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1968 World Series Game 2

Game 1
STL  4
DET  0
 Game 2
DET  8
@STL  1
 Game 3
STL  7
@DET  3
 Game 4
STL 10
@DET  1
 Game 5
DET  5
STL  3
 Game 6
DET 13
@STL  1
 Game 7
DET  4
@STL  1

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 54,692

 Thursday, October 3, 1968
Time of Game: 2:41
Tigers
8
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  1   0  0  3   1  0  2    8 13  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1
W: Mickey Lolich (1-0), L: Nelson Briles (0-1)
 Cardinals
1

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                5   0   2   2    1   0  .333  .733              1   5   
M Stanley SS-CF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .667              1   3   GDP
A Kaline RF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .778              2   0   
N Cash 1B                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .333 1.000             11   0   HR
W Horton LF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .286 1.089              0   0   HR
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   SH
J Northrup CF-LF              5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .250              3   0   GDP
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250              9   1   IW
D Wert 3B                     2   0   0   1    3   1  .250  .821              0   2   
M Lolich P                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .500 1.850              0   0   HR
Totals                       38   8  13   7    7   6                         27  11
Batting Events
HR: W Horton (1, off N Briles; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); N Cash (1, off N Briles; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Lolich (1, off N Briles; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: R Oyler (1, off J Hoerner).
IBB: B Freehan (1, by J Hoerner).
TB: N Cash 6; M Lolich 5; W Horton 5; A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe 2; M Stanley; J Northrup.
GIDP: J Northrup (1); M Stanley (1).
RBI: M Lolich 2 (2); D McAuliffe 2 (2); W Horton (1); D Wert (1); N Cash (1).
2-out RBI: D McAuliffe 2; M Lolich; D Wert.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Stanley-D McAuliffe-N Cash.
E: M Stanley (1).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .286 1.089              0   0   2·SB
J Javier 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .429  .929              3   1   
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .661              2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .500              6   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500              1   3   GDP
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .679              7   0   
R Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              4   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167              4   4   
N Briles P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Carlton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   9                         27   8
Batting Events
TB: O Cepeda 2; J Javier 2; C Flood; L Brock.
GIDP: M Shannon (1).
RBI: O Cepeda (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda; D Maxvill-O Cepeda.
E: M Shannon (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Brock 2 (3, 2nd base off M Lolich/B Freehan).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (1-0)              9     6   1   1    2   9   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 5     78    -     0.72   0.26
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   9   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 5           -  
St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (0-1)              5     7   4   4    1   2   3   7.20   23     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4     38    -     0.78  -0.16
S Carlton                      1     4   2   2    1   1   0  18.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 2· 3          1-1    0.77  -0.07
R Willis                       2     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.18   0.00
J Hoerner                      1     1   2   0    3   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   6    7   6   3          46     -       ·  ·     12·12· 2· 9          3-2
N Briles faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Carlton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Hoerner (1; B Freehan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Doug Harvey, LF - Bill Haller, RF - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 54,692.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 1 --- R 13% 61% 0-0 DET W. Horton N. Briles Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t3 1 --- R 12% 74% 1-0 DET M. Lolich N. Briles Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 0 --- R 8% 90% 2-0 DET N. Cash N. Briles Home Run (Deep RF)
b6 1 1-3 OO 7% 96% 1-5 STL M. Shannon M. Lolich Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 2 123 RR 6% 97% 3-0 DET D. McAuliffe S. Carlton Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET D. McAuliffe N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --- O -1% 47% 0-0 DET M. Stanley N. Briles Flyball: RF
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 DET A. Kaline N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Single to LF
b1 1 1-- -4% 42% 0-0 STL C. Flood M. Lolich Walk; Javier to 2B
b1 1 12- O 4% 46% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda M. Lolich Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul)
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 STL M. Shannon M. Lolich Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET N. Cash N. Briles Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 1 --- R 13% 61% 0-0 DET W. Horton N. Briles Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t2 1 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 DET J. Northrup N. Briles Popfly: SS
t2 2 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 DET B. Freehan N. Briles Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 STL T. McCarver M. Lolich Bunt Groundout: C-1B
b2 1 --- O 1% 63% 0-1 STL R. Davis M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
b2 2 --- O 1% 64% 0-1 STL D. Maxvill M. Lolich Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 DET D. Wert N. Briles Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
t3 1 --- R 12% 74% 1-0 DET M. Lolich N. Briles Home Run (Deep LF)
t3 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- 1% 74% 2-0 DET M. Stanley N. Briles Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t3 2 1-- O -1% 72% 2-0 DET A. Kaline N. Briles Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 STL N. Briles M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 2% 76% 0-2 STL L. Brock M. Lolich Strikeout
b3 2 --- -3% 74% 0-2 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Single to SS; Javier to 2B/Adv on E6
b3 2 -2- O 3% 77% 0-2 STL C. Flood M. Lolich Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 2% 80% 2-0 DET N. Cash N. Briles Single to RF
t4 0 1-- O -2% 77% 2-0 DET W. Horton N. Briles Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 1 1-- O -2% 76% 2-0 DET J. Northrup N. Briles Flyball: CF
t4 2 1-- O -1% 74% 2-0 DET B. Freehan N. Briles Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 STL O. Cepeda M. Lolich Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 STL M. Shannon M. Lolich Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 79% 0-2 STL T. McCarver M. Lolich Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- 2% 82% 2-0 DET D. Wert N. Briles Walk
t5 0 1-- O -2% 80% 2-0 DET M. Lolich N. Briles Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 1 1-- 2% 82% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe N. Briles Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Lolich to 2B
t5 1 12- O -3% 79% 2-0 DET M. Stanley N. Briles Strikeout
t5 2 12- O -3% 77% 2-0 DET A. Kaline N. Briles Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 79% 0-2 STL R. Davis M. Lolich Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 STL D. Maxvill M. Lolich Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-2 STL N. Briles M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- R 8% 90% 2-0 DET N. Cash N. Briles Home Run (Deep RF)
t6 0 --- 1% 91% 3-0 DET W. Horton N. Briles Single to SS (Ground Ball)
Steve Carlton replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th; Steve Carlton replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 1-- 2% 93% 3-0 DET J. Northrup S. Carlton Single to CF; Horton to 2B
t6 0 12- O -2% 91% 3-0 DET B. Freehan S. Carlton Popfly: 1B
t6 1 12- 2% 93% 3-0 DET D. Wert S. Carlton Walk; Horton to 3B; Northrup to 2B
t6 1 123 O -3% 91% 3-0 DET M. Lolich S. Carlton Strikeout
t6 2 123 RR 6% 97% 3-0 DET D. McAuliffe S. Carlton Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 2 -23 O -1% 97% 5-0 DET M. Stanley S. Carlton Lineout: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- -2% 95% 0-5 STL L. Brock M. Lolich Walk
b6 0 1-- -1% 94% 0-5 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Brock Steals 2B
b6 0 -2- O 2% 96% 0-5 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Strikeout
b6 1 -2- -2% 94% 0-5 STL C. Flood M. Lolich Single; Brock to 3B
b6 1 1-3 R -5% 89% 0-5 STL O. Cepeda M. Lolich Single (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Brock Scores; Flood to 3B
b6 1 1-3 OO 7% 96% 1-5 STL M. Shannon M. Lolich Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- 0% 97% 5-1 DET A. Kaline S. Carlton Single to CF
t7 0 1-- 1% 98% 5-1 DET N. Cash S. Carlton Single to CF; Kaline to 3B
Ron Willis replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th; Ron Willis replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 1-3 0% 98% 5-1 DET W. Horton R. Willis Walk; Cash to 2B
t7 0 123 ROO -0% 98% 5-1 DET J. Northrup R. Willis Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Kaline Scores/No RBI; Cash to 3B
t7 2 --3 O -0% 98% 6-1 DET B. Freehan R. Willis Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
Ray Oyler replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing SS batting 5th; Ray Oyler replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing SS batting 5th; Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF; Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF; Mickey Stanley moves from SS to CF; Mickey Stanley moves from SS to CF
b7 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-6 STL T. McCarver M. Lolich Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 STL R. Davis M. Lolich Lineout: LF
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 STL D. Maxvill M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Ron Willis facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 DET D. Wert R. Willis Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- 0% 99% 6-1 DET M. Lolich R. Willis Single to CF
t8 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-1 DET D. McAuliffe R. Willis Walk; Lolich to 2B
t8 1 12- OO -0% 99% 6-1 DET M. Stanley R. Willis Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ron Willis (P) batting 9th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ron Willis (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 STL P. Gagliano M. Lolich Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- -1% 99% 1-6 STL L. Brock M. Lolich Single to CF
b8 1 1-- -0% 98% 1-6 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Brock Steals 2B
b8 1 -2- O 1% 99% 1-6 STL J. Javier M. Lolich Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-6 STL C. Flood M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 3-4-5
Joe Hoerner replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Joe Hoerner replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 6-1 DET A. Kaline J. Hoerner Single to LF
t9 0 1-- 0% 100% 6-1 DET N. Cash J. Hoerner Reached on E5 (throw to 2B)/Bunt; Kaline to 2B; Cash to 1B
t9 0 12- O 0% 100% 6-1 DET R. Oyler J. Hoerner Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kaline to 3B; Cash to 2B
t9 1 -23 O -0% 100% 6-1 DET J. Northrup J. Hoerner Strikeout
t9 2 -23 0% 100% 6-1 DET B. Freehan J. Hoerner Intentional Walk
t9 2 123 R 0% 100% 6-1 DET D. Wert J. Hoerner Walk; Kaline Scores/unER; Cash to 3B; Freehan to 2B
t9 2 123 R 0% 100% 7-1 DET M. Lolich J. Hoerner Walk; Cash Scores/unER; Freehan to 3B; Wert to 2B
t9 2 123 O -0% 100% 8-1 DET D. McAuliffe J. Hoerner Foul Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- -0% 100% 1-8 STL O. Cepeda M. Lolich Single to LF
b9 0 1-- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL M. Shannon M. Lolich Strikeout
b9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL T. McCarver M. Lolich Flyball: CF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-8 STL R. Davis M. Lolich Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Cardinals 1.

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