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Standings
CHW
@BAL		3
2		 
(11)
BOS
@CAL		0
4
MIN
@DET		3
8
CLE
@OAK		0
7
HOU
@ATL		1
7
PHI
@CHC		5
2
LAD
@CIN		6
4
LAD
@CIN		8
6
NYM
@PIT		1
2
SFG
@STL		3
2
SFG
@STL		8
7
Friday, September 6, 1968
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 4,710, Time of Game: 2:40
Indians
0
76-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 15½ GB
 at Athletics
7
72-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 18½ GB
W: Blue Moon Odom (14-9)
L: Stan Williams (11-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   4  2  X    7 14  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Maye LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .292 .724 0.044 0.65 0.078 -0.034 0.4 1 0
Russ Snyder RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .622 -0.103 1.12 0.000 -0.103 -1.3 3 0 GDP
Jose Cardenal CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .657 -0.029 0.71 0.022 -0.051 -0.2 1 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .715 -0.077 0.85 0.004 -0.082 -0.3 6 0
Duke Sims C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .762 -0.084 0.92 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 8 1
Max Alvis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .223 .607 -0.011 0.56 0.026 -0.037 -0.1 1 1
Larry Brown SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .235 .618 -0.033 0.83 0.024 -0.057 -0.1 3 2
Vern Fuller 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .627 -0.041 0.85 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 1 1
   Jimmie Hall PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .554 0.040 1.60 0.040 0.000 0.2
   Eddie Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Horacio Pina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Vicente Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Azcue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .666 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Stan Williams P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163 .410 -0.037 0.80 0.000 -0.037 -0.2 0 2
   Billy Harris PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .204 .547 -0.081 1.75 0.000 -0.081 -0.2 0 2
Team Totals 33 0 6 0 4 8 .182 .452 -0.412 0.86 0.194 -0.607 -3.2 24 10
TB: L Maye 3; L Brown 2; T Horton.
GIDP: R Snyder (6).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Harris-L Brown-T Horton.
E: D Sims (15).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .693 -0.059 0.71 0.045 -0.104 0.1 2 3 SB,CS
Rick Monday CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .275 .768 -0.030 0.40 0.021 -0.051 -0.1 2 0 2B
Danny Cater 1B 3 1 1 3 2 0 .281 .702 0.034 0.41 0.071 -0.037 2.5 12 1
Sal Bando 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .262 .704 0.067 0.51 0.082 -0.016 0.0 0 3 2B,GDP
Reggie Jackson RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 .254 .783 0.005 1.04 0.065 -0.060 0.1 2 0 IW
Joe Keough LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 .656 0.120 0.87 0.146 -0.026 0.8 2 0
Dick Green 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .265 .734 -0.001 0.53 0.095 -0.096 -0.9 0 4 HR
Dave Duncan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .194 .587 -0.020 0.77 0.023 -0.043 0.1 6 0 2B
   Allan Lewis PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Phil Roof C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188 .446 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.9 1 1
Blue Moon Odom P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .206 .545 -0.029 0.64 0.021 -0.050 0.5 0 2
Team Totals 36 7 14 7 4 7 .389 1.006 0.088 0.61 0.570 -0.483 4.2 27 14
2B: S Bando (24, off S Williams); R Monday (21, off S Williams); D Duncan (3, off E Fisher).
HR: D Green (4, off E Fisher; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: R Jackson (4, by H Pina).
TB: D Green 5; S Bando 4; R Monday 3; D Duncan 2; B Campaneris 2; J Keough; P Roof; D Cater; B Odom.
GIDP: S Bando (12).
RBI: D Cater 3 (48); D Green (9); S Bando (60); J Keough (15); B Campaneris (32).
2-out RBI: D Cater 2; S Bando.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Green-D Cater-B Campaneris-D Cater.
E: B Campaneris (31).
Baserunning
SB: B Campaneris (50, 2nd base off E Fisher/D Sims).
CS: B Campaneris (20, 2nd base by S Williams/D Sims).
Pickoffs: D Green (3rd base by M Hedlund).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Stan Williams, L (11-10) 6 5 1 1 2 5 0 2.49 24 61 0.083 0.91 1.1
Eddie Fisher 0.2 5 4 3 0 1 1 2.76 7 0 0 -0.169 0.43 -3.8
Horacio Pina 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.71 2 1 0 0.001 0.09 0.2
Mike Hedlund 0.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 27.00 6 0 0 -0.003 0.03 -3.0
Vicente Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.44 1 3 0 0.000 0.01 1.4
Team Totals 8 14 7 6 4 7 1 6.75 40 61 4 0 -0.088 0.86 -4.1

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Blue Moon Odom, W (14-9) 9 6 0 0 4 8 0 2.65 37 79 0.412 0.86 3.2
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 4 8 0 0.00 37 79 0.412 0.61 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: H Pina (1; R Jackson).
Pickoffs: M Hedlund (1; D Green, 3rd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Al Salerno, 3B - Bill Valentine.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 4,710.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Oakland Athletics
1 Lee Maye LF 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Russ Snyder RF 2 Rick Monday CF
3 Jose Cardenal CF 3 Danny Cater 1B
4 Tony Horton 1B 4 Sal Bando 3B
5 Duke Sims C 5 Reggie Jackson RF
6 Max Alvis 3B 6 Joe Keough LF
7 Larry Brown SS 7 Dick Green 2B
8 Vern Fuller 2B 8 Dave Duncan C
9 Stan Williams 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
b2 0-0 0 12- R OAK J. Keough S. Williams 15% 79% Single to RF; Jackson to 3B; Bando Scores
b7 1-0 0 --- R OAK D. Green E. Fisher 9% 92% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 1-3 O OAK D. Green S. Williams -8% 71% Fielder's Choice 3B; Jackson out at Hm/3B-C; Keough to 2B
t7 0-1 2 12- O CLE B. Harris B. Odom 8% 82% Strikeout
b2 0-0 0 1-- OAK R. Jackson S. Williams 6% 65% Walk; Bando 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 L. Maye B. Odom -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE R. Snyder B. Odom 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom 3% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 2% 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' Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris S. Williams 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O OAK R. Monday S. Williams -6% 52% Campaneris Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Monday S. Williams -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK D. Cater S. Williams -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 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 D. Sims B. Odom 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE M. Alvis B. Odom -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE L. Brown B. Odom 3% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE V. Fuller B. Odom 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- OAK S. Bando S. Williams 4% 58% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OAK R. Jackson S. Williams 6% 65% Walk; Bando to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- R OAK J. Keough S. Williams 15% 79% Single to RF; Jackson to 3B; Bando Scores
b2 1-0 0 1-3 O OAK D. Green S. Williams -8% 71% Fielder's Choice 3B; Jackson out at Hm/3B-C; Keough to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- O OAK D. Duncan S. Williams -4% 68% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 12- O OAK B. Odom S. Williams -3% 64% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O CLE S. Williams B. Odom 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 --- CLE L. Maye B. Odom -3% 64% Single to CF
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CLE R. Snyder B. Odom 3% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris S. Williams -2% 68% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O OAK R. Monday S. Williams -1% 67% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 --- OAK D. Cater S. Williams 1% 68% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- OAK S. Bando S. Williams 3% 71% Double to RF; Cater to 3B
b3 1-0 2 -23 O OAK R. Jackson S. Williams -5% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 3% 68% Foul Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 --- O CLE D. Sims B. Odom 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O CLE M. Alvis B. Odom 1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- O OAK J. Keough S. Williams -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 --- O OAK D. Green S. Williams -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- O OAK D. Duncan S. Williams -1% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O CLE L. Brown B. Odom 3% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O CLE V. Fuller B. Odom 2% 73% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O CLE S. Williams B. Odom 1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O OAK B. Odom S. Williams -2% 72% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris S. Williams -1% 71% Flyball: 2B
b5 1-0 2 --- OAK R. Monday S. Williams 2% 73% Double to CF
b5 1-0 2 -2- O OAK D. Cater S. Williams -3% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 3% 74% Flyball: RF
t6 0-1 1 --- O CLE R. Snyder B. Odom 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -2% 74% Walk
t6 0-1 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton B. Odom 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O OAK S. Bando S. Williams -2% 76% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson S. Williams -1% 75% Strikeout
b6 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Keough S. Williams -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O CLE D. Sims B. Odom 4% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O CLE M. Alvis B. Odom 3% 80% Flyball: LF
t7 0-1 2 --- CLE L. Brown B. Odom -2% 78% Single to LF
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Vern Fuller (2B) batting 8th
t7 0-1 2 1-- CLE J. Hall B. Odom -4% 74% Walk; Brown to 2B
Billy Harris pinch hits for Stan Williams (P) batting 9th
t7 0-1 2 12- O CLE B. Harris B. Odom 8% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Eddie Fisher facing 7-8-9
Eddie Fisher replaces Jimmie Hall (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Billy Harris moves from PH to 2B
b7 1-0 0 --- R OAK D. Green E. Fisher 9% 92% Home Run
b7 2-0 0 --- OAK D. Duncan E. Fisher 2% 94% Double to LF
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Dave Duncan (C) batting 8th
b7 2-0 0 -2- OAK B. Odom E. Fisher 2% 96% Single; Lewis to 3B
b7 2-0 0 1-3 O OAK B. Campaneris E. Fisher -2% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lewis stays at 3B
b7 2-0 1 1-3 OAK R. Monday E. Fisher 1% 95% Campaneris Steals 2B
b7 2-0 1 -23 O OAK R. Monday E. Fisher -3% 92% Strikeout
b7 2-0 2 -23 RR OAK D. Cater E. Fisher 6% 98% Single to CF; Campaneris Scores; Lewis Scores
b7 4-0 2 1-- OAK S. Bando E. Fisher 0% 98% Cater Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Cater to 2B
b7 4-0 2 -2- R OAK S. Bando E. Fisher 1% 99% Single to LF; Cater Scores/unER
Horacio Pina replaces Eddie Fisher pitching and batting 8th
b7 5-0 2 1-- OAK R. Jackson H. Pina 0% 99% Intentional Walk; Bando to 2B
b7 5-0 2 12- O OAK J. Keough H. Pina -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
Phil Roof replaces Allan Lewis (PR) playing C batting 8th
t8 0-5 0 --- CLE L. Maye B. Odom -1% 98% Single to CF
t8 0-5 0 1-- OO CLE R. Snyder B. Odom 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-1B
t8 0-5 2 --- CLE J. Cardenal B. Odom -0% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 0-5 2 1-- CLE T. Horton B. Odom -0% 99% Single to 2B; Cardenal to 2B
t8 0-5 2 12- O CLE D. Sims B. Odom 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
Mike Hedlund replaces Horacio Pina pitching and batting 8th
b8 5-0 0 --- OAK D. Green M. Hedlund 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 5-0 0 1-- OAK P. Roof M. Hedlund 0% 100% Single to CF; Green to 3B
b8 5-0 0 1-3 O OAK B. Odom M. Hedlund -0% 100% Green Picked off 3B (P-3B)
b8 5-0 1 1-- OAK B. Odom M. Hedlund 0% 100% Fielder's Choice ; Roof to 2B
b8 5-0 1 12- R OAK B. Campaneris M. Hedlund 0% 100% Single to CF; Odom to 2B; Roof Scores
b8 6-0 1 12- OAK R. Monday M. Hedlund 0% 100% Single to 2B; Campaneris to 2B; Odom to 3B
b8 6-0 1 123 R OAK D. Cater M. Hedlund 0% 100% Walk; Odom Scores; Campaneris to 3B; Monday to 2B
Vicente Romo replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 8th
b8 7-0 1 123 OO OAK S. Bando V. Romo -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 7.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
t9 0-7 0 --- O CLE M. Alvis B. Odom 0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
t9 0-7 1 --- CLE L. Brown B. Odom -0% 100% Single to LF
Joe Azcue pinch hits for Vicente Romo (P) batting 8th
t9 0-7 1 1-- O CLE J. Azcue B. Odom 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-7 2 1-- CLE B. Harris B. Odom -0% 100% Walk; Brown to 2B
t9 0-7 2 12- O CLE L. Maye B. Odom 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 7.

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