Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
September 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Cleveland Indians 0, Oakland Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 0 1 0
Snyder cf 4 0 1 0
  Nelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 0
Horton 1b 4 0 0 0
Sims c 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 0 0
Brown ss 3 0 2 0
Fuller 2b 3 0 0 0
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Azcue ph 1 0 1 0
  Harper pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 2 1
Bando 3b 3 1 1 0
Hershberger rf 3 0 1 0
Green 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Gosger lf 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Duncan c 2 0 0 0
Nash p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Cleveland 000 000 000060
Oakland 000 001 01x270
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (14-12) 7.0 5 1 1 4 7
  Pina   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Gardner   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Romo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
5
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  W (12-11) 9.0 6 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Cater (23,off Pina).  HR–Oakland Cater (5,6th inning off McDowell 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Jackson (2,off Gardner).  IBB–Campaneris (2,by McDowell).  SB–Harper (8,2nd base off Nash/Duncan); Hershberger (7,2nd base off McDowell/Sims); Duncan (1,2nd base off McDowell/Sims); Lewis (6,3rd base off McDowell/Sims).  CS–Nelson (7,2nd base by Nash/Duncan).  IBB–McDowell (7,Campaneris).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–2:26.  A–7,050.
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