July 31, 1968 Washington Senators at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@BOS 3 BAL 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
WSA 0 CHW 12
@MIN 8 OAK 4
CAL 1 OAK 4
CAL 3 CHC 6
HOU 1 CIN 8
PIT 2 PIT 10
@CIN 1 LAD 6
SFG 3 ATL 3
@NYM 2 STL 3
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 37,453

Wednesday, July 31, 1968
Time of Game: 2:05

Senators

36-64

Lost 2

10th, 27 GB

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

W: D McLain (21-3), L: F Bertaina (4-9)

Tigers

65-39

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .590    0    3   0   
G Holman RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .289  .706    0    4   0   
M Epstein 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .205  .618    0    7   0   
F Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .283  .930    0    0   0   
K McMullen 3B-SS              4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .739    0    0   1   
B Allen 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .634    0    1   1   2B
J French C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .503    0    7   0   
R Hansen SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .183  .579    0    2   1   
  H Allen PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .605    0    0   0   
F Bertaina P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .358    0    0   2   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   0   
  B Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .610    0    0   0   
  D Bosman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .532         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1   9                    24   5

BATTING

2B: B Allen (6, off D McLain).

TB: M Epstein 2; B Allen 2; C Peterson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: K McMullen (11).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   4   4   1    0   0  .251  .789    0    2   3   HR,2·2B
M Stanley CF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .238  .660    0    2   0   SF
A Kaline 1B-LF                4   0   3   2    0   0  .283  .830    0    4   1   2B
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .793    0   11   0   
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .923    0    2   0   
  W Comer LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .334         0   0   
  N Cash PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .742    0    2   1   
J Northrup RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .756    0    1   0   
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .601    0    0   0   
D Tracewski SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .532    0    1   2   
D McLain P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .160  .320    0    2   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D McAuliffe 2 (18, 2 off F Bertaina); A Kaline (8, off F Bertaina).

HR: D McAuliffe (14, off F Bertaina; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: M Stanley (1, off F Bertaina).

TB: D McAuliffe 9; A Kaline 4; D Wert; J Northrup.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (32); M Stanley (40); D McAuliffe (42).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bertaina, L (4-9)            6.1   9   4   4    1   4   1   6.22   30     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 9     42    -     0.70  -0.17
D Higgins                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.61    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.17  -0.00
B Moore                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.58    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.01
D Bosman                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.57    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 9          3-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, W (21-3)             9     4   0   0    1   9   0   2.01   32     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 4     87    -     0.82   0.34
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   9   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 4           -

D Higgins faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Bertaina (12).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 37,453.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Unser              CF    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. G Holman             RF    2. M Stanley            CF 
3. M Epstein            1B    3. A Kaline             1B 
4. F Howard             LF    4. B Freehan            C  
5. K McMullen           3B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. B Allen              2B    6. J Northrup           RF 
7. J French             C     7. D Wert               3B 
8. R Hansen             SS    8. D Tracewski          SS 
9. F Bertaina           P     9. D McLain             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  ---      11%  79% D McAuliffe     F Bertaina      Home Run
   t 4   1  2-0  1-3       8%  76% F Howard        D McLain        Strikeout
   t 4   1  2-0  1--      -8%  68% M Epstein       D McLain        Single to CF; Holman to 3B
   t 5   0  2-0  ---      -8%  71% B Allen         D McLain        Double (CF-RF)
   b 5   1  0-2  1--       8%  92% A Kaline        F Bertaina      Double (LF-CF); McAuliffe Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  G Holman        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Epstein       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF
          -2-      65%  M Stanley       Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 3B
   RO     --3      64%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores
          ---      66%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      62%  W Horton        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  F Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  K McMullen      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Allen         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Bertaina facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  J Northrup      Walk
   O      1--      67%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      65%  D Tracewski     Lineout: RF
   O      1--      63%  D McLain        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  J French        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      68%  R Hansen        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  F Bertaina      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      79%  D McAuliffe     Home Run
   O      ---      78%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  D Unser         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      76%  G Holman        Walk
          1--      68%  M Epstein       Single to CF; Holman to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      1-3      81%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Bertaina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      82%  J Northrup      Single to LF
          1--      84%  D Wert          Single (LF-CF); Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Tracewski     Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      79%  D McLain        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  B Allen         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      76%  J French        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      81%  R Hansen        Strikeout
   O      -2-      84%  F Bertaina      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   R      1--      92%  A Kaline        Double (LF-CF); McAuliffe Scores
   O      -2-      91%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: C
          -2-      91%  W Horton        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      90%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
                  Wayne Comer replaces Willie Horton playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  G Holman        Strikeout
          ---      92%  M Epstein       Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  F Howard        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Bertaina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  D Wert          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  D Tracewski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  D McLain        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  K McMullen      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J French        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B; McAuliffe to 3B
   R      --3      98%  A Kaline        Single to LF; McAuliffe Scores
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Frank Bertaina pitching and batting 9th
          1--      98%  B Freehan       Walk; Kaline to 2B
                  Barry Moore replaces Dennis Higgins pitching and batting 9th; Norm Cash pinch hits for Wayne Comer batting 5th
   O      12-      98%  N Cash          Popfly: SS
   O      12-      98%  J Northrup      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
                  Norm Cash moves to 1B; Al Kaline moves to LF; Hank Allen pinch hits for Ron Hansen batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  H Allen         Flyball: RF
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Barry Moore batting 9th
          ---      97%  C Peterson      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  D Unser         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  G Holman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Bosman replaces Cap Peterson pitching and batting 9th; Hank Allen moves to 3B; Ken McMullen moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Tracewski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D McLain        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Epstein       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  F Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  K McMullen      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196807310

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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