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CAL
@BAL		8
6
DET
@BOS		5
3
CHW
@CLE		1
2		 
(11)
MIN
@NYY		2
0
OAK
@WSA		3
4
NYM
@CHC		5
3
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@HOU		4
0
PIT
@LAD		2
4
PHI
@SFG		2
7
Thursday, June 6, 1968
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 16,513, Time of Game: 2:12
Tigers
5
33-19
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
3
25-27
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
W: Joe Sparma (5-5)
L: Lee Stange (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  6  0
Red Sox         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .719 -0.022 0.81 0.037 -0.059 -0.3 2 3
Mickey Stanley CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 .661 0.002 0.77 0.045 -0.043 0.1 6 0
Jim Northrup RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 .268 .780 0.218 0.88 0.239 -0.021 1.7 1 0 HR
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .191 .607 0.298 1.00 0.323 -0.025 2.2 13 0 HR
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .963 -0.048 0.51 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 0 0
Don Wert 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .641 -0.020 0.34 0.009 -0.029 0.0 1 3 HBP
Tommy Matchick SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 -0.050 0.69 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 0 5
   Ray Oyler SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .418 -0.008 0.37 0.000 -0.008 -0.3 1 2
Jim Price C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .150 .340 -0.025 0.43 0.013 -0.038 -0.5 2 0 GDP
Joe Sparma P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .069 .138 -0.025 0.45 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 1 0 SH
   Fred Lasher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 6 5 2 3 .194 .652 0.320 0.65 0.666 -0.346 1.3 27 13
HR: N Cash (4, off L Stange; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); J Northrup (8, off L Stange; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: J Sparma (4, off D Ellsworth).
HBP: D Wert (2, by B Landis).
TB: N Cash 5; J Northrup 4; D McAuliffe; M Stanley; J Price.
GIDP: J Price (2).
RBI: N Cash 3 (11); J Northrup 2 (28).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Oyler-N Cash.
PB: J Price (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Foy 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .256 .743 0.122 1.07 0.150 -0.028 0.7 0 3
Reggie Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .712 -0.020 1.82 0.104 -0.125 0.2 4 0
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .342 1.007 0.111 1.50 0.223 -0.112 1.3 1 0 HR,GDP
George Scott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .491 -0.118 1.25 0.000 -0.118 -0.8 11 2
Joe Lahoud RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .601 -0.079 0.81 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 1 0
Jerry Adair 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .658 -0.022 0.60 0.025 -0.047 -0.3 1 6
Rico Petrocelli SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .217 .639 0.022 1.07 0.073 -0.051 0.2 2 3
Russ Gibson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .502 -0.045 0.93 0.016 -0.061 -0.4 4 0
   Ken Harrelson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .917 0.080 3.27 0.080 0.000 0.3
   Jose Santiago PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .445 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Lee Stange P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 -0.029 1.11 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 1 0
   Norm Siebern PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .118 -0.029 1.20 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
   Dick Ellsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 .122 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Dalton Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .347 -0.013 0.53 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Bill Landis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Elston Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .685 -0.159 6.70 0.000 -0.159 -0.7
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 3 2 .212 .581 -0.179 1.32 0.671 -0.851 -0.7 27 14
HR: C Yastrzemski (9, off J Sparma; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: C Yastrzemski 5; J Foy 2; R Petrocelli; J Adair; R Smith.
GIDP: C Yastrzemski (3).
RBI: C Yastrzemski 3 (22).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Foy-J Adair-G Scott.
E: J Adair (1).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Sparma, W (5-5) 8.2 7 3 3 2 1 1 3.31 34 57 0.100 1.12 0.3
Fred Lasher, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.33 2 2 0 0.079 4.99 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 2 1 3.00 36 57 2 0 0.179 0.65 0.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lee Stange, L (2-2) 5 5 5 5 1 2 2 4.76 21 38 -0.408 0.79 -3.0
Dick Ellsworth 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 7 0 0 0.055 0.49 0.8
Bill Landis 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 7 0 0 0.032 0.40 0.8
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 2 3 2 5.00 35 38 0 0 -0.321 1.32 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Landis (1; D Wert).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 16,513.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 98° F.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Joe Foy 3B
2 Mickey Stanley CF 2 Reggie Smith CF
3 Jim Northrup RF 3 Carl Yastrzemski LF
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 George Scott 1B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Joe Lahoud RF
6 Don Wert 3B 6 Jerry Adair 2B
7 Tommy Matchick SS 7 Rico Petrocelli SS
8 Jim Price C 8 Russ Gibson C
9 Joe Sparma P 9 Lee Stange P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-3 1 12- RRR DET N. Cash L. Stange 31% 73% Home Run; Stanley Scores; Northrup Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR DET J. Northrup L. Stange 19% 70% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
b1 0-2 0 1-3 RRR BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma -19% 34% Home Run (CF-RF); Foy Scores; Smith Scores
b9 3-5 2 123 O BOS E. Howard F. Lasher 16% 100% Strikeout
b1 0-2 0 1-- BOS R. Smith J. Sparma -10% 54% Single to RF; Foy to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe L. Stange 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley L. Stange -3% 50% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR DET J. Northrup L. Stange 19% 70% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- DET N. Cash L. Stange 2% 71% Single to RF
t1 2-0 1 1-- O DET W. Horton L. Stange -2% 70% Strikeout Looking
t1 2-0 2 1-- O DET D. Wert L. Stange -2% 68% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cash out at 2B/2B-SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- BOS J. Foy J. Sparma -4% 64% Single to CF
b1 0-2 0 1-- BOS R. Smith J. Sparma -10% 54% Single to RF; Foy to 3B
b1 0-2 0 1-3 RRR BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma -19% 34% Home Run (CF-RF); Foy Scores; Smith Scores
b1 3-2 0 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Sparma 2% 36% Lineout: 3B
b1 3-2 1 --- O BOS J. Lahoud J. Sparma 1% 37% Flyball: 1B
b1 3-2 2 --- O BOS J. Adair J. Sparma 1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
t2 2-3 0 --- O DET T. Matchick L. Stange -2% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2-3 1 --- O DET J. Price L. Stange -2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-3 2 --- O DET J. Sparma L. Stange -1% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
b2 3-2 0 --- BOS R. Petrocelli J. Sparma -3% 30% Single (LF-CF)
b2 3-2 0 1-- O BOS R. Gibson J. Sparma 3% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 3-2 1 1-- BOS L. Stange J. Sparma -2% 31% Passed Ball; Gibson to 2B
b2 3-2 1 -2- O BOS L. Stange J. Sparma 3% 34% Flyball: CF
b2 3-2 2 -2- O BOS J. Foy J. Sparma 3% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
t3 2-3 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe L. Stange -2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-3 1 --- DET M. Stanley L. Stange 3% 37% Single to LF
t3 2-3 1 1-- DET J. Northrup L. Stange 5% 42% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t3 2-3 1 12- RRR DET N. Cash L. Stange 31% 73% Home Run; Stanley Scores; Northrup Scores
t3 5-3 1 --- O DET W. Horton L. Stange -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 5-3 2 --- O DET D. Wert L. Stange -1% 71% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 2-3-4
b3 3-5 0 --- O BOS R. Smith J. Sparma 2% 73% Flyball: RF
b3 3-5 1 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma -3% 70% Single to RF
b3 3-5 1 1-- O BOS G. Scott J. Sparma 3% 74% Flyball: CF
b3 3-5 2 1-- O BOS J. Lahoud J. Sparma 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
t4 5-3 0 --- O DET T. Matchick L. Stange -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-3 1 --- O DET J. Price L. Stange -1% 73% Flyball: CF
t4 5-3 2 --- O DET J. Sparma L. Stange -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 6-7-8
b4 3-5 0 --- O BOS J. Adair J. Sparma 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-5 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Sparma 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-5 2 --- O BOS R. Gibson J. Sparma 1% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
t5 5-3 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe L. Stange -1% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 5-3 1 --- O DET M. Stanley L. Stange -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-3 2 --- O DET J. Northrup L. Stange -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
Norm Siebern pinch hits for Lee Stange (P) batting 9th
b5 3-5 0 --- O BOS N. Siebern J. Sparma 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-5 1 --- BOS J. Foy J. Sparma -4% 75% Walk
b5 3-5 1 1-- O BOS R. Smith J. Sparma 4% 78% Flyball: 2B
b5 3-5 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma 3% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 4-5-6
Dick Ellsworth replaces Norm Siebern (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-3 0 --- O DET N. Cash D. Ellsworth -1% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 5-3 1 --- O DET W. Horton D. Ellsworth -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-3 2 --- O DET D. Wert D. Ellsworth -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
b6 3-5 0 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Sparma 3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-5 1 --- O BOS J. Lahoud J. Sparma 2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-5 2 --- O BOS J. Adair J. Sparma 1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
t7 5-3 0 --- O DET T. Matchick D. Ellsworth -1% 83% Flyball: LF
t7 5-3 1 --- DET J. Price D. Ellsworth 1% 85% Single to CF
t7 5-3 1 1-- O DET J. Sparma D. Ellsworth -1% 84% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Price to 2B
t7 5-3 2 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Ellsworth -2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
Ray Oyler replaces Tommy Matchick playing SS batting 7th
b7 3-5 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Sparma 3% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 3-5 1 --- O BOS R. Gibson J. Sparma 2% 88% Flyball: CF
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 2 --- O BOS D. Jones J. Sparma 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Bill Landis facing 2-3-4
Bill Landis replaces Dalton Jones (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- DET M. Stanley B. Landis 2% 90% Walk
t8 5-3 0 1-- O DET J. Northrup B. Landis -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 5-3 1 1-- O DET N. Cash B. Landis -1% 88% Foul Flyball: C
t8 5-3 2 1-- O DET W. Horton B. Landis -1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b8 3-5 0 --- BOS J. Foy J. Sparma -8% 79% Single to LF
b8 3-5 0 1-- O BOS R. Smith J. Sparma 6% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 3-5 1 1-- OO BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Bill Landis facing 6-7-8
t9 5-3 0 --- DET D. Wert B. Landis 1% 95% Hit By Pitch
t9 5-3 0 1-- O DET R. Oyler B. Landis -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t9 5-3 1 1-- OO DET J. Price B. Landis -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
b9 3-5 0 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Sparma 4% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-5 1 --- O BOS J. Lahoud J. Sparma 2% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 3-5 2 --- BOS J. Adair J. Sparma -3% 96% Single to RF
b9 3-5 2 1-- BOS R. Petrocelli J. Sparma -4% 92% Walk; Adair to 2B
Fred Lasher replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
Ken Harrelson pinch hits for Russ Gibson (C) batting 8th
b9 3-5 2 12- BOS K. Harrelson F. Lasher -8% 84% Walk; Adair to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B
Elston Howard pinch hits for Bill Landis (P) batting 9th
Jose Santiago pinch runs for Ken Harrelson (PH) batting 8th
b9 3-5 2 123 O BOS E. Howard F. Lasher 16% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

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