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MIN
@BOS		10
4
BAL
@CAL		3
4
NYY
@KCR		2
2		 
(8)
CLE
@OAK		5
2
DET
@SEP		3
2
CHW
@WSA		5
7
ATL
@CHC		2
3
SDP
@MON		6
2
SFG
@NYM		2
4
LAD
@PHI		7
6
HOU
@PIT		1
3
CIN
@STL		3
1
Saturday, May 31, 1969
, Sick's Stadium
Attendance: 15,395, Time of Game: 2:50
Tigers
3
25-18
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
 at Pilots
2
20-24
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
W: Joe Sparma (3-1)
L: Gary Bell (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  6  2
Pilots          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  1  5

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley SS-CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .225 .583 -0.003 0.49 0.042 -0.045 0.0 3 1 SB
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .245 .820 0.113 0.89 0.129 -0.016 0.9 2 1
Al Kaline RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .288 .884 0.188 1.15 0.215 -0.027 1.7 1 0 2B
Norm Cash 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .250 .762 -0.009 1.46 0.038 -0.047 -0.4 7 1 SF
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .693 -0.094 0.92 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 1 0
   Dick Tracewski SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jim Northrup CF-LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .861 -0.013 0.56 0.026 -0.039 -0.2 3 0
Tommy Matchick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .765 -0.029 0.59 0.020 -0.049 -0.3 1 3 SB
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .782 -0.067 0.63 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 9 1
Joe Sparma P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 -0.064 0.65 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 6 2 4 5 .188 .489 0.022 0.80 0.470 -0.448 -1.0 27 9
2B: A Kaline (9, off G Bell).
SF: N Cash (2, off G Bell).
TB: A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe 2; M Stanley 2; T Matchick.
RBI: N Cash (20); A Kaline (22).
2-out RBI: A Kaline.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Sparma-D McAuliffe-N Cash; T Matchick-N Cash-M Stanley.
E: D Tracewski (2); N Cash (4).
Baserunning
SB: T Matchick (1, 2nd base off M Marshall/L Haney); M Stanley (4, 2nd base off D Segui/L Haney).

Seattle Pilots

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .837 0.010 1.29 0.122 -0.112 0.1 2 2 SB,CS
Mike Hegan RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .302 .950 0.020 1.07 0.067 -0.047 0.3 0 0
Tommy Davis LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .552 -0.185 1.62 0.000 -0.185 -1.4 3 0
Don Mincher 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .248 .844 0.065 1.32 0.126 -0.060 0.4 9 0 2B
Wayne Comer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .819 -0.034 1.88 0.091 -0.125 -0.5 2 0
Rich Rollins 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .224 .608 -0.131 2.02 0.065 -0.196 0.0 1 5 GDP
   Dick Simpson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .572 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Larry Haney C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .781 -0.185 1.73 0.000 -0.185 -1.0 5 2
Ray Oyler SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .649 -0.069 0.90 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 4 3
Gary Bell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .670 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 1 0
   Merritt Ranew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .795 0.081 1.08 0.081 0.000 0.9
   Mike Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Gosger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .457 -0.039 1.59 0.000 -0.039 -0.2
   Diego Segui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 27 2 1 1 7 8 .037 .309 -0.479 1.46 0.552 -1.030 -2.0 27 14
2B: D Mincher (5, off J Sparma).
TB: D Mincher 2.
GIDP: R Rollins (2).
RBI: R Rollins (13).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: R Oyler (9); R Rollins (5); L Haney 2 (4); W Comer (3).
Baserunning
SB: T Harper (28, 2nd base off J Sparma/B Freehan).
CS: T Harper (7, 2nd base by J Sparma/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Sparma, W (3-1) 9 1 2 0 7 8 0 3.06 34 82 0.477 1.46 2.0
Team Totals 9 1 2 0 7 8 0 0.00 34 82 0.477 0.80 2.0

Seattle Pilots

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Bell, L (2-5) 5 3 3 1 4 3 0 4.21 22 52 -0.121 1.05 -0.8
Mike Marshall 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.04 12 0 0 0.084 0.54 1.3
Diego Segui 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.82 3 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 1 4 5 0 1.00 37 52 0 0 -0.023 1.46 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Sparma (3); G Bell 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 15,395.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Seattle Pilots
1 Mickey Stanley SS 1 Tommy Harper 2B
2 Dick McAuliffe 2B 2 Mike Hegan RF
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Tommy Davis LF
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Don Mincher 1B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Wayne Comer CF
6 Jim Northrup CF 6 Rich Rollins 3B
7 Tommy Matchick 3B 7 Larry Haney C
8 Bill Freehan C 8 Ray Oyler SS
9 Joe Sparma P 9 Gary Bell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 1-- R DET A. Kaline G. Bell 14% 61% Double to CF; McAuliffe Scores
b9 1-3 1 1-3 RO SEP R. Rollins J. Sparma 11% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mincher Scores/unER
b9 1-3 1 -2- SEP W. Comer J. Sparma -9% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mincher to 3B; Comer to 1B
b9 2-3 2 1-- O SEP L. Haney J. Sparma 9% 100% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 2 -2- R SEP M. Ranew J. Sparma -8% 77% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rollins Scores/No RBI/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pilots' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley G. Bell -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe G. Bell 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline G. Bell -3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash G. Bell -2% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SEP T. Harper J. Sparma -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma 6% 48% Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO SEP T. Davis J. Sparma 5% 50% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Pilots 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pilots' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton G. Bell -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- DET J. Northrup G. Bell 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O DET T. Matchick G. Bell -3% 47% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan G. Bell -2% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- SEP D. Mincher J. Sparma -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SEP W. Comer J. Sparma 4% 45% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO SEP R. Rollins J. Sparma 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Pilots 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pilots' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Sparma G. Bell -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley G. Bell -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe G. Bell 1% 47% Single to CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- R DET A. Kaline G. Bell 14% 61% Double to CF; McAuliffe Scores
t3 1-0 2 -2- DET N. Cash G. Bell 0% 62% Wild Pitch; Kaline to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 DET N. Cash G. Bell 1% 63% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O DET W. Horton G. Bell -5% 58% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O SEP L. Haney J. Sparma 3% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O SEP R. Oyler J. Sparma 2% 62% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- O SEP G. Bell J. Sparma 1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O DET J. Northrup G. Bell -2% 62% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O DET T. Matchick G. Bell -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O DET B. Freehan G. Bell -1% 59% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- SEP T. Harper J. Sparma -5% 54% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma -4% 50% Harper Steals 2B
b4 0-1 0 -2- SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma -4% 46% Walk
b4 0-1 0 12- O SEP T. Davis J. Sparma 7% 54% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 12- O SEP D. Mincher J. Sparma 6% 60% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 2 12- O SEP W. Comer J. Sparma 6% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- O DET J. Sparma G. Bell -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley G. Bell 2% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t5 1-0 1 1-- DET D. McAuliffe G. Bell 4% 69% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- DET A. Kaline G. Bell 6% 75% Walk; Stanley to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
t5 1-0 1 123 RO DET N. Cash G. Bell 3% 78% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Stanley Scores/unER; McAuliffe to 3B/Adv on E8; Kaline to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -23 RO DET W. Horton G. Bell 5% 83% Wild Pitch; McAuliffe Scores/unER; Kaline out at Hm/C-P
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- SEP R. Rollins J. Sparma -4% 79% Walk
b5 0-3 0 1-- SEP L. Haney J. Sparma -2% 77% Wild Pitch; Rollins to 2B
b5 0-3 0 -2- O SEP L. Haney J. Sparma 5% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 1 -2- O SEP R. Oyler J. Sparma 4% 85% Popfly: 1B
Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Gary Bell (P) batting 9th
b5 0-3 2 -2- R SEP M. Ranew J. Sparma -8% 77% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rollins Scores/No RBI/unER
b5 1-3 2 1-- O SEP T. Harper J. Sparma 3% 80% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pilots' Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
Mike Marshall replaces Merritt Ranew (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- O DET W. Horton M. Marshall -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-1 1 --- O DET J. Northrup M. Marshall -1% 78% Popfly: 3B
t6 3-1 2 --- DET T. Matchick M. Marshall 1% 78% Single to LF
t6 3-1 2 1-- DET B. Freehan M. Marshall 1% 80% Matchick Steals 2B; Matchick to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t6 3-1 2 --3 O DET B. Freehan M. Marshall -3% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- O SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma 3% 80% Popfly: 3B
b6 1-3 1 --- O SEP T. Davis J. Sparma 2% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 2 --- SEP D. Mincher J. Sparma -2% 80% Walk
b6 1-3 2 1-- O SEP W. Comer J. Sparma 3% 84% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pilots' Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
t7 3-1 0 --- O DET J. Sparma M. Marshall -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- DET M. Stanley M. Marshall 1% 84% Single to CF
t7 3-1 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe M. Marshall -2% 82% Flyball: LF
t7 3-1 2 1-- DET A. Kaline M. Marshall 1% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stanley to 2B
t7 3-1 2 12- O DET N. Cash M. Marshall -3% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 6-7-8
b7 1-3 0 --- O SEP R. Rollins J. Sparma 4% 84% Strikeout
b7 1-3 1 --- O SEP L. Haney J. Sparma 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O SEP R. Oyler J. Sparma 1% 88% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pilots' Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
t8 3-1 0 --- O DET W. Horton M. Marshall -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- O DET J. Northrup M. Marshall -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- O DET T. Matchick M. Marshall -1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
Dick Tracewski replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing SS batting 5th
Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF
Mickey Stanley moves from SS to CF
Jim Gosger pinch hits for Mike Marshall (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 --- O SEP J. Gosger J. Sparma 4% 90% Strikeout
b8 1-3 1 --- O SEP T. Harper J. Sparma 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O SEP M. Hegan J. Sparma 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pilots' Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
Diego Segui replaces Jim Gosger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O DET B. Freehan D. Segui -1% 93% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- O DET J. Sparma D. Segui -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- DET M. Stanley D. Segui 0% 93% Single to CF
t9 3-1 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Segui -1% 92% Stanley Steals 2B; Stanley out at Hm/C-3B-SS/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 3-4-5
b9 1-3 0 --- O SEP T. Davis J. Sparma 4% 96% Flyball: LF
b9 1-3 1 --- SEP D. Mincher J. Sparma -7% 89% Double to RF
b9 1-3 1 -2- SEP W. Comer J. Sparma -9% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mincher to 3B; Comer to 1B
b9 1-3 1 1-3 RO SEP R. Rollins J. Sparma 11% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mincher Scores/unER
Dick Simpson pinch runs for Rich Rollins (3B) batting 6th
b9 2-3 2 1-- O SEP L. Haney J. Sparma 9% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Pilots 2.

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