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Oakland Athletics @ Washington Senators

1968-08-09 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 2:18

Oakland Athletics defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 9th. Jack Aker earned the win. Dick Green went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	9
WS2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4

W: Jack Aker L: Dennis Higgins SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Emmett Ashford · 1B: Bill Valentine · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Al Salerno · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	5	1	5	0	0	0
Joe Keough	2	0	0	0	1	1
Danny Cater	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sal Bando	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Hershberger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Monday	4	1	2	0	0	1
Phil Roof	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Green	4	1	1	3	0	0
Catfish Hunter	2	0	0	0	0	1
John Donaldson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Gosger	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Aker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Allen	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Howard	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Epstein	2	0	1	0	1	0
Hank Allen	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim French	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Brinkman	3	0	0	0	0	2
Barry Moore	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dennis Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Holman	0	0	0	0	1	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	7.0	4	1	6
Jack Aker	2.0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Moore	7.1	6	1	4
Dennis Higgins	1.0	2	2	1
Bob Humphreys	0.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bert Campaneris: T9
Joe Keough: K/C
Danny Cater: 53
Sal Bando: K/C

Bot 1

Del Unser: 41
Bernie Allen: K/C
Ken McMullen: 4

Top 2

Mike Hershberger: 63
Rick Monday: S2.B-2(E2/TH1)
Phil Roof: 63.2-3
Dick Green: 9

Bot 2

Frank Howard: K
Mike Epstein: S9
Hank Allen: 54(1)/FO
Jim French: 43

Top 3

Catfish Hunter: K
Bert Campaneris: S7
Joe Keough: SB2
Joe Keough: FC.B-2(TH3);2X3(165)
Danny Cater: 63

Bot 3

Ed Brinkman: 63
Barry Moore: K/C
Del Unser: 4

Top 4

Sal Bando: 53
Mike Hershberger: 7
Rick Monday: K

Bot 4

Bernie Allen: S7
Ken McMullen: SB2
Ken McMullen: 5
Frank Howard: K
Mike Epstein: IW
Hank Allen: S8.1-2;2-H
Jim French: 3/G

Top 5

Phil Roof: 53
Dick Green: 6
Catfish Hunter: 63

Bot 5

Ed Brinkman: K
Barry Moore: 4
Del Unser: 8

Top 6

Bert Campaneris: S8
Joe Keough: 3/SH.1-2
Danny Cater: SB3.2-H(E5)(UR)
Danny Cater: 63
Sal Bando: 53

Bot 6

Bernie Allen: 3/G
Ken McMullen: 2/FL
Frank Howard: 63

Top 7

Mike Hershberger: 43
Rick Monday: 3/G
Phil Roof: S7
Dick Green: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Mike Epstein: 9/L
Hank Allen: 2/FL
Jim French: HR/9
Ed Brinkman: K

Top 8

John Donaldson: 63
Bert Campaneris: D/89
Joe Keough: W
Danny Cater: 63.1-2;2-3
Sal Bando: K

Bot 8

Dennis Higgins: 63
Del Unser: 7
Bernie Allen: 7

Top 9

Mike Hershberger: 8
Rick Monday: S
Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
Dick Green: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Jim Gosger: W
Bert Campaneris: S7.1-2
Jack Aker: PB.1-2;2-3
Jack Aker: K
Danny Cater: 7

Bot 9

Ken McMullen: 63
Frank Howard: K
Gary Holman: W
Hank Allen: 54(1)/FO