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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 7, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Nash |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hershberger | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Jim Nash | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 1968
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle fields the ball and throws to Stottlemyre covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nash
White hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Stottlemyre
Hershberger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Stottlemyre
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Stottlemyre
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nash
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nash vs. Stottlemyre
Nash strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Nash
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Nash
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Stottlemyre
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nash
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubiak. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Stottlemyre
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Stottlemyre
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nash vs. Stottlemyre
Nash bunts towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Cater moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nash
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Nash
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Nash
Stottlemyre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Nash
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Nash
There goes Clarke. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Nash
White hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Nash
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Stottlemyre
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Stottlemyre
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Stottlemyre
Kubiak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Nash
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Nash
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Nash
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Nash
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Nash
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Cox reaches second base with a double. Tresh scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stottlemyre vs. Nash
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Stottlemyre
Gene Michael now playing shortstop. John Donaldson pinch hits for Jim Nash.
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Stottlemyre
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Segui
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Segui
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Segui
Pepitone strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Stottlemyre
Hershberger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Stottlemyre
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Stottlemyre
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1968, game 1 -- Oakland at New York (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 1 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pepitone J, cf 4 1 2 2
Hershberger M, lf 4 0 0 0 Tresh T, ss 3 1 0 0
Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Michael G, ss 0 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 2 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 3 0 0 0
Nash J, p 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Donaldson J, ph 1 0 1 0 Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 29 3 4 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 200 10x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Nash J (L) 7.0 4 3 1 1 7
Segui D 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
E -- Kubiak T
LOB -- Oakland 7, New York 4
2B -- Cox B
HR -- Pepitone J
SB -- Campaneris B, Clarke H
SH -- Nash J
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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