April 11, 1969 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 4
@BAL 0 CAL 5
MIN 3 BOS 2
@CLE 1
(16) NYY 9
@DET 4 OAK 5
KCR 0 SEP 7
CHW 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 CHC 1
MON 0
(12) LAD 9
@HOU 3 STL 6
@NYM 5 PIT 7
PHI 1 SFG 8
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,015

Friday, April 11, 1969, 1:32PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Yankees

2-2

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  3  4    9  9  2
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    4 10  4

W: L McDaniel (1-0), L: E Wilson (0-1)

Tigers

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .551    0    2   5   
J Kenney CF                   4   1   0   1    0   0  .167  .556    0    0   0   SH
B Murcer 3B                   4   4   2   1    1   1  .444 1.252    0    1   3   SB
R White LF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .167 1.056    0    4   0   HR,SB,SH
J Pepitone 1B                 5   2   4   3    0   0  .389 1.056    0    7   0   HR,2B,2·SB
T Tresh SS                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .322    0    1   1   
  G Michael SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   
B Robinson RF                 5   0   1   1    0   3  .067  .243    0    3   0   SB
J Gibbs C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .764    0    7   0   
B Burbach P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  L McDaniel P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       36   9   9   8    4  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Pepitone (2, off E Wilson).

HR: J Pepitone (1, off D Radatz; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R White (2, off E Wilson; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Kenney (1, off D Radatz); B Burbach (1, off E Wilson); R White (1, off E Wilson).

TB: J Pepitone 8; R White 4; B Murcer 2; B Robinson; H Clarke.

RBI: J Pepitone 3 (4); R White 2 (5); B Robinson (1); B Murcer (5); J Kenney (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Murcer-J Pepitone.

E: G Michael (1); B Murcer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pepitone 2 (2, 2nd base off J Hiller/B Freehan, 2nd base off E Wilson/B Freehan); B Robinson (2, 2nd base off J Hiller/B Freehan); B Murcer (2, 2nd base off E Wilson/B Freehan); R White (3, 3rd base off E Wilson/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                3   0   0   0    2   1  .400 1.300    0    2   2   
M Stanley SS                  4   0   2   2    1   0  .357 1.043    0    2   2   
A Kaline RF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .429 1.181    0    3   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .500 1.367    0    6   0   
W Horton LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .696    0    2   0   GDP
J Northrup CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .100  .408    0    1   0   HBP
B Freehan C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .583 1.738    0   10   0   SF
D Wert 3B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .517    0    1   0   
E Wilson P                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  J Hiller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Brown PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Radatz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Kilkenny P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   3    6   6                    27   7

BATTING

SF: B Freehan (1, off L McDaniel).

HBP: J Northrup (1, by B Burbach).

TB: B Freehan 3; M Stanley 2; E Wilson; D Wert; J Northrup; A Kaline; N Cash.

GIDP: W Horton (1).

RBI: M Stanley 2 (3); B Freehan (6).

2-out RBI: M Stanley.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: B Freehan (1).

E: E Wilson (1); D McAuliffe (1); N Cash (1); A Kaline (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Burbach                      6     5   2   1    4   3   0   1.50   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4     55    -     1.29   0.19
L McDaniel, BS (1), W (1-0)    3     5   2   2    2   3   0   6.00   17     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 3          2-2    2.06  -0.11
Totals                         9    10   4   3    6   6   0          44     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 7          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Wilson, L (0-1)              7.1   4   4   2    3   8   1   2.45   31     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 3· 2     63    -     1.14  -0.29
J Hiller                       0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.68  -0.06
D Radatz                       0.1   3   4   3    0   0   1  81.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.24  -0.07
M Kilkenny                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   9   6    4  10   2          43     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 3· 7           -

B Burbach faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L McDaniel (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Burbach (1; J Northrup).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 14,015.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. H Clarke             2B    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. J Kenney             CF    2. M Stanley            SS 
3. B Murcer             3B    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. R White              LF    4. N Cash               1B 
5. J Pepitone           1B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. T Tresh              SS    6. J Northrup           CF 
7. B Robinson           RF    7. B Freehan            C  
8. J Gibbs              C     8. D Wert               3B 
9. B Burbach            P     9. E Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  1--      36%  86% R White         E Wilson        Home Run; Murcer Scores
   b 7   2  2-1  123     -22%  38% W Horton        L McDaniel      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores/No RBI/unER; Stanley to 3B; Cash to 2B
   b 3   1  0-0  123      16%  50% W Horton        B Burbach       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 7   1  2-0  12-     -15%  57% M Stanley       L McDaniel      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wert Scores; Wilson to 2B
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-      13%  65% J Pepitone      E Wilson        Double to CF; Murcer Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Clarke        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Kenney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Murcer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Burbach facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Kaline        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Pepitone      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  T Tresh         Pepitone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Pepitone to 3B
   O      --3      45%  B Robinson      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Burbach facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      45%  J Northrup      Walk
          1--      41%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Wert          Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Gibbs         Walk
   O      1--      52%  B Burbach       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gibbs to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  H Clarke        Fielder's Choice SS; Gibbs out at 3B/SS-3B; Clarke to 1B
   O      1--      45%  J Kenney        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Burbach facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   O      1--      44%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
          1--      37%  A Kaline        Single to 3B; McAuliffe to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
          1-3      34%  N Cash          Walk; Kaline to 2B
   OO     123      50%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  B Murcer        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  R White         Murcer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      65%  J Pepitone      Double to CF; Murcer Scores/unER
          -2-      67%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      12-      62%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      58%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Burbach facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Michael replaces Tom Tresh playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---      61%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  B Freehan       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      60%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B; Freehan to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  E Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Earl Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  B Burbach       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  H Clarke        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      59%  J Kenney        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Burbach facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Earl Wilson facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      74%  R White         Passed Ball; Murcer to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  " "             Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Murcer Scores/No RBI/unER; White to 2B
          -2-      86%  J Pepitone      White Steals 3B
   O      --3      83%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      78%  G Michael       Lineout: 1B
   O      --3      75%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Burbach facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      79%  J Northrup      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      83%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Earl Wilson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  J Gibbs         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  B Burbach       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  H Clarke        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Burbach facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  D Wert          Single to CF
          1--      62%  E Wilson        Single to LF; Wert to 2B
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Bill Burbach pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      72%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   R      12-      57%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wert Scores; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      66%  A Kaline        Strikeout
          12-      60%  N Cash          Walk; Wilson to 3B; Stanley to 2B
   R      123      38%  W Horton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores/No RBI/unER; Stanley to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      50%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Earl Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  J Kenney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  B Murcer        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      86%  R White         Home Run; Murcer Scores
                  John Hiller replaces Earl Wilson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  J Pepitone      Single to RF
          1--      88%  G Michael       Pepitone Steals 2B
          -2-      89%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      95%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Pepitone Scores; Michael to 3B/Adv on E9
          1-3      96%  J Gibbs         Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      -23      92%  L McDaniel      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  B Freehan       Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  D Wert          Flyball: RF
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for John Hiller batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      92%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Brown to 2B
   R      12-      84%  M Stanley       Single to CF; Brown Scores; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dick Radatz facing 1-2-3
                  Dick Radatz replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  H Clarke        Single to LF
   R      1--      98%  J Kenney        Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P); Clarke Scores; Kenney to 3B
   R      --3      99%  B Murcer        Single to CF; Kenney Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  R White         Flyball: RF
   RR     1--     100%  J Pepitone      Home Run (Deep RF); Murcer Scores
                  Mike Kilkenny replaces Dick Radatz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Michael       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-9, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  N Cash          Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      99%  W Horton        Wild Pitch; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      99%  J Northrup      Single to RF; Cash to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cash Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Wert          Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation