Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1
  Kubiak ss 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 1 0 1 0
  Donaldson pr,3b 2 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Hershberger lf 3 0 0 0
Roof c 4 1 1 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Bogle p 1 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford 2b 3 1 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 2
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendricks c 2 1 1 0
  Haney ph,c 2 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
Blefary lf 3 1 1 0
Rettenmund rf 2 2 1 1
McNally p 4 1 2 5
Totals 31 8 9 8
Oakland 010 010 000260
Baltimore 701 000 00x891
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (10-12) 3.0 8 8 8 4 2
  Bogle   5.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
5
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (17-8) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–Buford (6).  2B–Baltimore Blair (22,off Dobson); Rettenmund (2,off Dobson).  HR–Oakland Jackson (24,5th inning off McNally 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore B Robinson (15,1st inning off Dobson 1 on, 1 out); McNally (2,1st inning off Dobson 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bando (7,by McNally); Hershberger (1,by McNally).  SH–Belanger (8,off Dobson).  IBB–Blefary (7,by Dobson).  WP–Dobson (10), Bogle (1).  HBP–McNally 2 (8,Bando,Hershberger).  IBB–Dobson (10,Blefary).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:15.
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