Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
July 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0
Stanley cf 4 0 1 1
Northrup rf 3 1 1 1
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 3 0 0 1
Matchick ss 4 0 0 0
  Oyler ss 0 0 0 0
Wert 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Donaldson 2b 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 0 0 1
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Kubiak ss 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 1 0 0 0
Krausse p 1 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 1 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 1 1 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1
Detroit 000 120 000362
Oakland 000 000 010161
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (7-7) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krausse  L (6-8) 5.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Segui   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Sprague   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
5

  E–Matchick 2 (5), Donaldson (8).  PB–Duncan (5).  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (15,off Krausse), Oakland Monday (13,off Wilson); Jackson (8,off Wilson); Webster (10,off Wilson).  SF–Freehan (2,off Krausse); Northrup (3,off Krausse).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:22.  A–11,856.
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