August 25, 1968 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 2
(18) MIN 10
@CHW 2 NYY 6
DET 5 NYY 5
DET 4 CAL 5
@OAK 1 WSA 10
CLE 9 PHI 4
@ATL 1 NYM 7
@CIN 1 CHC 2
@HOU 0 LAD 5
SFG 4 STL 4
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 25, 1968, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Tigers

81-48

Lost 3

1st

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

W: R Colavito (1-0), L: D Patterson (2-3), S: L McDaniel (8)

Yankees

62-63

Won 3

6th, 16 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .257  .688    0    2   0   
D Tracewski SS                3   2   2   0    1   1  .170  .505    0    2   1   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .406 1.171    0    0   0   2B
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .276  .796    0    2   0   2B
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   2    1   1  .275  .887    0    1   0   2B
B Freehan 1B-C                4   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .785    0   12   0   
D Wert 3B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .196  .565    0    1   1   
J Price C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .171  .513    0    0   0   
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .142  .419         0   0   
  J Northrup PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .710    0    0   0   
T Matchick 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .534    0    3   3   
P Dobson P                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .160  .382    0    0   1   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  N Cash PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .802    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   4    6   3                    24   6

BATTING

2B: W Horton (17, off S Barber); G Brown (5, off L McDaniel); A Kaline (11, off R Colavito).

TB: A Kaline 4; G Brown 2; D Tracewski 2; W Horton 2; M Stanley 2; B Freehan.

RBI: W Horton 2 (68); A Kaline (45); M Stanley (52).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Matchick-B Freehan.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .500    0    0   5   GDP
J Gibbs C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .569    0    4   0   
M Mantle 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .789    0   11   1   
J Pepitone CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .726    0    0   0   
A Kosco RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .233  .625    0    3   0   2·2B
T Tresh SS                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .196  .627    0    2   4   
B Robinson LF                 3   1   2   4    1   0  .223  .655    0    2   0   HR
B Cox 3B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .226  .604    0    2   2   HR
S Barber P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .029  .200    0    0   0   
  R Colavito P                1   1   0   0    1   0  .213  .643    0    0   0   
  D Womack P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   1   
  L McDaniel P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       33   6  10   6    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: A Kosco 2 (11, 2 off P Dobson).

HR: B Cox (6, off P Dobson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Robinson (4, off P Dobson; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Robinson 5; B Cox 4; A Kosco 4; J Pepitone; S Barber; H Clarke; T Tresh; J Gibbs.

GIDP: H Clarke (6).

RBI: B Robinson 4 (26); B Cox (32); J Gibbs (25).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 4; B Cox; J Gibbs.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Womack-T Tresh.

E: T Tresh (22); B Cox (16).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson                       5.2   8   5   5    2   0   2   2.86   26     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 5     31    -     0.82  -0.33
D Patterson, L (2-3)           1.1   2   1   1    2   0   0   1.91    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          0-0    1.10  -0.19
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.91    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         8    10   6   6    4   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3· 7           -

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
S Barber                       3.1   7   5   4    3   1   0   2.92   20     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 6     26    -     0.86  -0.34
R Colavito, W (1-0)            2.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 1          2-0    0.45   0.03
D Womack, H (2)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.29    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.35   0.08
L McDaniel, S (8)              2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.45    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.15   0.23
Totals                         9    10   5   4    6   3   0          43     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Barber (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 91° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. M Stanley            CF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. D Tracewski          SS    2. J Gibbs              C  
3. A Kaline             RF    3. M Mantle             1B 
4. W Horton             LF    4. J Pepitone           CF 
5. B Freehan            1B    5. A Kosco              RF 
6. D Wert               3B    6. T Tresh              SS 
7. J Price              C     7. B Robinson           LF 
8. T Matchick           2B    8. B Cox                3B 
9. P Dobson             P     9. S Barber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  6-5  12-      24%  78% J Price         D Womack        Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P-SS
   b 6   2  5-4  ---      24%  51% B Cox           P Dobson        Home Run
   b 6   2  5-1  12-      22%  28% B Robinson      P Dobson        Home Run; Kosco Scores; Tresh Scores
   b 6   2  5-5  12-      21%  77% J Gibbs         D Patterson     Single to RF; Colavito Scores; Clarke to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -14%  26% A Kaline        S Barber        Single to LF; Stanley Scores; Tracewski to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      40%  D Tracewski     Walk; Stanley to 2B
   R      12-      26%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Stanley Scores; Tracewski to 3B
          1-3      23%  W Horton        Walk; Kaline to 2B
   RO     123      25%  B Freehan       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Tracewski Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Kaline out at 3B/3B; Horton to 2B
   O      12-      27%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      12-      30%  J Price         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  J Gibbs         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  M Mantle        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  T Matchick      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  P Dobson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      29%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  J Pepitone      Lineout: 1B
          ---      31%  A Kosco         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      28%  T Tresh         Flyball: 2B
          -2-      29%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      12-      24%  B Cox           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Barber facing 2-3-4
          ---      22%  D Tracewski     Single to LF
          1--      15%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Tracewski to 3B
   RR     1-3       8%  W Horton        Double to LF; Tracewski Scores; Kaline Scores
   O      -2-       8%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B; Horton to 3B
   O      --3      10%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      11%  J Price         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
          ---      14%  S Barber        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--       9%  H Clarke        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---       8%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  T Matchick      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       8%  P Dobson        Walk
          1--       8%  M Stanley       Wild Pitch; Dobson to 2B
   R      -2-       5%  " "             Single to CF; Dobson Scores
          1--       4%  D Tracewski     Single to CF; Stanley to 2B
                  Rocky Colavito replaces Steve Barber pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-       5%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B; Stanley to 3B; Tracewski to 2B
   O      -23       6%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       5%  M Mantle        Flyball: SS
          ---       6%  J Pepitone      Single to SS
   O      1--       5%  A Kosco         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--       6%  T Tresh         Single (LF-CF); Pepitone to 3B
   R      1-3      10%  B Robinson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pepitone Scores; Tresh to 2B
   O      12-       7%  B Cox           Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rocky Colavito facing 5-6-7
          ---       6%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--       7%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: C
          1--       6%  J Price         Walk; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-       7%  T Matchick      Flyball: 1B
   O      12-       8%  P Dobson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       6%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   O      ---       6%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      ---       5%  J Gibbs         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rocky Colavito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       6%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---       6%  D Tracewski     Strikeout Looking
          ---       5%  A Kaline        Double to CF
   O      -2-       6%  W Horton        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       5%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       4%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       5%  A Kosco         Double to LF
          -2-       6%  T Tresh         Walk
   RRR    12-      28%  B Robinson      Home Run; Kosco Scores; Tresh Scores
   R      ---      51%  B Cox           Home Run
                  Daryl Patterson replaces Pat Dobson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      53%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      56%  H Clarke        Single to RF; Colavito to 2B
   R      12-      77%  J Gibbs         Single to RF; Colavito Scores; Clarke to 3B
   O      1-3      74%  M Mantle        Lineout: RF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Dooley Womack facing 5-6-7
                  Dooley Womack replaces Rocky Colavito pitching and batting 9th
          ---      66%  B Freehan       Single to LF
          1--      54%  D Wert          Walk; Freehan to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  J Price         Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P-SS
   O      1--      82%  T Matchick      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Daryl Patterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      80%  A Kosco         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      1--      79%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Dooley Womack pitching and batting 9th; Norm Cash pinch hits for Daryl Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Dick Tracewski batting 2nd
          ---      81%  G Brown         Double to RF
   O      -2-      89%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Don McMahon facing 8-9-1
                  Don McMahon replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 2nd; Bill Freehan moves to C; Norm Cash moves to 1B; Ray Oyler replaces Jim Price playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      88%  B Cox           Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  L McDaniel      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  H Clarke        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  D Wert          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ray Oyler batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation