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DET
@BAL		3
1
CHW
@CAL		2
3
CLE
@NYY		1
2
MIN
@OAK		0
4
BOS
@WSA		3
1
PIT
@ATL		4
3		 
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@CHC		6
7
PHI
@CIN		6
2
SFG
@HOU		3
1
NYM
@STL		0
2
Wednesday, May 8, 1968
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 6,298, Time of Game: 2:28
Twins
0
13-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Athletics
4
13-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
L: Dave Boswell (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  X    4 10  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .706 -0.079 1.15 0.000 -0.079 -0.5 1 2
Rod Carew 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .715 -0.052 0.78 0.000 -0.052 -0.3 5 1
Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .273 .983 -0.036 0.51 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 4 0
Tony Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .619 -0.096 1.39 0.000 -0.096 -0.5 3 0
Ted Uhlaender CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .725 -0.063 0.93 0.000 -0.063 -0.3 2 0
Bob Allison LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .900 -0.043 0.61 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 0 0
Jackie Hernandez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .563 -0.053 1.16 0.000 -0.053 -0.3 2 4
   John Roseboro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .433 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
Bruce Look C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .452 -0.038 0.56 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 7 2
Dave Boswell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .629 -0.024 0.52 0.000 -0.024 -0.1 0 1
   Ron Perranoski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .607 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 -0.491 0.79 0.000 -0.491 -3.2 24 10
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Carew-J Hernandez-H Killebrew; D Boswell-J Hernandez-H Killebrew.
E: D Boswell (2).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .260 .704 0.109 0.93 0.127 -0.019 0.4 1 3 SB
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 .882 -0.159 1.62 0.000 -0.159 -1.2 3 0
Sal Bando 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .230 .598 -0.043 1.26 0.033 -0.076 0.0 0 2
Ramon Webster 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .208 .589 -0.035 1.19 0.069 -0.104 0.1 7 0 GDP
John Donaldson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .449 -0.046 1.11 0.038 -0.084 -0.8 1 2 HBP
Jim Pagliaroni C 3 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .663 -0.035 1.25 0.045 -0.080 -0.4 11 0
Rick Monday CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .292 .807 0.102 1.39 0.226 -0.124 0.3 1 0 2B,CS,GDP
Joe Rudi LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.129 1.34 0.000 -0.129 -0.8 3 0
   Floyd Robinson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .924 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Danny Cater PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .751 0.058 1.29 0.058 0.000 1.0
   Mike Hershberger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Catfish Hunter P 4 0 3 3 0 0 .444 1.000 0.190 1.35 0.208 -0.018 2.6 0 0 2B
Team Totals 31 4 10 4 5 6 .323 .820 0.012 1.25 0.804 -0.793 1.1 27 7
2B: C Hunter (2, off D Boswell); R Monday (3, off D Boswell).
HBP: J Donaldson (1, by D Boswell).
TB: C Hunter 4; R Monday 3; B Campaneris 2; R Webster 2; S Bando.
GIDP: R Webster (2); R Monday (1).
RBI: C Hunter 3 (5); D Cater (5).
2-out RBI: C Hunter 2; D Cater.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: B Campaneris (10, 2nd base off D Boswell/B Look).
CS: R Monday (1, 2nd base by D Boswell/B Look).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Boswell, L (3-3) 7.2 9 4 4 5 6 0 3.61 35 46 0.020 1.29 0.2
Ron Perranoski 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 2 3 2 -0.031 0.29 -1.3
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 5 6 0 4.50 37 46 3 2 -0.011 0.79 -1.1

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, W (3-2) 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 2.36 27 98 0.489 0.79 3.2
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.00 27 98 0.489 1.25 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Boswell 2 (4).
HBP: D Boswell (1; J Donaldson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Al Salerno, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 6,298.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Cesar Tovar 3B 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Reggie Jackson RF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Sal Bando 3B
4 Tony Oliva RF 4 Ramon Webster 1B
5 Ted Uhlaender CF 5 John Donaldson 2B
6 Bob Allison LF 6 Jim Pagliaroni C
7 Jackie Hernandez SS 7 Rick Monday CF
8 Bruce Look C 8 Joe Rudi LF
9 Dave Boswell P 9 Catfish Hunter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 1 --3 R OAK C. Hunter D. Boswell 12% 82% Single to P/Bunt; Monday Scores
b7 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Monday D. Boswell 12% 70% Double
b4 0-0 1 12- OO OAK R. Monday D. Boswell -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 12- OO OAK R. Webster D. Boswell -8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 0-0 0 -2- OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell 8% 78% Wild Pitch; Monday to 3B

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, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar C. Hunter 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter 1% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris D. Boswell 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell 3% 61% Campaneris Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell -4% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- OAK S. Bando D. Boswell 2% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- OO OAK R. Webster D. Boswell -8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender C. Hunter 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN B. Allison C. Hunter 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Donaldson D. Boswell -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Pagliaroni D. Boswell -1% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- OAK R. Monday D. Boswell 1% 52% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell -2% 50% Monday Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Hernandez C. Hunter 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Look C. Hunter 1% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN D. Boswell C. Hunter 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell -2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-0 1 --- OAK C. Hunter D. Boswell 5% 58% Double
b3 0-0 1 -2- OAK B. Campaneris D. Boswell 2% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 1 12- O OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell -5% 55% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 12- O OAK S. Bando D. Boswell -5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar C. Hunter 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Webster D. Boswell 5% 60% Single
b4 0-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Donaldson D. Boswell -4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-0 1 1-- OAK J. Pagliaroni D. Boswell 4% 60% Walk; Donaldson to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- OO OAK R. Monday D. Boswell -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender C. Hunter 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 2 --- O MIN B. Allison C. Hunter 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O OAK C. Hunter D. Boswell -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- OAK B. Campaneris D. Boswell 2% 53% Single
b5 0-0 2 1-- OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell 2% 55% Campaneris Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Campaneris to 3B
b5 0-0 2 --3 O OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t6 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Hernandez C. Hunter 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Look C. Hunter 2% 55% Strikeout
t6 0-0 2 --- O MIN D. Boswell C. Hunter 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
b6 0-0 0 --- O OAK S. Bando D. Boswell -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Webster D. Boswell -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-0 2 --- OAK J. Donaldson D. Boswell 2% 53% Hit By Pitch
b6 0-0 2 1-- OAK J. Pagliaroni D. Boswell 2% 55% Wild Pitch; Donaldson to 2B
b6 0-0 2 -2- O OAK J. Pagliaroni D. Boswell -5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t7 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar C. Hunter 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter 2% 56% Flyball: LF
t7 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter 2% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 7-8-9
b7 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Monday D. Boswell 12% 70% Double
b7 0-0 0 -2- OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell 8% 78% Wild Pitch; Monday to 3B
b7 0-0 0 --3 O OAK J. Rudi D. Boswell -8% 70% Strikeout
b7 0-0 1 --3 R OAK C. Hunter D. Boswell 12% 82% Single to P/Bunt; Monday Scores
b7 1-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Boswell -2% 81% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-0 2 1-- O OAK R. Jackson D. Boswell -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t8 0-1 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter 5% 84% Flyball: 2B
t8 0-1 1 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender C. Hunter 3% 87% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 2 --- O MIN B. Allison C. Hunter 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
b8 1-0 0 --- OAK S. Bando D. Boswell 2% 91% Single
b8 1-0 0 1-- OAK R. Webster D. Boswell 2% 93% Single; Bando to 2B
b8 1-0 0 12- O OAK J. Donaldson D. Boswell -2% 91% Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Webster to 2B
b8 1-0 1 12- O OAK J. Pagliaroni D. Boswell -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Webster to 3B
b8 1-0 2 1-3 OAK R. Monday D. Boswell 1% 90% Walk; Pagliaroni to 2B
Danny Cater pinch hits for Floyd Robinson batting 8th
Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Joe Rudi (LF) batting 8th
b8 1-0 2 123 R OAK D. Cater D. Boswell 6% 96% Walk; Webster Scores; Pagliaroni to 3B; Monday to 2B
Ron Perranoski replaces Dave Boswell pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-0 2 123 RR OAK C. Hunter R. Perranoski 3% 99% Single; Pagliaroni Scores; Monday Scores; Cater to 3B
b8 4-0 2 1-3 O OAK B. Campaneris R. Perranoski -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
Mike Hershberger replaces Danny Cater (PH) playing LF batting 8th
John Roseboro pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 7th
t9 0-4 0 --- O MIN J. Roseboro C. Hunter 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-4 1 --- O MIN B. Look C. Hunter 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Rich Reese pinch hits for Ron Perranoski (P) batting 9th
t9 0-4 2 --- O MIN R. Reese C. Hunter 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.

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