April 13, 1968 Oakland Athletics at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CAL 0 BOS 3
@CLE 1 DET 5
CHW 2 MIN 6
@NYY 0 OAK 9
@WSA 6 ATL 2
CIN 1
(11) STL 8
@CHC 5 HOU 4
PHI 3 LAD 1
NYM 0 PIT 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 5,014

Saturday, April 13, 1968, 3:07PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Athletics

1-1

Won 1

5th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  4   1  0  3    9 10  3
Senators        0  0  0   1  2  0   2  0  1    6 11  2

W: C Dobson (1-0), L: P Ortega (0-1), S: J Aker (1)

Senators

0-3

Lost 3

10th, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   2   1   0    1   1  .250  .900    0    3   4   3B
R Jackson RF                  4   3   2   0    1   2  .375 1.500    0    3   0   3B
S Bando 3B                    4   1   3   4    0   0  .444 1.289    0    0   1   HR,2B,SF
R Webster 1B                  5   0   0   2    0   0  .000  .111    0   11   2   
J Donaldson 2B                5   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    4   6   
J Pagliaroni C                3   1   1   0    2   1  .167  .611    0    3   0   
J Gosger LF-CF                4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .111    0    1   0   IW
R Monday CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  M Hershberger PH-LF         2   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   SB
C Dobson P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
  T Pierce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Aker P                    1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   9  10   8    5   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: S Bando (1, off D Higgins).

3B: B Campaneris (1, off P Ortega); R Jackson (1, off D Knowles).

HR: S Bando (1, off P Ortega; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: S Bando (1, off D Bosman).

IBB: J Gosger (1, by P Ortega).

TB: S Bando 7; R Jackson 4; B Campaneris 3; J Pagliaroni; M Hershberger; J Donaldson; J Aker.

RBI: S Bando 4 (4); R Webster 2 (2); M Hershberger 2 (2).

2-out RBI: M Hershberger 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Campaneris-J Donaldson-R Webster; R Webster-B Campaneris-R Webster; J Donaldson-B Campaneris-R Webster.

E: R Webster (1); B Campaneris (1); R Jackson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Hershberger (1, 2nd base off D Knowles/B Bryan).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .538 1.230    0    5   0   3B
F Valentine RF                5   1   2   1    0   0  .231  .539    0    2   0   2B,SB
M Epstein 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    6   0   
F Howard LF                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .273  .969    0    3   0   HR,2B,GDP
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .167    0    1   2   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .523    0    1   0   
B Bryan C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    6   1   
F Coggins 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .311    0    3   1   GDP,IW
P Ortega P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   GDP
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Stroud PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 4.000    0    0   0   3B
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bowens PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Denehy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bosman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   5    4   2                    27   6

BATTING

2B: F Howard (1, off C Dobson); F Valentine (1, off C Dobson).

3B: D Unser (1, off C Dobson); E Stroud (1, off C Dobson).

HR: F Howard (1, off C Dobson; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: F Coggins (1, by C Dobson).

TB: F Howard 7; D Unser 5; F Valentine 3; E Stroud 3; B Bryan 2.

GIDP: F Howard (1); F Coggins (1); P Ortega (1).

RBI: F Howard 2 (2); D Unser (1); F Valentine (1); B Bryan (1).

2-out RBI: F Howard 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

FIELDING

PB: B Bryan (1).

E: F Coggins (1); D Unser (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Valentine (1, 2nd base off J Aker/J Pagliaroni).

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 Dobson, W (1-0)              6     8   5   4    2   0   1   6.00   28     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 8     36    -     1.32  -0.39
T Pierce, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.57  -0.01
J Aker, S (1)                  2.2   3   1   0    2   2   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.27   0.23
Totals                         9    11   6   4    4   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     17·10· 1· 8          2-1

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Ortega, L (0-1)              5.2   5   5   5    3   5   1   7.94   25     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 5     41    -     1.15  -0.27
D Knowles                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          3-2    1.66  -0.29
D Higgins                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.73  -0.02
D Baldwin                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
B Denehy                       0     2   3   2    1   0   0    inf    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.99  -0.08
D Bosman                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          3-3    0.38  -0.04
Totals                         9    10   9   8    5   6   1          43     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 9          7-6

C Dobson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
B Denehy faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Aker (1).

IBB: P Ortega (1; J Gosger); C Dobson (1; F Coggins).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 5,014.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Washington Senators                  
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. D Unser              CF 
2. R Jackson            RF    2. F Valentine          RF 
3. S Bando              3B    3. M Epstein            1B 
4. R Webster            1B    4. F Howard             LF 
5. J Donaldson          2B    5. K McMullen           3B 
6. J Pagliaroni         C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. J Gosger             LF    7. B Bryan              C  
8. R Monday             CF    8. F Coggins            2B 
9. C Dobson             P     9. P Ortega             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-3  123      29%  83% M Hershberger   D Knowles       Single to RF; Donaldson Scores; Pagliaroni Scores; Gosger to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  --3     -28%  17% F Howard        C Dobson        Home Run; Valentine Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  --3      24%  47% S Bando         P Ortega        Home Run; Campaneris Scores
   b 8   0  6-5  1--      19%  85% F Coggins       J Aker          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 2   1  1-0  1-3      14%  64% P Ortega        C Dobson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Ortega facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Jackson       Walk
          1--      60%  S Bando         Single to LF; Jackson to 3B; Bando to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      62%  R Webster       Groundout: P-1B; Jackson Scores; Bando to 3B
   O      --3      58%  J Donaldson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  D Unser         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  F Valentine     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  M Epstein       Foul Flyball: C
          1--      58%  F Howard        Single to LF; Unser to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Ortega facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Gosger        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Dobson facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  R Hansen        Walk
          1--      47%  B Bryan         Single to RF; Hansen to 2B
   O      12-      50%  F Coggins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hansen to 3B
   OO     1-3      64%  P Ortega        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Ortega facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  C Dobson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  F Valentine     Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Epstein       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Ortega facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      64%  S Bando         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      62%  R Webster       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      61%  J Donaldson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  F Howard        Double to LF
          -2-      39%  K McMullen      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Howard to 3B; McMullen to 2B
   O      -23      47%  R Hansen        Flyball: RF
   RO     -23      45%  B Bryan         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howard Scores/unER; McMullen to 3B
          --3      44%  F Coggins       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      50%  P Ortega        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Phil Ortega facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  J Pagliaroni    Walk
   O      1--      51%  J Gosger        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      47%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      44%  C Dobson        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Unser         Flyball: RF
          ---      41%  F Valentine     Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B; Valentine to 3B
   RR     --3      17%  F Howard        Home Run; Valentine Scores
   O      ---      17%  K McMullen      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Senators 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Ortega facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  B Campaneris    Triple to RF
   O      --3      23%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   RR     --3      47%  S Bando         Home Run; Campaneris Scores
   O      ---      45%  R Webster       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      47%  J Donaldson     Single to CF
          1--      51%  J Pagliaroni    Single to CF; Donaldson to 3B/Adv on E8
          1-3      52%  J Gosger        Passed Ball; Pagliaroni to 2B
          -23      54%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Darold Knowles replaces Phil Ortega pitching and batting 9th; Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 8th
   RR     123      83%  M Hershberger   Single to RF; Donaldson Scores; Pagliaroni Scores; Gosger to 3B
          1-3      83%  C Dobson        Hershberger Steals 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Senators 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Chuck Dobson facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Hershberger moves to LF; Jim Gosger moves to CF
   O      ---      83%  R Hansen        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  B Bryan         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  F Coggins       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Senators 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Darold Knowles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  B Campaneris    Lineout: 2B
          ---      89%  R Jackson       Triple to CF
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      93%  S Bando         Double to CF; Jackson Scores
   O      -2-      92%  R Webster       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-      92%  J Donaldson     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Senators 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-6, Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Stroud pinch hits for Dennis Higgins batting 9th
          ---      84%  E Stroud        Triple to LF
   R      --3      70%  D Unser         Triple to RF; Stroud Scores
                  Tony Pierce replaces Chuck Dobson pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      61%  F Valentine     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Unser Scores
   O      1--      69%  M Epstein       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Jack Aker replaces Tony Pierce pitching and batting 9th
          1--      64%  F Howard        Valentine Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      71%  K McMullen      Wild Pitch; Valentine to 3B
          --3      68%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      79%  R Hansen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Senators 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Baldwin facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Baldwin replaces Ed Stroud pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  J Gosger        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  M Hershberger   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 5-6, Jack Aker facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  B Bryan         Single to P (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      85%  F Coggins       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  Sam Bowens pinch hits for Dave Baldwin batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  S Bowens        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Senators 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Bill Denehy facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Denehy replaces Sam Bowens pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  J Aker          Single to SS
          1--      92%  B Campaneris    Walk; Aker to 2B
          12-      95%  R Jackson       Single to P/Bunt; Aker to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
                  Dick Bosman replaces Bill Denehy pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      97%  S Bando         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aker Scores; Campaneris to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   RR     -23      99%  R Webster       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Campaneris Scores; Jackson Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      99%  J Donaldson     Groundout: C-1B/Interference called; Webster stays at 1B
          1--      99%  J Pagliaroni    Walk; Webster to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Gosger        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 5-9, Jack Aker facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  D Unser         Single to P/Bunt
          1--      93%  F Valentine     Single to 3B/Bunt; Unser to 2B
          12-      85%  M Epstein       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Unser to 3B; Valentine to 2B
   ROO    123      99%  F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Unser Scores/unER; Valentine to 3B
          --3      97%  K McMullen      Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R Hansen        Popfly: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Senators 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation