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Standings
CAL
@CLE		7
5
BOS
@DET		3
4
MIN
@WSA		5
4
CHC
@CIN		10
3
PHI
@HOU		3
7
NYM
@LAD		4
0
PIT
@SFG		3
1		 
(15)
ATL
@STL		3
10
Thursday, April 11, 1968
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 6,142, Time of Game: 2:36
Red Sox
3
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
 at Tigers
4
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
W: Jon Warden (1-0)
L: John Wyatt (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  7  2
Tigers          2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  6  1
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Andrews 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 -0.043 1.16 0.062 -0.105 0.0 4 1
Dalton Jones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 -0.130 1.16 0.000 -0.130 -0.9 0 3
Carl Yastrzemski LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1.000 -0.095 0.80 0.000 -0.095 -0.7 0 0
Reggie Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .833 0.070 1.04 0.109 -0.039 0.3 2 0
George Scott 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 .661 0.099 1.50 0.144 -0.046 0.5 9 1
Joe Lahoud RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .500 2.000 0.039 1.66 0.176 -0.136 1.0 1 0 HR
Rico Petrocelli SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 1.500 0.105 1.69 0.214 -0.109 0.5 3 5 HR
Elston Howard C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .143 .393 0.015 1.70 0.073 -0.058 0.0 5 0
Jose Santiago P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.076 1.07 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 0 2
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lee Stange P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Foy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.135 5.83 0.000 -0.135 -0.7
   John Wyatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 7 3 4 7 .200 .653 -0.151 1.41 0.778 -0.929 -0.5 24 12
HR: R Petrocelli (1, off D McLain; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Lahoud (1, off D McLain; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: R Petrocelli 5; J Lahoud 4; G Scott; E Howard; M Andrews; R Smith.
RBI: J Lahoud 2 (2); R Petrocelli (4).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Petrocelli-M Andrews-G Scott; G Scott-R Petrocelli-G Scott.
E: M Andrews (2); R Smith (1).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 1 2 1 1 1 .375 1.319 0.227 0.97 0.231 -0.004 2.0 0 2 HR,CS
Don Wert 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .375 -0.088 1.48 0.055 -0.143 -0.6 0 1 2B
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .661 -0.046 1.69 0.086 -0.132 -0.1 3 0
Willie Horton LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .400 1.225 0.089 1.01 0.120 -0.031 0.2 3 0 HBP
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.108 1.56 0.010 -0.118 -0.6 8 1
Jim Northrup CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.182 1.41 0.000 -0.182 -1.6 2 0 2·GDP
Bill Freehan C 1 1 1 1 3 0 .500 2.250 0.179 0.96 0.179 0.000 1.7 8 0 HR
Ray Oyler SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.032 1.07 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 3 SH
   Tommy Matchick PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.082 3.46 0.000 -0.082 -0.4 0 0
Denny McLain P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.012 0.27 0.000 -0.012 -0.3 1 0
   Eddie Mathews PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.018 2.26 0.018 0.000 0.2
   Dick Tracewski PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jon Warden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gates Brown PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 5.000 0.386 2.12 0.386 0.000 0.0 HR
Team Totals 27 4 6 4 7 4 .222 .993 0.349 1.32 1.085 -0.736 -0.1 27 7
2B: D Wert (1, off J Santiago).
HR: B Freehan (1, off J Santiago; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D McAuliffe (1, off J Santiago; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Brown (1, off J Wyatt; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: R Oyler (1, off J Santiago).
HBP: W Horton (2, by J Wyatt).
TB: D McAuliffe 5; G Brown 4; B Freehan 4; D Wert 2; A Kaline.
GIDP: J Northrup 2 (3).
RBI: D McAuliffe (1); B Freehan (1); A Kaline (1); G Brown (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: R Oyler (1).
Baserunning
CS: D McAuliffe (1, 2nd base by J Santiago/E Howard).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jose Santiago 6.1 5 3 3 5 2 2 4.26 27 48 -0.193 0.79 -1.1
Sparky Lyle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 -0.100 3.28 -0.6
Lee Stange 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 3 0 0.239 4.69 1.4
John Wyatt, L (0-1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.00 6 0 0 -0.294 2.37 0.4
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 7 4 3 4.50 36 48 5 0 -0.348 1.41 0.1
S Lyle faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain 7 6 3 3 3 6 2 3.86 30 56 -0.053 0.95 -0.3
Jon Warden, W (1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.206 2.94 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 4 7 2 3.00 39 56 0 0 0.153 1.32 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Wyatt (1; W Horton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 6,142.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 55° F.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Mike Andrews 2B 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Dalton Jones 3B 2 Don Wert 3B
3 Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Reggie Smith CF 4 Willie Horton LF
5 George Scott 1B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Joe Lahoud RF 6 Jim Northrup CF
7 Rico Petrocelli SS 7 Bill Freehan C
8 Elston Howard C 8 Ray Oyler SS
9 Jose Santiago P 9 Denny McLain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R DET G. Brown J. Wyatt 39% 100% Home Run
t6 2-3 1 --- R BOS R. Petrocelli D. McLain -19% 53% Home Run (LF-CF)
t6 0-3 1 1-- RR BOS J. Lahoud D. McLain -17% 73% Home Run; Smith Scores
t8 3-3 2 123 O BOS J. Foy J. Warden 14% 59% Lineout: LF
b7 3-3 1 123 O DET D. Wert L. Stange -13% 61% Foul Flyball: C

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS M. Andrews D. McLain -4% 46% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Jones D. McLain 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. McLain 3% 52% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Smith D. McLain 2% 54% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R DET D. McAuliffe J. Santiago 12% 66% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- DET D. Wert J. Santiago 6% 71% Double (CF-RF)
b1 1-0 0 -2- R DET A. Kaline J. Santiago 9% 80% Single to CF; Wert Scores; Kaline to 2B/Adv on E8
b1 2-0 0 -2- O DET W. Horton J. Santiago -3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2-0 1 -2- DET N. Cash J. Santiago 1% 78% Walk
b1 2-0 1 12- OO DET J. Northrup J. Santiago -5% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- BOS G. Scott D. McLain -4% 69% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- O BOS J. Lahoud D. McLain 4% 73% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. McLain 3% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-2 2 1-- BOS E. Howard D. McLain -2% 73% Single to LF; Scott to 2B
t2 0-2 2 12- O BOS J. Santiago D. McLain 4% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- R DET B. Freehan J. Santiago 8% 85% Home Run
b2 3-0 0 --- O DET R. Oyler J. Santiago -1% 84% Lineout: 2B
b2 3-0 1 --- O DET D. McLain J. Santiago -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-0 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Santiago -0% 83% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t3 0-3 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews D. McLain 2% 85% Flyball: LF
t3 0-3 1 --- O BOS D. Jones D. McLain 1% 86% Lineout: RF
t3 0-3 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. McLain 1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- O DET D. Wert J. Santiago -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Santiago -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton J. Santiago -0% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O BOS R. Smith D. McLain 2% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-3 1 --- O BOS G. Scott D. McLain 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- BOS J. Lahoud D. McLain -1% 87% Walk
t4 0-3 2 1-- BOS R. Petrocelli D. McLain -2% 85% Single to LF; Lahoud to 2B
t4 0-3 2 12- O BOS E. Howard D. McLain 4% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash J. Santiago -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b4 3-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Santiago -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-0 2 --- DET B. Freehan J. Santiago 0% 88% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-- O DET R. Oyler J. Santiago -1% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
t5 0-3 0 --- O BOS J. Santiago D. McLain 2% 89% Lineout: LF
t5 0-3 1 --- BOS M. Andrews D. McLain -2% 87% Walk
t5 0-3 1 1-- O BOS D. Jones D. McLain 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-3 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. McLain 2% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- O DET D. McLain J. Santiago -1% 90% Strikeout
b5 3-0 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Santiago 1% 91% Single to CF
b5 3-0 1 1-- DET D. Wert J. Santiago 1% 92% McAuliffe Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4; McAuliffe to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- O DET D. Wert J. Santiago -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B; McAuliffe to 3B
b5 3-0 2 --3 O DET A. Kaline J. Santiago -1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
t6 0-3 0 --- BOS R. Smith D. McLain -4% 86% Single to RF
t6 0-3 0 1-- O BOS G. Scott D. McLain 3% 89% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 1-- RR BOS J. Lahoud D. McLain -17% 73% Home Run; Smith Scores
t6 2-3 1 --- R BOS R. Petrocelli D. McLain -19% 53% Home Run (LF-CF)
t6 3-3 1 --- O BOS E. Howard D. McLain 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-3 2 --- O BOS J. Santiago D. McLain 1% 57% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 4-5-6
b6 3-3 0 --- DET W. Horton J. Santiago 5% 62% Walk
b6 3-3 0 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Santiago -5% 57% Flyball: SS
b6 3-3 1 1-- OO DET J. Northrup J. Santiago -7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t7 3-3 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews D. McLain 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-3 1 --- O BOS D. Jones D. McLain 2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-3 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. McLain 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Jose Santiago facing 7-8-9
b7 3-3 0 --- DET B. Freehan J. Santiago 6% 64% Walk
b7 3-3 0 1-- O DET R. Oyler J. Santiago -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Freehan to 2B
Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Denny McLain (P) batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 -2- DET E. Mathews J. Santiago 2% 64% Walk
Sparky Lyle replaces Jose Santiago pitching and batting 9th
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Eddie Mathews (PH) batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 12- DET D. McAuliffe S. Lyle 10% 74% Walk; Freehan to 3B; Tracewski to 2B
Lee Stange replaces Sparky Lyle pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 123 O DET D. Wert L. Stange -13% 61% Foul Flyball: C
b7 3-3 2 123 O DET A. Kaline L. Stange -11% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Jon Warden facing 4-5-6
Jon Warden replaces Dick Tracewski (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-3 0 --- BOS R. Smith J. Warden -7% 43% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 3-3 0 1-- BOS G. Scott J. Warden -10% 33% Single to LF; Smith to 2B
t8 3-3 0 12- O BOS J. Lahoud J. Warden 10% 43% Popfly: C
t8 3-3 1 12- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Warden 8% 51% Lineout: CF
t8 3-3 2 12- BOS E. Howard J. Warden -5% 46% Walk; Smith to 3B; Scott to 2B
Joe Foy pinch hits for Lee Stange (P) batting 9th
t8 3-3 2 123 O BOS J. Foy J. Warden 14% 59% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' John Wyatt facing 4-5-6
John Wyatt replaces Joe Foy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-3 0 --- DET W. Horton J. Wyatt 7% 66% Hit By Pitch
b8 3-3 0 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Wyatt -6% 60% Strikeout
b8 3-3 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup J. Wyatt -5% 54% Flyball: SS
b8 3-3 2 1-- DET B. Freehan J. Wyatt 4% 58% Walk; Horton to 2B
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Ray Oyler (SS) batting 8th
b8 3-3 2 12- O DET T. Matchick J. Wyatt -8% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Jon Warden facing 1-2-3
Tommy Matchick moves from PH to SS
t9 3-3 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Warden 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-3 1 --- O BOS D. Jones J. Warden 4% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-3 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Warden 3% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' John Wyatt facing 9-1-2
Gates Brown pinch hits for Jon Warden (P) batting 9th
b9 3-3 0 --- R DET G. Brown J. Wyatt 39% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4.

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