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Series
Results
DET
@STL		0
4
DET
@STL		8
1
STL
@DET		7
3
STL
@DET		10
1
STL
@DET		3
5
DET
@STL		13
1
DET
@STL		4
1
Wednesday, October 2, 1968
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 54,692, Time of Game: 2:29
Tigers
0
 at Cardinals
4
W: Bob Gibson (1-0)
L: Denny McLain (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  3
Cardinals       0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  X    4  6  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.023 0.58 0.023 -0.046 -0.2 4 0
Mickey Stanley SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 1.000 -0.048 0.84 0.039 -0.087 -0.2 3 2 CS
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .250 .750 -0.002 0.59 0.036 -0.039 -0.2 2 0 2B
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.093 0.91 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 6 1
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.053 0.56 0.000 -0.053 -0.7 2 0
Jim Northrup CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.031 0.45 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 2 0
Bill Freehan C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 -0.018 0.50 0.010 -0.029 -0.2 4 1
Don Wert 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.011 0.67 0.028 -0.017 0.0 0 1
   Eddie Mathews PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Dick Tracewski 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Denny McLain P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.030 1.36 0.000 -0.030 -0.2 0 2
   Tommy Matchick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.78 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Pat Dobson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gates Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Don McMahon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 17 .161 .381 -0.318 0.66 0.136 -0.456 -3.4 24 7
2B: A Kaline (1, off B Gibson).
TB: A Kaline 2; M Stanley 2; D McAuliffe; D Wert.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
E: W Horton (1); B Freehan (1); N Cash (1).
Baserunning
CS: M Stanley (1, 2nd base by B Gibson/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 -0.035 0.75 0.044 -0.079 0.4 2 0 HR,SB
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.058 0.50 0.002 -0.060 -0.3 1 0 SB
Roger Maris RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.038 0.41 0.049 -0.012 0.1 1 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.069 0.78 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 1 1
Tim McCarver C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1.500 0.124 0.58 0.129 -0.005 0.7 17 1 3B
Mike Shannon 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 1.000 0.117 1.11 0.190 -0.073 0.9 0 0
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 1 2 1 1 .333 .833 0.067 0.62 0.111 -0.045 0.7 2 0 SB,CS
Dal Maxvill SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0.027 0.53 0.043 -0.015 -0.1 2 0
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.029 0.78 0.000 -0.029 -0.5 1 0 SH
Team Totals 29 4 6 4 4 3 .207 .682 0.182 0.67 0.568 -0.387 1.0 27 2
3B: T McCarver (1, off D McLain).
HR: L Brock (1, off P Dobson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: B Gibson (1, off D McLain).
TB: L Brock 4; T McCarver 3; M Shannon 2; C Flood; J Javier.
RBI: J Javier 2 (2); M Shannon (1); L Brock (1).
2-out RBI: L Brock.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: C Flood (1, 2nd base off P Dobson/B Freehan); L Brock (1, 2nd base off D McLain/B Freehan); J Javier (1, 2nd base off D McLain/B Freehan).
CS: J Javier (1, 2nd base by P Dobson/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, L (0-1) 5 3 3 2 3 3 0 3.60 22 51 -0.174 1.01 -1.1
Pat Dobson 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 8 0 0 -0.009 0.12 -0.2
Don McMahon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 8 6 4 3 4 3 1 3.38 34 51 0 0 -0.182 0.66 -1.0

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (1-0) 9 5 0 0 1 17 0 0.00 32 93 0.319 0.66 3.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 17 0 0.00 32 93 0.319 0.67 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Kinnamon, LF - Doug Harvey, RF - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 54,692.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 1 12- R STL M. Shannon D. McLain 19% 79% Single to LF; Maris Scores; McCarver to 3B/Adv on E7; Shannon to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -23 RR STL J. Javier D. McLain 10% 89% Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon Scores/unER
b2 0-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver D. McLain 8% 61% Triple (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --3 O STL M. Shannon D. McLain -7% 54% Strikeout
t6 0-3 2 -23 O DET N. Cash B. Gibson 5% 94% Strikeout

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, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley B. Gibson -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline B. Gibson 4% 53% Stanley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Gibson 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. McLain -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood D. McLain -1% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Maris D. McLain -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Gibson 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET W. Horton B. Gibson 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Gibson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda D. McLain -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver D. McLain 8% 61% Triple (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --3 O STL M. Shannon D. McLain -7% 54% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --3 O STL J. Javier D. McLain -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Gibson 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- DET D. Wert B. Gibson -3% 50% Single to CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. McLain B. Gibson 3% 53% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3 0-0 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Maxvill D. McLain 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O STL B. Gibson D. McLain -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O STL L. Brock D. McLain -5% 52% Fielder's Choice P; Maxvill out at 3B/P-SS; Brock to 1B
b3 0-0 2 1-- STL C. Flood D. McLain 2% 54% Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-0 2 --3 O STL C. Flood D. McLain -4% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Gibson 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Gibson 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 --- O DET N. Cash B. Gibson 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- STL R. Maris D. McLain 5% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- O STL O. Cepeda D. McLain -4% 56% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 1 1-- STL T. McCarver D. McLain 4% 60% Walk; Maris to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- R STL M. Shannon D. McLain 19% 79% Single to LF; Maris Scores; McCarver to 3B/Adv on E7; Shannon to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -23 RR STL J. Javier D. McLain 10% 89% Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon Scores/unER
b4 3-0 1 1-- STL D. Maxvill D. McLain 1% 90% Javier Steals 2B
b4 3-0 1 -2- O STL D. Maxvill D. McLain -1% 89% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b4 3-0 2 -2- O STL B. Gibson D. McLain -1% 88% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton B. Gibson 2% 90% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-3 1 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Gibson 1% 91% Lineout: SS
t5 0-3 2 --- DET B. Freehan B. Gibson -1% 90% Walk
t5 0-3 2 1-- O DET D. Wert B. Gibson 2% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. McLain -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood D. McLain -0% 90% Popfly: 2B
b5 3-0 2 --- STL R. Maris D. McLain 0% 91% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maris to 1B
b5 3-0 2 1-- O STL O. Cepeda D. McLain -1% 90% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Denny McLain (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- O DET T. Matchick B. Gibson 2% 92% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 0-3 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson -2% 89% Single to RF
t6 0-3 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley B. Gibson 2% 92% Strikeout
t6 0-3 2 1-- DET A. Kaline B. Gibson -4% 88% Double to LF (Deep LF Line); McAuliffe to 3B
t6 0-3 2 -23 O DET N. Cash B. Gibson 5% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
Pat Dobson replaces Tommy Matchick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver P. Dobson -0% 93% Popfly: 2B
b6 3-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon P. Dobson -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-0 2 --- STL J. Javier P. Dobson 0% 93% Walk
b6 3-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill P. Dobson -0% 92% Javier Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
t7 0-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton B. Gibson 2% 94% Lineout: SS
t7 0-3 1 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Gibson 1% 95% Strikeout
t7 0-3 2 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Gibson 1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill P. Dobson -0% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 3-0 1 --- O STL B. Gibson P. Dobson -0% 95% Popfly: 1B
b7 3-0 2 --- R STL L. Brock P. Dobson 3% 98% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b7 4-0 2 --- STL C. Flood P. Dobson 0% 98% Single to CF
b7 4-0 2 1-- STL R. Maris P. Dobson 0% 98% Flood Steals 2B
b7 4-0 2 -2- O STL R. Maris P. Dobson -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Don Wert (3B) batting 8th
t8 0-4 0 --- O DET E. Mathews B. Gibson 1% 99% Strikeout
Gates Brown pinch hits for Pat Dobson (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 1 --- O DET G. Brown B. Gibson 0% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 0-4 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Gibson 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
Don McMahon replaces Gates Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Dick Tracewski replaces Eddie Mathews (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
b8 4-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda D. McMahon -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
b8 4-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver D. McMahon -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 4-0 2 --- STL M. Shannon D. McMahon 0% 99% Single to CF
b8 4-0 2 1-- O STL J. Javier D. McMahon -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
t9 0-4 0 --- DET M. Stanley B. Gibson -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 0-4 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline B. Gibson 1% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-4 1 1-- O DET N. Cash B. Gibson 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-4 2 1-- O DET W. Horton B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 4.

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