Comer to 3B; Cash to 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Walk
                  Warren Bogle replaces Ed Sprague pitching and batting 2nd
   RO     123     100%  T Matchick      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Comer Scores
   O      12-     100%  D Wert          Flyball: SS
   R      12-     100%  M Lolich        Single; Cash Scores; Brown to 2B
   R      12-     100%  D McAuliffe     Single; Brown Scores; Lolich to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-13, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Price replaces Gates Brown playing C batting 6th; Dick Tracewski replaces Dick McAuliffe playing 2B batting 1st; Wayne Comer moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Flyball: C
          ---     100%  M Hershberger   Single
   O      1--     100%  J Rudi          Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Duncan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Warren Bogle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  W Comer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-13, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  A Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Bogle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Warren Bogle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Price         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Matchick      Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Wert          Single
   O      1--     100%  M Lolich        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-13, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Cater         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 13.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196809150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation