April 16, 1968 Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 9
@BOS 2 CLE 3
CHW 1 OAK 4
@NYY 3 STL 6
@ATL 2 CIN 9
@CHC 8 LAD 5
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 10,406

Tuesday, April 16, 1968, 2:06PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Athletics

3-2

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  2    4  7  0
Yankees         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  1

W: E Sprague (1-0), L: D Womack (0-1)

Yankees

1-4

Lost 4

9th, 4 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .729    0    2   2   
R Jackson RF                  3   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.758    0    1   0   HR,HBP
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .792    0    0   2   
R Webster 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .738    0   14   0   
D Cater LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    1   0   
J Donaldson 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .476    0    1   4   
P Roof C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    7   1   
  F Robinson PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   HR
  J Pagliaroni C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .585         0   0   
R Monday CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .235    0    1   0   
C Hunter P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  M Hershberger PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  E Sprague P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       36   4   7   4    0   4                    27  11

BATTING

HR: F Robinson (1, off D Womack; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); R Jackson (3, off F Peterson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: R Jackson (1, by F Peterson).

TB: R Jackson 6; F Robinson 4; B Campaneris 2; J Donaldson.

RBI: F Robinson 2 (2); S Bando (5); R Jackson (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Webster.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .586    0    1   2   
M Ferraro 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .422    0    0   3   
M Mantle 1B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .313  .734    0   16   1   SB
T Tresh LF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .176  .575    0    1   0   
S Whitaker CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .277    0    1   0   
B Robinson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .071  .142    0    2   0   
J Gibbs C                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .167  .453    0    3   0   
G Michael SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .357    0    3   4   2B
  R White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
F Peterson P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   5   
  D Womack P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  A Kosco PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
  H Clarke PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   SB
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3   8                    27  17

BATTING

2B: G Michael (1, off C Hunter).

TB: M Mantle 2; G Michael 2; B Robinson; A Kosco; M Ferraro; J Gibbs; D Howser.

RBI: J Gibbs 2 (2); T Tresh (4).

2-out RBI: J Gibbs 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: F Peterson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Clarke (1, 2nd base off E Sprague/J Pagliaroni); M Mantle (1, 2nd base off C Hunter/P Roof).

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
C Hunter                       6     7   3   3    2   7   0   3.75   26     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 7     51    -     0.92  -0.18
E Sprague, W (1-0)             3     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.80   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.71   0.19
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 8           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Peterson                     7     5   2   2    0   4   1   2.57   29     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 5     63    -     1.00   0.02
D Womack, BS (1), L (0-1)      2     2   2   2    0   0   1   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          2-1    2.32  -0.51
Totals                         9     7   4   4    0   4   2          37     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 7          2-1

F Peterson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Peterson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: F Peterson (1; R Jackson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - (none), 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 10,406.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             New York Yankees                     
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. D Howser             2B 
2. R Jackson            RF    2. M Ferraro            3B 
3. S Bando              3B    3. M Mantle             1B 
4. R Webster            1B    4. T Tresh              LF 
5. D Cater              LF    5. S Whitaker           CF 
6. J Donaldson          2B    6. B Robinson           RF 
7. P Roof               C     7. J Gibbs              C  
8. R Monday             CF    8. G Michael            SS 
9. C Hunter             P     9. F Peterson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  3-2  1--      63%  87% F Robinson      D Womack        Home Run; Donaldson Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  123     -16%  15% J Gibbs         C Hunter        Single (CF-RF); Tresh to 3B; Mantle Scores; Ferraro Scores
   t 8   0  3-1  1--      15%  31% R Jackson       F Peterson      Single to RF; Campaneris to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-      12% 100% D Howser        E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 9   0  3-2  ---      11%  24% J Donaldson     D Womack        Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Jackson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      48%  S Bando         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      46%  R Webster       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Howser        Single to LF
          1--      32%  M Ferraro       Single to CF; Howser to 3B
          1-3      28%  M Mantle        Walk; Ferraro to 2B
   R      123      19%  T Tresh         Walk; Howser Scores; Ferraro to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   O      123      25%  S Whitaker      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      31%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   RR     123      15%  J Gibbs         Single (CF-RF); Tresh to 3B; Mantle Scores; Ferraro Scores
   O      1-3      17%  G Michael       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
          ---      21%  D Cater         Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Cater to 1B
   O      1--      18%  J Donaldson     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      16%  P Roof          Strikeout Looking
          1--      17%  R Monday        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Donaldson to 2B
   O      12-      14%  C Hunter        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      15%  F Peterson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  D Howser        Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  M Ferraro       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      14%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   R      ---      22%  R Jackson       Home Run
   O      ---      21%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  R Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
          ---      18%  M Mantle        Single to 2B
   O      1--      20%  T Tresh         Flyball: SS
          1--      18%  S Whitaker      Mantle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      20%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      22%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      20%  D Cater         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      19%  J Donaldson     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      18%  P Roof          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  J Gibbs         Flyball: RF
          ---      16%  G Michael       Double to RF
   O      -2-      18%  F Peterson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Michael to 3B
   O      --3      20%  D Howser        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Fritz Peterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      18%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  C Hunter        Strikeout
          ---      18%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
          1--      21%  R Jackson       Single to 2B; Campaneris to 3B
   O      1-3      15%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      16%  M Ferraro       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      15%  M Mantle        Single to CF
   OO     1--      17%  T Tresh         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      15%  R Webster       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      13%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      12%  J Donaldson     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      13%  S Whitaker      Flyball: SS
          ---      12%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      13%  J Gibbs         Strikeout
   O      1--      14%  G Michael       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Fritz Peterson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      11%  P Roof          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      10%  R Monday        Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Catfish Hunter batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  M Hershberger   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ed Sprague facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Sprague replaces Mike Hershberger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  F Peterson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---       8%  D Howser        Walk
   O      1--       9%  M Ferraro       Groundout: P-1B; Howser to 2B
   O      -2-      10%  M Mantle        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
          ---      16%  B Campaneris    Single to LF
          1--      31%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Campaneris to 3B
                  Dooley Womack replaces Fritz Peterson pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      27%  S Bando         Groundout: P-1B; Jackson to 2B; Campaneris Scores
   O      -2-      19%  R Webster       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      11%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      12%  T Tresh         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  S Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Dooley Womack facing 6-7-8
          ---      24%  J Donaldson     Single to LF
                  Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 7th
   RR     1--      87%  F Robinson      Home Run; Donaldson Scores
   O      ---      86%  R Monday        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Ed Sprague facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Pagliaroni replaces Floyd Robinson playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  J Gibbs         Lineout: CF
                  Roy White pinch hits for Gene Michael batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Andy Kosco pinch hits for Dooley Womack batting 9th
          ---      92%  A Kosco         Single to RF
                  Horace Clarke pinch runs for Andy Kosco batting 9th
          1--      88%  D Howser        Clarke Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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