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Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees

1969-08-08 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 23337 · 82°F, overcast · 2:16

New York Yankees defeated Oakland Athletics 5–0. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 7th. Al Downing earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		5	10

W: Al Downing L: Catfish Hunter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	3	0	1	0
Tommie Reynolds	4	1	0	1
Reggie Jackson	4	0	0	1
Sal Bando	4	1	0	0
Danny Cater	4	0	0	1
Dick Green	2	0	1	0
Rick Monday	3	1	0	0
Larry Haney	3	0	0	1
Catfish Hunter	2	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	5	1	2	2	0	0
Jerry Kenney	5	0	1	0	0	0
Roy White	2	0	0	1	1	0
Joe Pepitone	4	0	3	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jimmie Hall	2	1	0	0	2	0
Gene Michael	4	1	1	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	3	1	2	2	1	0
Al Downing	4	0	0	0	0	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	6.1	8	4	2
Jim Roland	0.2	0	0	0
Marcel Lachemann	1.0	2	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Downing	9.0	4	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bert Campaneris: 3/BG
Tommie Reynolds: 43
Reggie Jackson: 43

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 43
Jerry Kenney: 13
Roy White: W
Joe Pepitone: S8.1-3
Bobby Murcer: 6(1)/FO

Top 2

Sal Bando: 7
Danny Cater: 4
Dick Green: 63

Bot 2

Jimmie Hall: W
Gene Michael: CS2(26)
Gene Michael: 43
Thurman Munson: W
Al Downing: K

Top 3

Rick Monday: 3/FL
Larry Haney: K
Catfish Hunter: 63

Bot 3

Horace Clarke: 43
Jerry Kenney: 43
Roy White: 6/8

Top 4

Bert Campaneris: 43
Tommie Reynolds: 7
Reggie Jackson: 43

Bot 4

Joe Pepitone: S7
Bobby Murcer: 7
Jimmie Hall: PB.1-2
Jimmie Hall: 31.2-3
Gene Michael: 53

Top 5

Sal Bando: S7
Danny Cater: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Green: W
Rick Monday: S/78.1-3
Larry Haney: 4/L

Bot 5

Thurman Munson: 63
Al Downing: K
Horace Clarke: S9
Jerry Kenney: 8

Top 6

Catfish Hunter: K
Bert Campaneris: W
Tommie Reynolds: SB2
Tommie Reynolds: K
Reggie Jackson: 3/G

Bot 6

Roy White: 1/L
Joe Pepitone: S9
Bobby Murcer: CS2(26)
Bobby Murcer: W
Jimmie Hall: 43

Top 7

Sal Bando: 53
Danny Cater: K
Dick Green: 63

Bot 7

Gene Michael: S4
Thurman Munson: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Al Downing: 7/L
Horace Clarke: S8.2-H;3-H
Jerry Kenney: S9.1-3
Roy White: 7/SF.3-H
Joe Pepitone: WP.1-2
Joe Pepitone: 5/FL

Top 8

Rick Monday: 43
Larry Haney: 5
Bob Johnson: S5
Bert Campaneris: 7

Bot 8

Bobby Murcer: S9
Jimmie Hall: W.1-2
Gene Michael: E1.1-2;2-3
Thurman Munson: S9.B-2(E9/TH);1-3;2-H;3-H
Al Downing: 13
Horace Clarke: 7/L
Jerry Kenney: 7/L

Top 9

Tommie Reynolds: S7
Reggie Jackson: K
Sal Bando: 8/L
Danny Cater: 5/L

Notes & reviews

Al Downing: 118 pitches
Debut game for Thurman Munson

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