April 18, 1968 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
CHW 0 NYY 6
@CAL 1 DET 5
CLE 0 WSA 7
@MIN 6 OAK 4
BAL 3
(13) ATL 5
CHC 3 CIN 4
STL 3
(12) SFG 5
@NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,753

Thursday, April 18, 1968
Time of Game: 2:38

Indians

3-4

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

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

W: J Sparma (1-0), L: S Hargan (0-2)

Tigers

6-1

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Salmon 2B-3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    2   1   SB
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .796    0    2   0   
L Wagner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Sims C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.004    0    6   1   
T Horton 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .310  .827    0    8   0   2B,SB
V Davalillo RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .945    0    4   0   SB
M Alvis 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.144    0    0   1   
  D Nelson 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   4   
L Brown SS                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .200  .610    0    1   1   IW
S Hargan P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  H Kurtz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    0   0   
  D Sutherland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Gramly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vidal PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   0   7   0    1   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Horton (1, off J Sparma).

IBB: L Brown (2, by J Sparma).

TB: T Horton 4; L Maye; V Davalillo; C Salmon; J Cardenal.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: L Wagner (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Davalillo (4, 2nd base off J Sparma/B Freehan); T Horton (1, 3rd base off J Sparma/B Freehan); C Salmon (1, 2nd base off J Sparma/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                3   2   1   1    2   0  .231  .929    0    1   3   HR,SB,IW
D Wert 3B                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .276  .645    0    2   0   CS
A Kaline RF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .214  .654    0    1   0   HR
W Horton LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .407 1.247    0    3   0   HR
N Cash 1B                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .200  .629    0    9   1   SB
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .429 1.219    0    5   0   
J Northrup CF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .154  .395    0    3   0   
R Oyler SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .095  .262    0    2   4   
  D Tracewski PR-SS           0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Sparma P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       33   5   9   5    5   6                    27   8

BATTING

HR: W Horton (2, off S Hargan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D McAuliffe (2, off S Hargan; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); A Kaline (1, off S Hargan; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: J Sparma (1, off T Gramly).

IBB: D McAuliffe (1, by T Gramly).

TB: W Horton 5; A Kaline 4; D McAuliffe 4; D Wert 2; J Northrup; R Oyler; N Cash.

RBI: W Horton 2 (8); J Northrup (2); D McAuliffe (2); A Kaline (2).

2-out RBI: W Horton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Oyler (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D McAuliffe (1, 2nd base off D Sutherland/D Sims); N Cash (1, 2nd base off S Hargan/D Sims).

CS: D Wert (1, 2nd base by S Hargan/D Sims).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hargan, L (0-2)              4.1   7   4   4    2   4   3   5.56   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 7     35    -     0.84  -0.20
H Kurtz                        1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
D Sutherland                   0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.15  -0.01
E Fisher                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.00
T Gramly                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    5   6   3          39     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 9          2-0

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, W (1-0)              9     7   0   0    1   4   0   0.68   36     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7     76    -     0.94   0.30
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Gramly (1).

IBB: T Gramly (1; D McAuliffe); J Sparma (1; L Brown).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 9,753.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Salmon             2B    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. J Cardenal           CF    2. D Wert               3B 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. D Sims               C     4. W Horton             LF 
5. T Horton             1B    5. N Cash               1B 
6. V Davalillo          RF    6. B Freehan            C  
7. M Alvis              3B    7. J Northrup           CF 
8. L Brown              SS    8. R Oyler              SS 
9. S Hargan             P     9. J Sparma             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      13%  67% W Horton        S Hargan        Home Run
   b 4   1  0-1  12-      12%  86% J Northrup      S Hargan        Single to RF; Cash Scores; Freehan to 3B
   t 4   1  1-0  -23      11%  63% M Alvis         J Sparma        Strikeout Looking
   t 4   2  1-0  123      10%  70% S Hargan        J Sparma        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      -7%  52% M Alvis         J Sparma        Horton Steals 3B; Davalillo Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Salmon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Cardenal      Single to LF
   O      1--      51%  L Wagner        Flyball: LF; Cardenal to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  D Sims          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  T Horton        Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 1B-P; Horton to 3B
   O      --3      51%  M Alvis         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      55%  L Brown         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      67%  W Horton        Home Run
          ---      70%  N Cash          Walk
   O      1--      67%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      65%  J Northrup      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      63%  R Oyler         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  S Hargan        Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  C Salmon        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  J Cardenal      Salmon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Salmon to 3B
   O      --3      69%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  J Sparma        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  D Wert          Single to SS
   O      1--      65%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  D Sims          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      64%  T Horton        Single to LF
          1--      59%  V Davalillo     Single to RF; Horton to 2B
          12-      52%  M Alvis         Horton Steals 3B; Davalillo Steals 2B
   O      -23      63%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23      61%  L Brown         Intentional Walk
   O      123      70%  S Hargan        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Nelson replaces Max Alvis playing 2B batting 7th; Chico Salmon moves to 3B
   O      ---      69%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  N Cash          Single to RF
          1--      73%  B Freehan       Cash Steals 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      86%  J Northrup      Single to RF; Cash Scores; Freehan to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  R Oyler         Groundout: SS-1B; Northrup to 2B
   O      -23      79%  J Sparma        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  C Salmon        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      91%  D McAuliffe     Home Run
          ---      92%  D Wert          Single to P
   O      1--      90%  A Kaline        Wert Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---      95%  " "             Home Run
                  Hal Kurtz replaces Steve Hargan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  D Sims          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      96%  T Horton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  V Davalillo     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Hal Kurtz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  R Oyler         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Oyler to 3B
   O      --3      96%  J Sparma        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Nelson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  L Brown         Strikeout
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Hal Kurtz batting 9th
          ---      97%  L Maye          Single to LF
          1--      96%  C Salmon        Single to LF; Maye to 2B
   O      12-      98%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Darrell Sutherland facing 1-2-3
                  Darrell Sutherland replaces Lee Maye pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      98%  D Wert          McAuliffe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF; McAuliffe to 3B
   R      --3      99%  W Horton        Single to LF; McAuliffe Scores
          1--      99%  N Cash          Walk; Horton to 2B
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Darrell Sutherland pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  B Freehan       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Sparma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  T Horton        Single to 3B
   O      1--     100%  V Davalillo     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tommy Gramly facing 7-8-9
                  Tommy Gramly replaces Eddie Fisher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  R Oyler         Single to LF
                  Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Ray Oyler batting 8th
          1--     100%  J Sparma        Fielder's Choice SS/Sacrifice Bunt; Tracewski to 2B
          12-     100%  D McAuliffe     Wild Pitch; Tracewski to 3B
          1-3     100%  " "             Intentional Walk; Sparma to 2B
   O      123     100%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123     100%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Tracewski moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  D Nelson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  L Brown         Strikeout
                  Jose Vidal pinch hits for Tommy Gramly batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Vidal         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196804180

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