Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Berry cf 4 0 1 1
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 2 2 2
  Bradford lf 0 0 0 0
Josephson c 5 0 1 0
McCraw 1b 4 0 0 0
Voss rf 4 1 1 0
Melton 3b 5 0 3 0
Cullen 2b 4 1 1 1
Peters p 3 0 1 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Webster 1b 3 1 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 1 1 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 1
Monday cf 3 0 1 1
Krausse p 2 0 0 0
  Green ph 0 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Cater ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Chicago 010 010 1104101
Oakland 010 100 000252
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  W (2-3) 8.2 5 2 2 3 5
  Locker  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krausse  L (1-4) 7.0 7 3 3 5 2
  Sprague   2.0 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
7
4

  E–Cullen (4), Campaneris (9), Sprague (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 1.  PB–Josephson (2).  2B–Chicago Melton (2,off Krausse), Oakland Rudi (1,off Peters).  3B–Oakland Monday (2,off Peters).  HR–Chicago Ward 2 (8,5th inning off Krausse 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Krausse 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Monday (1,off Peters).  HBP–Rudi (1,by Peters).  SB–Voss (2,2nd base off Sprague/Pagliaroni); Campaneris (11,2nd base off Peters/Josephson); Webster (3,2nd base off Peters/Josephson).  HBP–Peters (4,Rudi).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:31.  A–4,062.
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