May 15, 1964
26,719 fans piled into "The House that Ruth Built" to view a showdown between Al Downing of the hometown nine, and Diego Segui for the A's. The A's pulled out a squeaker, by finishing off the home team 3-2...courtesy of Ed Charles' double in the top of the ninth to that plated pinch-runner Jose Tartabull. Jim Gentile reached first by virtue of a walk. Normally not an odd occurrence, except for the fact that it was the TWELFTH A to reach base via a free pass. To make sure Al Downing and Pedro Ramos didn't walk off with the most inefficient performance of the day, Athletic hurlers Diego Segui and John Wyatt walked seven Yankees.
To put this to bed, one stat will crystallize the lack of excitement in this game: Total hits by both teams - 11. Total walks - 19
