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1968 World Series Game 4

Game 1
STL  4
DET  0
 Game 2
DET  8
@STL  1
 Game 3
STL  7
@DET  3
 Game 4
STL 10
@DET  1
 Game 5
DET  5
STL  3
 Game 6
DET 13
@STL  1
 Game 7
DET  4
@STL  1

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 53,634

 Sunday, October 6, 1968
Time of Game: 2:34
Cardinals
10
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   2  0  0   0  4  0   10 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  4
W: Bob Gibson (2-0), L: Denny McLain (0-2)
 Tigers
1

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   3   4    0   0  .500 1.618              2   0   HR,3B,2B,SB
C Flood CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .764              3   0   
R Maris RF                    5   1   0   1    0   0  .091  .468              0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .690              9   1   CS
T McCarver C                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .353 1.154             10   0   3B
M Shannon 3B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .353  .801              1   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .400  .967              0   2   2B
D Maxvill SS                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .188              2   1   
B Gibson P                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .200 1.133              0   0   HR
Totals                       40  10  13  10    4   4                         27   4
Batting Events
2B: M Shannon (1, off D McLain); L Brock (1, off J Hiller); J Javier (1, off J Hiller).
3B: T McCarver (2, off D McLain); L Brock (1, off J Sparma).
HR: B Gibson (1, off J Sparma; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); L Brock (2, off D McLain; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: L Brock 9; T McCarver 5; B Gibson 4; J Javier 3; M Shannon 3; C Flood; O Cepeda.
RBI: L Brock 4 (5); M Shannon 2 (3); B Gibson 2 (2); T McCarver (4); R Maris (1).
2-out RBI: M Shannon 2; T McCarver.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. O Cepeda-D Maxvill.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Brock (7, 3rd base off P Dobson/B Freehan).
CS: O Cepeda (1, 2nd base by D Patterson/B Freehan).
Pickoffs: J Javier (1st base by D Patterson).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .804              2   4   
M Stanley SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .423              3   3   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .353 1.000              1   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .732             10   2   
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .792              1   0   
J Northrup CF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .438              5   0   HR,GDP
E Mathews 3B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833              0   1   
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .200              4   1   
D McLain P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Sparma P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  J Price PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  F Lasher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  T Matchick PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Hiller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  P Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2  10                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: A Kaline (2, off B Gibson).
HR: J Northrup (1, off B Gibson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Northrup 4; A Kaline 3; E Mathews; N Cash.
GIDP: J Northrup (2).
RBI: J Northrup (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: B Freehan (2); E Mathews (1); J Northrup (1); D McLain (1).

Pitching Stats

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gibson, W (2-0)              9     5   1   1    2  10   1   0.50   33     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3· 4     81    -     0.56   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  10   1          33     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3· 4           -  
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, L (0-2)              2.2   6   4   3    1   3   1   5.87   16     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 5     34    -     0.84  -0.30
J Sparma                       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1  54.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-0    0.48  -0.04
D Patterson                    2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          1-1    0.23   0.01
F Lasher                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Hiller                       0     2   4   3    2   0   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.09  -0.01
P Dobson                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   8    4   4   2          44     -       ·  ·     13·12· 3·11          4-1
J Sparma faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
J Hiller faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Patterson (1; J Javier, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Tom Gorman, LF - Jim Honochick, RF - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 53,634.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Detroit Tigers                               
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Dick McAuliffe               2B
2. Curt Flood                   CF       2. Mickey Stanley               SS
3. Roger Maris                  RF       3. Al Kaline                    RF
4. Orlando Cepeda               1B       4. Norm Cash                    1B
5. Tim McCarver                  C       5. Willie Horton                LF
6. Mike Shannon                 3B       6. Jim Northrup                 CF
7. Julian Javier                2B       7. Eddie Mathews                3B
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Bill Freehan                  C
9. Bob Gibson                    P       9. Denny McLain                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 0 --- R 11% 61% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. McLain Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
t3 2 1-- R 10% 83% 2-0 STL T. McCarver D. McLain Triple (LF-CF); Flood Scores
t1 2 1-3 R 10% 72% 1-0 STL M. Shannon D. McLain Single to SS (Ground Ball); Maris Scores/unER; McCarver to 2B
t3 2 --3 R 6% 89% 3-0 STL M. Shannon D. McLain Double to LF (LF Line); McCarver Scores
b2 1 12- O 5% 70% 0-2 DET B. Freehan B. Gibson Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- R 11% 61% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. McLain Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 STL C. Flood D. McLain Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 62% 1-0 STL R. Maris D. McLain Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Maris to 1B
t1 1 1-- O -2% 60% 1-0 STL O. Cepeda D. McLain Strikeout
t1 2 1-- 2% 62% 1-0 STL T. McCarver D. McLain Single (LF-CF); Maris to 3B
t1 2 1-3 R 10% 72% 1-0 STL M. Shannon D. McLain Single to SS (Ground Ball); Maris Scores/unER; McCarver to 2B
t1 2 12- O -3% 69% 2-0 STL J. Javier D. McLain Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 1% 72% 0-2 DET M. Stanley B. Gibson Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2 --- -2% 70% 0-2 DET A. Kaline B. Gibson Double (CF-RF)
b1 2 -2- O 3% 73% 0-2 DET N. Cash B. Gibson Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 STL D. Maxvill D. McLain Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 STL B. Gibson D. McLain Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 70% 2-0 STL L. Brock D. McLain Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- -4% 66% 0-2 DET W. Horton B. Gibson Walk
b2 0 1-- O 4% 70% 0-2 DET J. Northrup B. Gibson Flyball: LF
b2 1 1-- -4% 65% 0-2 DET E. Mathews B. Gibson Single to RF; Horton to 2B
b2 1 12- O 5% 70% 0-2 DET B. Freehan B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b2 2 12- O 5% 75% 0-2 DET D. McLain B. Gibson Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 3% 77% 2-0 STL C. Flood D. McLain Single to RF
t3 0 1-- O -2% 75% 2-0 STL R. Maris D. McLain Lineout: CF
t3 1 1-- O -2% 73% 2-0 STL O. Cepeda D. McLain Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 2 1-- R 10% 83% 2-0 STL T. McCarver D. McLain Triple (LF-CF); Flood Scores
t3 2 --3 R 6% 89% 3-0 STL M. Shannon D. McLain Double to LF (LF Line); McCarver Scores
t3 2 -2- 0% 89% 4-0 STL J. Javier D. McLain Walk
Joe Sparma replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th; Joe Sparma replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
t3 2 12- O -1% 88% 4-0 STL D. Maxvill J. Sparma Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2% 89% 0-4 DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 1% 90% 0-4 DET M. Stanley B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- -1% 90% 0-4 DET A. Kaline B. Gibson Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O 1% 91% 0-4 DET N. Cash B. Gibson Foul Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- R 4% 95% 4-0 STL B. Gibson J. Sparma Home Run (Deep LF)
t4 0 --- 2% 97% 5-0 STL L. Brock J. Sparma Triple (CF-RF)
Daryl Patterson replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th; Daryl Patterson replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
t4 0 --3 O -1% 96% 5-0 STL C. Flood D. Patterson Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 1 --3 0% 96% 5-0 STL R. Maris D. Patterson E2 on Foul Ball
t4 1 --3 RO 1% 97% 5-0 STL R. Maris D. Patterson Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock Scores
t4 2 --- 0% 97% 6-0 STL O. Cepeda D. Patterson Walk
t4 2 1-- O -0% 96% 6-0 STL T. McCarver D. Patterson Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 DET W. Horton B. Gibson Strikeout
b4 1 --- R -2% 95% 0-6 DET J. Northrup B. Gibson Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b4 1 --- O 1% 95% 1-6 DET E. Mathews B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 0% 96% 1-6 DET B. Freehan B. Gibson Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Daryl Patterson facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -0% 95% 6-1 STL T. McCarver D. Patterson Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -0% 95% 6-1 STL M. Shannon D. Patterson Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- 0% 95% 6-1 STL J. Javier D. Patterson Single to CF
t5 2 1-- O -0% 95% 6-1 STL D. Maxvill D. Patterson Javier Picked off 1B (P-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
Jim Price pinch hits for Daryl Patterson (P) batting 9th; Jim Price pinch hits for Daryl Patterson (P) batting 9th
b5 0 --- O 1% 96% 1-6 DET J. Price B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-6 DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 0% 97% 1-6 DET M. Stanley B. Gibson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Fred Lasher facing 8-9-1
Fred Lasher replaces Jim Price (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Fred Lasher replaces Jim Price (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 STL D. Maxvill F. Lasher Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 STL B. Gibson F. Lasher Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- O -0% 96% 6-1 STL L. Brock F. Lasher Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 1% 97% 1-6 DET A. Kaline B. Gibson Lineout: SS
b6 1 --- O 1% 98% 1-6 DET N. Cash B. Gibson Popfly: 3B
b6 2 --- O 0% 98% 1-6 DET W. Horton B. Gibson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Fred Lasher facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-1 STL C. Flood F. Lasher Popfly: SS
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-1 STL R. Maris F. Lasher Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t7 2 --- 0% 98% 6-1 STL O. Cepeda F. Lasher Single to LF
t7 2 1-- O -0% 98% 6-1 STL T. McCarver F. Lasher Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-6 DET J. Northrup B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1 --- -1% 97% 1-6 DET E. Mathews B. Gibson Walk
b7 1 1-- O 1% 98% 1-6 DET B. Freehan B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
Tom Matchick pinch hits for Fred Lasher (P) batting 9th; Tom Matchick pinch hits for Fred Lasher (P) batting 9th
b7 2 1-- O 1% 99% 1-6 DET T. Matchick B. Gibson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
John Hiller replaces Tom Matchick (PH) pitching and batting 9th; John Hiller replaces Tom Matchick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- 0% 99% 6-1 STL M. Shannon J. Hiller Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Shannon to 1B
t8 0 1-- 0% 100% 6-1 STL J. Javier J. Hiller Double to LF (LF Line); Shannon to 3B
t8 0 -23 0% 100% 6-1 STL D. Maxvill J. Hiller Walk
t8 0 123 R 0% 100% 6-1 STL B. Gibson J. Hiller Walk; Shannon Scores/unER; Javier to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
t8 0 123 RRR 0% 100% 7-1 STL L. Brock J. Hiller Double to CF (Deep CF); Javier Scores; Maxvill Scores; Gibson Scores
Pat Dobson replaces John Hiller pitching and batting 9th; Pat Dobson replaces John Hiller pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 -2- 0% 100% 10-1 STL C. Flood P. Dobson Brock Steals 3B
t8 0 --3 O 0% 100% 10-1 STL C. Flood P. Dobson Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --3 O 0% 100% 10-1 STL R. Maris P. Dobson Lineout: 2B
t8 2 --3 O -0% 100% 10-1 STL O. Cepeda P. Dobson Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-10 DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-10 DET M. Stanley B. Gibson Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-10 DET A. Kaline B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tigers' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 10-1 STL T. McCarver P. Dobson Single to CF (Fly Ball); McCarver to 2B/Adv on E8
t9 0 -2- O 0% 100% 10-1 STL M. Shannon P. Dobson Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 -2- O 0% 100% 10-1 STL J. Javier P. Dobson Flyball: CF
t9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 10-1 STL D. Maxvill P. Dobson Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- 0% 100% 1-10 DET N. Cash B. Gibson Single to RF (Line Drive)
b9 0 1-- O 0% 100% 1-10 DET W. Horton B. Gibson Popfly: CF
b9 1 1-- OO 0% 100% 1-10 DET J. Northrup B. Gibson Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Tigers 1.

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