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Scores
Standings
DET
@WSA		4
1		 
(7)
NYM
@ATL		2
4
CIN
@PIT		2
0
PHI
@STL		0
5
Thursday, July 25, 1968
, D.C. Stadium
Attendance: 6,754, Time of Game: 1:59
Tigers
4
61-37
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Senators
1
34-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
10th, 25 GB
W: Joe Sparma (8-9)
L: Bruce Howard (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  0  1   0  1  0   0    4  5  2
Senators        1  0  0   0  0  0   X    1  1  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .240 .741 0.033 0.89 0.051 -0.018 0.2 1 4 IW
Mickey Stanley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .686 -0.067 1.23 0.015 -0.082 -0.7 0 0
Jim Northrup RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .243 .755 0.322 0.75 0.325 -0.003 2.9 1 0 2·HR
Al Kaline 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .807 0.017 0.75 0.039 -0.022 0.3 8 0
Willie Horton LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .275 .898 0.005 0.79 0.021 -0.015 -0.2 1 0 SF
Bill Freehan C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .792 0.009 0.59 0.034 -0.025 -0.1 6 0
Tommy Matchick SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .603 -0.049 0.82 0.024 -0.073 -0.7 1 2 CS
   Ray Oyler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .455 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Wert 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .591 0.071 0.54 0.084 -0.013 0.6 0 1
Joe Sparma P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .104 .247 -0.083 0.65 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 0 2
Team Totals 25 4 5 4 4 5 .200 .740 0.258 0.80 0.593 -0.334 1.4 18 9
HR: J Northrup 2 (15, 2 off B Howard; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: W Horton (6, off B Humphreys).
IBB: D McAuliffe (4, by B Howard).
TB: J Northrup 8; D McAuliffe; M Stanley; T Matchick.
RBI: J Northrup 3 (59); W Horton (52).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Matchick-A Kaline.
E: T Matchick (6); J Northrup (5).
Baserunning
CS: T Matchick (1, 2nd base by B Howard/P Casanova).

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 1 1 0 0 2 0 .242 .592 0.072 1.10 0.092 -0.020 0.6 3 0 SB
Cap Peterson RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .230 .590 -0.067 1.37 0.026 -0.093 -0.5 1 0
Hank Allen LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .700 -0.104 1.20 0.000 -0.104 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Ken McMullen 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .254 .731 0.141 0.91 0.156 -0.015 1.2 0 3
Mike Epstein 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .197 .604 -0.022 1.17 0.011 -0.032 -0.1 7 0
Bernie Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .640 -0.101 1.44 0.000 -0.101 -0.8 2 2
Paul Casanova C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .422 0.003 0.93 0.053 -0.051 -0.1 6 1
Ron Hansen SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .588 -0.014 1.17 0.029 -0.043 -0.1 2 0
Bruce Howard P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .422 -0.031 1.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.2 0 0
   Gary Holman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .793 -0.037 1.42 0.000 -0.037 -0.3
   Bob Humphreys P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 19 1 1 0 6 5 .053 .333 -0.160 1.18 0.367 -0.527 -1.2 21 6
TB: P Casanova.
GIDP: H Allen (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: R Hansen (16); K McMullen (9).
Baserunning
SB: D Unser (4, 2nd base off 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 (8-9) 6 1 1 0 6 5 0 3.88 25 67 0.159 1.18 1.2
Team Totals 6 1 1 0 6 5 0 0.00 25 67 0.159 0.80 1.2

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Howard, L (1-5) 4 4 3 3 2 4 2 4.28 18 44 -0.217 0.96 -1.5
Bob Humphreys 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.91 12 0 0 -0.039 0.54 0.1
Team Totals 7 5 4 4 4 5 2 5.14 30 44 0 0 -0.256 1.18 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Howard (3; D McAuliffe).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Bill Valentine.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 6,754.
Field Condition: Soaked.
Start Time Weather: Overcast, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Washington Senators
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Del Unser CF
2 Mickey Stanley CF 2 Cap Peterson RF
3 Jim Northrup RF 3 Hank Allen LF
4 Al Kaline 1B 4 Ken McMullen 3B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Mike Epstein 1B
6 Bill Freehan C 6 Bernie Allen 2B
7 Tommy Matchick SS 7 Paul Casanova C
8 Don Wert 3B 8 Ron Hansen SS
9 Joe Sparma P 9 Bruce Howard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 -2- RR DET J. Northrup B. Howard 19% 71% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
t3 2-1 0 --- R DET J. Northrup B. Howard 12% 75% Home Run
b1 0-2 2 -2- R WSA K. McMullen J. Sparma -11% 60% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Unser Scores/unER; McMullen to 2B
t2 2-1 1 1-- DET D. Wert B. Howard 8% 72% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Matchick to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Wert to 2B
t2 2-1 1 -23 O DET J. Sparma B. Howard -7% 64% 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, Senators' Bruce Howard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Howard 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley B. Howard -1% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; McAuliffe to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- RR DET J. Northrup B. Howard 19% 71% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Howard -1% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 2-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton B. Howard -1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- WSA D. Unser J. Sparma -4% 66% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- WSA C. Peterson J. Sparma -3% 63% Unser Steals 2B
b1 0-2 0 -2- O WSA C. Peterson J. Sparma 5% 67% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 -2- O WSA H. Allen J. Sparma 4% 71% Strikeout
b1 0-2 2 -2- R WSA K. McMullen J. Sparma -11% 60% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Unser Scores/unER; McMullen to 2B
b1 1-2 2 -2- WSA M. Epstein J. Sparma -1% 58% Walk
b1 1-2 2 12- O WSA B. Allen J. Sparma 4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Bruce Howard facing 6-7-8
t2 2-1 0 --- DET B. Freehan B. Howard 3% 66% Walk
t2 2-1 0 1-- O DET T. Matchick B. Howard -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 2-1 1 1-- DET D. Wert B. Howard 8% 72% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Matchick to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Wert to 2B
t2 2-1 1 -23 O DET J. Sparma B. Howard -7% 64% Strikeout
t2 2-1 2 -23 DET D. McAuliffe B. Howard 1% 66% Intentional Walk
t2 2-1 2 123 O DET M. Stanley B. Howard -6% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- O WSA P. Casanova J. Sparma 2% 61% Flyball: RF
b2 1-2 1 --- WSA R. Hansen J. Sparma -3% 59% Walk
b2 1-2 1 1-- O WSA B. Howard J. Sparma 3% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-2 2 1-- WSA D. Unser J. Sparma -2% 59% Walk; Hansen to 2B
b2 1-2 2 12- O WSA C. Peterson J. Sparma 5% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Senators' Bruce Howard facing 3-4-5
t3 2-1 0 --- R DET J. Northrup B. Howard 12% 75% Home Run
t3 3-1 0 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Howard -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-1 1 --- O DET W. Horton B. Howard -1% 73% Popfly: 1B
t3 3-1 2 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Howard -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 3-4-5
b3 1-3 0 --- O WSA H. Allen J. Sparma 2% 75% Strikeout
b3 1-3 1 --- O WSA K. McMullen J. Sparma 2% 76% Strikeout
b3 1-3 2 --- O WSA M. Epstein J. Sparma 1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Bruce Howard facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- DET T. Matchick B. Howard 2% 80% Single to RF
t4 3-1 0 1-- O DET D. Wert B. Howard -4% 76% Matchick Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 3-1 1 --- O DET D. Wert B. Howard -1% 75% Strikeout
t4 3-1 2 --- O DET J. Sparma B. Howard -1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 6-7-8
b4 1-3 0 --- O WSA B. Allen J. Sparma 3% 77% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-3 1 --- WSA P. Casanova J. Sparma -5% 72% Single to RF; Casanova to 2B/Adv on E9
b4 1-3 1 -2- O WSA R. Hansen J. Sparma 4% 76% Groundout: P-1B
Gary Holman pinch hits for Bruce Howard (P) batting 9th
b4 1-3 2 -2- O WSA G. Holman J. Sparma 4% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Bob Humphreys facing 1-2-3
Bob Humphreys replaces Gary Holman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-1 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Humphreys -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 1 --- DET M. Stanley B. Humphreys 1% 80% Single to CF
t5 3-1 1 1-- DET J. Northrup B. Humphreys 2% 82% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t5 3-1 1 12- DET A. Kaline B. Humphreys 4% 86% Walk; Stanley to 3B; Northrup to 2B
t5 3-1 1 123 RO DET W. Horton B. Humphreys 2% 88% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stanley Scores; Northrup to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 O DET B. Freehan B. Humphreys -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b5 1-4 0 --- O WSA D. Unser J. Sparma 2% 88% Flyball: LF
b5 1-4 1 --- WSA C. Peterson J. Sparma -3% 86% Walk
b5 1-4 1 1-- OO WSA H. Allen J. Sparma 5% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Senators' Bob Humphreys facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- O DET T. Matchick B. Humphreys -1% 90% Strikeout
t6 4-1 1 --- O DET D. Wert B. Humphreys -0% 89% Popfly: 2B
t6 4-1 2 --- O DET J. Sparma B. Humphreys -0% 89% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
Ray Oyler replaces Tommy Matchick playing SS batting 7th
b6 1-4 0 --- WSA K. McMullen J. Sparma -4% 84% Walk
b6 1-4 0 1-- O WSA M. Epstein J. Sparma 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; McMullen to 2B
b6 1-4 1 -2- O WSA B. Allen J. Sparma 3% 90% Groundout: P-1B; McMullen to 3B
b6 1-4 2 --3 O WSA P. Casanova J. Sparma 3% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Senators' Bob Humphreys facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Humphreys -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 4-1 1 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Humphreys -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-1 2 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Humphreys -0% 92% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 1.

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