Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
May 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Detroit Tigers tied the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Oakland Athletics 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Northrup cf 3 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 1 1 1
Horton lf 3 1 1 1
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Wert 3b 3 0 0 0
Oyler ss 2 0 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 3 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0
Donaldson 2b 3 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Cater 1b 2 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 1 1 0
Gosger cf 2 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 2 1
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 6 1
Detroit 020 000 0230
Oakland 000 110 0261
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   5.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Patterson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
7.0
6
2
2
1
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   7.0 3 2 2 0 9
Totals
7.0
3
2
2
0
9

  E–Donaldson (3).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Oakland Bando (7,off Patterson).  HR–Detroit Freehan (7,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Horton (11,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gosger (1,off Wilson).  SB–Campaneris (18,2nd base off Wilson/Freehan).  BK–Wilson 2 (2).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–1:45.  A–9,378.
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