June 17, 1969 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 2 CAL 13
@MIN 1 DET 8
@NYY 0 DET 6
@NYY 3 BAL 5
@WSA 1 ATL 6
HOU 5 LAD 7
SDP 3 LAD 11
SDP 0 NYM 1
@PHI 0 PHI 7
NYM 3 PIT 1
CHC 0 PIT 4
CHC 3 SFG 4
CIN 0 STL 2
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, June 17, 1969, 5:06PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Tigers

33-23

Won 6

3rd, 8½ GB

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

W: J Hiller (2-2), L: M Stottlemyre (9-6)

Yankees

30-34

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .233  .623    0    3   0   HR
T Tresh SS                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .190  .558    0    2   4   2B
D McAuliffe 2B                3   1   1   1    2   1  .258  .849    0    3   2   3B
  I Brown 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
N Cash 1B                     4   1   0   1    1   0  .274  .820    0   10   0   
J Northrup RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .828    0    1   0   
W Horton LF                   5   0   1   2    0   2  .206  .627    0    1   0   2B
T Matchick 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .596    0    0   3   
B Freehan C                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .261  .788    0    7   1   HR
J Hiller P                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   2   
Totals                       37   8   8   8    6   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Tresh (6, off M Stottlemyre); W Horton (6, off M Stottlemyre).

3B: D McAuliffe (5, off M Stottlemyre).

HR: B Freehan (8, off M Stottlemyre; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Stanley (5, off A Downing; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: M Stanley 4; B Freehan 4; D McAuliffe 3; T Tresh 3; J Hiller 2; W Horton 2.

RBI: M Stanley 3 (27); W Horton 2 (26); N Cash (32); B Freehan (19); D McAuliffe (22).

2-out RBI: W Horton 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 4. I Brown-T Tresh-N Cash; T Tresh-D McAuliffe-N Cash; B Freehan-T Tresh-N Cash; J Hiller-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .271  .653    0    0   2   CS
B Cox 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .180  .558    0    0   1   GDP
B Murcer RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .288  .816    0    1   0   
R White LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .778    0    3   0   
F Fernandez C                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .221  .791    0    4   0   
B Robinson CF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .155  .475    0    2   0   SB
G Michael SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .716    0    2   4   GDP
L Boehmer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .103    0   13   2   
M Stottlemyre P               2   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .579    0    1   2   GDP
  A Downing P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Woods PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .856    0    0   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         1   0   
Totals                       29   0   6   0    6   7                    27  11

BATTING

TB: B Robinson 3; H Clarke 2; M Stottlemyre.

GIDP: B Cox (2); M Stottlemyre (2); G Michael (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Cox (2); H Clarke (6); B Murcer (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (3, 2nd base off J Hiller/B Freehan).

CS: H Clarke (9, 2nd base by J Hiller/B Freehan).

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
J Hiller, W (2-2)              9     6   0   0    6   7   0   3.58   35     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 6     76    -     0.73   0.26
Totals                         9     6   0   0    6   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 6           -

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
M Stottlemyre, L (9-6)         6     6   5   5    6   2   1   2.71   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6     36    -     0.71  -0.24
A Downing                      2     2   3   2    0   1   1   5.82   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          2-1    0.14  -0.01
J Aker                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   8   7    6   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 1· 8          2-1

M Stottlemyre faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. M Stanley            CF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. T Tresh              SS    2. B Cox                3B 
3. D McAuliffe          2B    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. N Cash               1B    4. R White              LF 
5. J Northrup           RF    5. F Fernandez          C  
6. W Horton             LF    6. B Robinson           CF 
7. T Matchick           3B    7. G Michael            SS 
8. B Freehan            C     8. L Boehmer            1B 
9. J Hiller             P     9. M Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-      19%  81% W Horton        M Stottlemyre   Double (CF-RF); Cash Scores; McAuliffe Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      15%  65% D McAuliffe     M Stottlemyre   Triple to CF; Tresh Scores
   t 4   0  0-3  ---       6%  90% B Freehan       M Stottlemyre   Home Run
   b 6   1  4-0  -23       6%  91% R White         J Hiller        Strikeout
   b 6   0  4-0  1--      -6%  84% B Cox           J Hiller        Walk; Clarke to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      50%  T Tresh         Walk
   R      1--      65%  D McAuliffe     Triple to CF; Tresh Scores
   O      --3      60%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      57%  J Northrup      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Hiller facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  H Clarke        Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  B Cox           Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      62%  B Murcer        Double Play: Strikeout, Clarke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  T Matchick      Flyball: LF
          ---      59%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      61%  J Hiller        Single to RF; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      57%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Hiller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  R White         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      61%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
          ---      60%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  G Michael       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  T Tresh         Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      66%  N Cash          Walk; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      12-      62%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      81%  W Horton        Double (CF-RF); Cash Scores; McAuliffe Scores
   O      -2-      79%  T Matchick      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, John Hiller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  L Boehmer       Lineout: CF
          ---      79%  M Stottlemyre   Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  H Clarke        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      84%  B Cox           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      90%  B Freehan       Home Run
   O      ---      89%  J Hiller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--      91%  T Tresh         Single to RF; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      90%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      12-      88%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, John Hiller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  B Murcer        Strikeout
          ---      88%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      90%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  J Northrup      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      90%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  T Matchick      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, John Hiller facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  G Michael       Walk
   O      1--      90%  L Boehmer       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      93%  M Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  B Freehan       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Hiller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, John Hiller facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  H Clarke        Single to 2B
          1--      84%  B Cox           Walk; Clarke to 2B
   O      12-      85%  B Murcer        Groundout: P-1B; Cox to 2B; Clarke to 3B
   O      -23      91%  R White         Strikeout
   O      -23      95%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  T Tresh         Double to RF; Tresh to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3      98%  D McAuliffe     Walk
                  Al Downing replaces Mel Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      98%  N Cash          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McAuliffe to 2B; Tresh Scores
   O      12-      98%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      1-3      97%  T Matchick      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   OO     1--      98%  G Michael       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Boehmer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Downing facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  B Freehan       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  J Hiller        Single to LF; Freehan to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  M Stanley       Home Run; Freehan Scores/unER; Hiller Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Tresh         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, John Hiller facing 9-1-2
                  Ike Brown replaces Dick McAuliffe playing 2B batting 3rd; Ron Woods pinch hits for Al Downing batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Woods         Walk
          1--      99%  H Clarke        Walk; Woods to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Woods to 3B
          --3     100%  B Murcer        Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jack Aker facing 5-6-7
                  Jack Aker replaces Ron Woods pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Matchick      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Robinson      Single to CF
          1--     100%  G Michael       Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  L Boehmer       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation