Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
April 30, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 2 1 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 0
Webster 1b 4 1 1 3
Donaldson 2b 3 0 1 0
Hershberger lf 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Lachemann c 4 0 1 0
Nash p 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 1 1
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 4 0 2 0
Mathews 1b 4 0 1 0
Northrup cf 3 1 1 0
Oyler ss 1 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Oakland 300 000 000360
Detroit 010 000 000173
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nash   3.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Sprague   1.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Lindblad  W (2-0) 4.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (2-3) 9.0 6 3 3 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7

  E–McAuliffe (3), Mathews (1), Wilson (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Oakland Lachemann (1,off Wilson), Detroit McAuliffe (2,off Nash).  3B–Detroit Freehan (1,off Nash).  HR–Oakland Webster (2,1st inning off Wilson 2 on, 1 out).  WP–Sprague (2).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:40.  A–8,791.
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