May 6, 1968 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
DET 0 CHW 5
@CAL 1 CLE 3
@NYY 2 OAK 2
MIN 1 PIT 2
@ATL 1 CIN 10
PHI 1 HOU 10
SFG 2 STL 2
NYM 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 8,000

Monday, May 6, 1968, 8:03PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Tigers

14-9

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1
Orioles         0  1  0   2  0  1   0  0  X    4 11  0

W: D Leonhard (2-0), L: J Sparma (1-3)

Orioles

16-6

Won 8

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .176  .633    0    5   3   SB
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .633    0    6   0   CS
A Kaline RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .235  .644    0    1   0   CS
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .288  .931    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .978    0    6   2   HBP,GDP
J Northrup CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .722    0    3   0   CS,GDP
D Wert 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .580    0    1   2   HBP
D Tracewski SS                2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    1   1   
  E Mathews PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285    0    0   0   
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .525         1   1   
J Sparma P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    0    0   1   
  T Matchick PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .384    0    0   0   
  P Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Cash PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .116  .371    0    0   0   
  L Cain P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
Totals                       23   0   1   0    7   6                    24  10

BATTING

HBP: D Wert (1, by D Leonhard); B Freehan (4, by D Leonhard).

TB: J Northrup.

GIDP: B Freehan (2); J Northrup (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D McAuliffe-M Stanley; R Oyler-D McAuliffe.

E: M Stanley (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D McAuliffe (3, 2nd base off D Leonhard/C Blefary).

CS: M Stanley (1, 2nd base by D Leonhard/C Blefary); J Northrup (2, 2nd base by D Leonhard/C Blefary); A Kaline (1, 2nd base by D Leonhard/C Blefary).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Blair CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .672    0    3   0   
C Motton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .193  .649    0    0   0   CS
C Blefary C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .749    0    6   3   2B
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .724    0    1   2   
B Powell 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .278  .819    0    8   0   
D Johnson 2B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .312  .804    0    4   5   2B
D May RF                      3   0   2   2    0   0  .204  .536    0    2   0   CS,GDP
M Belanger SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .532    0    3   4   
D Leonhard P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       31   4  11   3    1   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Johnson (3, off J Sparma); C Blefary (2, off L Cain).

SH: D Leonhard (2, off J Sparma).

TB: D Johnson 4; C Blefary 3; D May 2; B Robinson; B Powell; P Blair; M Belanger.

GIDP: D May (3).

RBI: D May 2 (5); D Johnson (16).

2-out RBI: D May 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Johnson-M Belanger-B Powell; M Belanger-D Johnson-B Powell; C Blefary-D Johnson-B Powell.

PB: C Blefary (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Motton (3, 2nd base by J Sparma/B Freehan); D May (2, 2nd base by J Sparma/B Freehan).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sparma, L (1-3)              5     7   3   3    1   3   0   2.08   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7     43    -     0.81  -0.17
P Dobson                       2     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.12    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.35  -0.02
L Cain                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.84    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   4   4    1   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2·11           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Leonhard, W (2-0)            9     1   0   0    7   6   0   2.05   32     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 0     84    -     0.89   0.31
Totals                         9     1   0   0    7   6   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 0           -

Balks: P Dobson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Leonhard 2 (2; D Wert, B Freehan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 8,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. P Blair              CF 
2. M Stanley            1B    2. C Motton             LF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Blefary            C  
4. W Horton             LF    4. B Robinson           3B 
5. B Freehan            C     5. B Powell             1B 
6. J Northrup           CF    6. D Johnson            2B 
7. D Wert               3B    7. D May                RF 
8. D Tracewski          SS    8. M Belanger           SS 
9. J Sparma             P     9. D Leonhard           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      12%  65% D May           J Sparma        Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   b 4   0  0-1  1--       9%  83% B Powell        J Sparma        Single; Robinson to 3B
   b 4   0  0-1  1-3       7%  89% D Johnson       J Sparma        Single to LF; Robinson Scores; Powell to 3B
   t 5   0  3-0  1--       7%  90% J Northrup      D Leonhard      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  1-0  1--       6%  71% W Horton        D Leonhard      Double Play: Strikeout, Kaline Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Leonhard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      43%  M Stanley       McAuliffe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; McAuliffe out at 3B/P-3B-SS
   O      1--      53%  A Kaline        Stanley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Motton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  C Blefary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Leonhard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Horton        Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      52%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  D Wert          Northrup Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Powell        Strikeout
          ---      53%  D Johnson       Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      65%  D May           Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   O      1--      64%  M Belanger      May Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Leonhard facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  D Wert          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      63%  D Tracewski     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      66%  J Sparma        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      69%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sparma facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  M Belanger      Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  D Leonhard      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Belanger to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  P Blair         Strikeout
          -2-      69%  C Motton        Walk
   O      12-      65%  C Blefary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Leonhard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  M Stanley       Strikeout
          ---      64%  A Kaline        Walk
   OO     1--      71%  W Horton        Double Play: Strikeout, Kaline Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  B Robinson      Single to LF
          1--      83%  B Powell        Single; Robinson to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  D Johnson       Single to LF; Robinson Scores; Powell to 3B
   ROO    1-3      88%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Powell Scores
   O      ---      87%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Leonhard facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  B Freehan       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      90%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  D Leonhard      Strikeout
          ---      91%  P Blair         Single
   O      1--      90%  C Motton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  C Blefary       Motton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  D Tracewski     Flyball: CF
                  Tom Matchick pinch hits for Joe Sparma batting 9th
          ---      89%  T Matchick      Walk
   O      1--      91%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Matchick to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  M Stanley       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Dobson replaces Tom Matchick pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  C Blefary       Single to RF
          1--      95%  B Robinson      Balk; Blefary to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      93%  B Powell        Strikeout
          -2-      94%  D Johnson       Single to P; Blefary to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  D May           Single to LF; Blefary Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      96%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Leonhard facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      93%  W Horton        Passed Ball; Kaline to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  B Freehan       Flyball: 2B
          -2-      96%  J Northrup      Single to LF; Kaline to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  D Leonhard      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  C Motton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
                  Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Dick Tracewski batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  Norm Cash pinch hits for Pat Dobson batting 9th
          ---      97%  N Cash          Walk
   O      1--      99%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Les Cain facing 3-4-5
                  Les Cain replaces Norm Cash pitching and batting 9th; Ray Oyler replaces Eddie Mathews playing SS batting 8th
          ---      99%  C Blefary       Double to LF
   OO     -2-      99%  B Robinson      Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
          ---      99%  B Powell        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  D Johnson       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Leonhard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  W Horton        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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