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CHW
@BAL		2
1		 
(12)
BOS
@CAL		1
5
DET
@MIN		1
3
CLE
@OAK		1
0		 
(11)
CLE
@OAK		0
2
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@WSA		2
1
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@ATL		6
4
PHI
@CHC		5
6
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@CIN		8
2
PIT
@NYM		3
4		 
(17)
LAD
@STL		9
2
Tuesday, May 21, 1968, 9:02PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 8,342, Time of Game: 2:17
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Indians
0
21-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
2
16-21
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Luis Tiant (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    2  7  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chico Salmon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 .535 -0.053 1.22 0.039 -0.092 -0.2 3 2
Vic Davalillo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .595 -0.074 1.11 0.020 -0.094 -0.5 1 0 SB
Max Alvis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .797 -0.007 0.80 0.045 -0.052 -0.1 2 0
Lee Maye LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .599 -0.147 1.49 0.000 -0.147 -0.9 2 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .691 -0.111 1.22 0.000 -0.111 -0.6 6 0
Joe Azcue C 3 0 2 0 1 1 .262 .755 0.081 0.80 0.097 -0.016 0.4 3 1
   Tommy Harper PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .628 -0.050 1.96 0.000 -0.050 -0.2 CS
   Ken Suarez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jose Cardenal CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .238 .603 0.155 1.25 0.182 -0.028 1.1 2 0
Larry Brown SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .588 -0.064 1.48 0.025 -0.089 -0.6 1 1
   Leon Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .603 -0.040 3.61 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Dave Nelson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
   Duke Sims PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .933 0.041 0.70 0.041 0.000 0.2
   Tommy Gramly PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Luis Tiant P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .304 -0.217 2.81 0.000 -0.217 -1.4 1 1
   Willie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .472 -0.064 1.75 0.000 -0.064 -0.4 GDP
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 4 2 .219 .524 -0.550 1.35 0.449 -1.000 -3.2 24 7
TB: J Cardenal 3; J Azcue 2; C Salmon; M Alvis.
GIDP: W Smith (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Brown-C Salmon-T Horton.
E: M Alvis (3).
Baserunning
SB: V Davalillo (7, 2nd base off B Odom/R Lachemann).
CS: T Harper (2, 2nd base by B Odom/R Lachemann).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .678 -0.030 0.60 0.021 -0.051 -0.0 1 8 2B
John Donaldson 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .183 .469 0.040 0.83 0.099 -0.059 0.1 2 4 CS
Sal Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .596 -0.092 1.06 0.006 -0.097 -0.7 1 0 GDP
Ramon Webster 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .569 0.017 0.89 0.070 -0.053 0.6 15 0
Danny Cater LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .676 -0.012 0.64 0.025 -0.037 -0.5 2 0
Jim Gosger CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .128 .319 0.139 1.05 0.161 -0.023 0.8 2 0
Rene Lachemann C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .137 .327 0.000 0.96 0.043 -0.043 -0.1 2 1
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .670 -0.061 0.94 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 2 0
Blue Moon Odom P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.049 0.75 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 0 4
Team Totals 30 2 7 1 2 5 .233 .548 -0.048 0.85 0.425 -0.473 -0.9 27 17
2B: B Campaneris (4, off L Tiant).
TB: J Donaldson 2; B Campaneris 2; J Gosger; S Bando; R Lachemann; D Cater.
GIDP: S Bando (3).
RBI: J Gosger (1).
2-out RBI: J Gosger.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Donaldson-B Campaneris-R Webster.
Baserunning
CS: J Donaldson (4, 2nd base by L Tiant/J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, L (5-4) 8 7 2 1 2 5 0 1.20 32 65 0.050 0.85 0.9
Team Totals 8 7 2 1 2 5 0 1.12 32 65 0.050 1.35 0.9

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Blue Moon Odom, W (3-3) 9 7 0 0 4 2 0 2.44 36 71 0.550 1.35 3.2
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 4 2 0 0.00 36 71 0.550 0.85 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Odom (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 8,342.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Oakland Athletics
1 Chico Salmon 2B 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Vic Davalillo RF 2 John Donaldson 2B
3 Max Alvis 3B 3 Sal Bando 3B
4 Lee Maye LF 4 Ramon Webster 1B
5 Tony Horton 1B 5 Danny Cater LF
6 Joe Azcue C 6 Jim Gosger CF
7 Jose Cardenal CF 7 Rene Lachemann C
8 Larry Brown SS 8 Reggie Jackson RF
9 Luis Tiant P 9 Blue Moon Odom P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 2 12- R OAK J. Gosger L. Tiant 16% 71% Single to RF; Cater to 2B; Donaldson Scores
t2 0-0 1 1-- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -10% 39% Single to RF; Cardenal to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B; Azcue to 3B
t6 0-1 2 -23 O CLE L. Tiant B. Odom 10% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 -23 O CLE L. Brown B. Odom 9% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 1 1-- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -6% 63% Single to LF; Azcue to 2B

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE C. Salmon B. Odom -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE V. Davalillo B. Odom 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- CLE M. Alvis B. Odom -2% 48% Davalillo Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CLE M. Alvis B. Odom 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 3% 54% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris L. Tiant -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- OAK J. Donaldson L. Tiant 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO OAK S. Bando L. Tiant -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Azcue B. Odom -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -10% 39% Single to RF; Cardenal to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B; Azcue to 3B
t2 0-0 1 -23 O CLE L. Brown B. Odom 9% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CLE L. Tiant B. Odom 6% 54% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Webster L. Tiant -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Cater L. Tiant -1% 51% Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O OAK J. Gosger L. Tiant -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE C. Salmon B. Odom 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O CLE V. Davalillo B. Odom 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- CLE M. Alvis B. Odom -1% 52% Single to LF
t3 0-0 2 1-- CLE L. Maye B. Odom -1% 51% Wild Pitch; Alvis to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 4% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Lachemann L. Tiant 4% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O OAK R. Jackson L. Tiant -4% 55% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Odom L. Tiant -3% 52% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris L. Tiant -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Azcue B. Odom 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -1% 53% Single to CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- CLE L. Brown B. Odom -3% 50% Walk; Cardenal to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O CLE L. Tiant B. Odom 5% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- OAK J. Donaldson L. Tiant 5% 60% Single to CF
b4 0-0 0 1-- O OAK S. Bando L. Tiant -4% 56% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-0 1 1-- O OAK R. Webster L. Tiant -3% 53% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 2 1-- OAK D. Cater L. Tiant 2% 55% Single to CF; Donaldson to 2B
b4 0-0 2 12- R OAK J. Gosger L. Tiant 16% 71% Single to RF; Cater to 2B; Donaldson Scores
b4 1-0 2 12- O OAK R. Lachemann L. Tiant -3% 68% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t5 0-1 0 --- O CLE C. Salmon B. Odom 3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O CLE V. Davalillo B. Odom 2% 73% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 2 --- CLE M. Alvis B. Odom -2% 71% Walk
t5 0-1 2 1-- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson L. Tiant -2% 72% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Odom L. Tiant -1% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-0 2 --- O OAK B. Campaneris L. Tiant -1% 70% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
t6 0-1 0 --- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 3% 74% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 1 --- CLE J. Azcue B. Odom -4% 69% Single to CF
t6 0-1 1 1-- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -6% 63% Single to LF; Azcue to 2B
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Larry Brown (SS) batting 8th
t6 0-1 1 12- O CLE L. Wagner B. Odom 4% 67% Groundout: P-1B; Cardenal to 2B; Azcue to 3B
t6 0-1 2 -23 O CLE L. Tiant B. Odom 10% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
Dave Nelson replaces Leon Wagner (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 1-0 0 --- OAK J. Donaldson L. Tiant 3% 80% Single to LF
b6 1-0 0 1-- O OAK S. Bando L. Tiant -4% 76% Donaldson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 1-0 1 --- O OAK S. Bando L. Tiant -1% 75% Flyball: P
b6 1-0 2 --- OAK R. Webster L. Tiant 1% 76% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- O OAK D. Cater L. Tiant -2% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t7 0-1 0 --- O CLE C. Salmon B. Odom 4% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O CLE V. Davalillo B. Odom 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O CLE M. Alvis B. Odom 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b7 1-0 0 --- O OAK J. Gosger L. Tiant -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 1 --- O OAK R. Lachemann L. Tiant -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- O OAK R. Jackson L. Tiant -1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
t8 0-1 0 --- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 5% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 3% 87% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 2 --- CLE J. Azcue B. Odom -3% 84% Single to CF
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Joe Azcue (C) batting 6th
t8 0-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom 5% 89% Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
Ken Suarez replaces Tommy Harper (PR) playing C batting 6th
b8 1-0 0 --- O OAK B. Odom L. Tiant -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- OAK B. Campaneris L. Tiant 2% 90% Double
b8 1-0 1 -2- O OAK J. Donaldson L. Tiant -2% 89% Strikeout
b8 1-0 2 -2- OAK S. Bando L. Tiant 1% 90% Single to SS; Campaneris to 3B
b8 1-0 2 1-3 R OAK R. Webster L. Tiant 6% 96% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bando to 2B; Campaneris Scores/unER
b8 2-0 2 12- O OAK D. Cater L. Tiant -1% 95% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 7-8-9
t9 0-2 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom 3% 98% Strikeout
Duke Sims pinch hits for Dave Nelson (SS) batting 8th
t9 0-2 1 --- CLE D. Sims B. Odom -4% 94% Walk
Willie Smith pinch hits for Luis Tiant (P) batting 9th
Tommy Gramly pinch runs for Duke Sims (PH) batting 8th
t9 0-2 1 1-- OO CLE W. Smith B. Odom 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

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