Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 1
Kubiak 2b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 2 2 0
Hershberger rf 3 1 0 0
Cater 1b 4 1 3 2
Gosger lf 3 1 1 0
Duncan c 2 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 1 2
  Roof c 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Krausse p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 2 0
Salmon 3b 1 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
Brown ss 2 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
Siebert p 2 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Kurtz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Oakland 010 000 400591
Cleveland 000 000 000051
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (9-11) 5.1 3 0 0 2 2
  Krausse  SV (2) 3.2 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  L (11-8) 6.1 6 5 5 2 7
  Fisher   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Kurtz   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
8

  E–Campaneris (26), Brown (16).  DP–Oakland 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Oakland Cater (16,off Siebert); Donaldson (8,off Siebert), Cleveland Horton (18,off Krausse).  3B–Oakland Bando (3,off Siebert); Campaneris (6,off Siebert).  IBB–Gosger (7,by Siebert).  SH–Salmon (4,off Dobson).  HBP–Salmon (1,by Dobson).  CS–Cater (4,2nd base by Siebert/Azcue).  WP–Dobson (6).  HBP–Dobson (3,Salmon).  IBB–Siebert (9,Gosger).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:32.
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