Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Merritt
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Merritt
  
  Stanley takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Merritt
  
  Kaline strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Merritt
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Freehan vs. Merritt
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Freehan reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. Stanley scores. Horton moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Northrup vs. Merritt
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton tags and scores. Freehan tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Wert vs. Merritt
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tracewski vs. Miller
  
  Bob Miller now pitching.
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Clark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Sparma
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Sparma
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Sparma
  
  Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allison vs. Sparma
  
  Allison hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sparma vs. Miller
  
  Sparma strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Miller
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Miller
  
  There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Miller
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. Sparma
  
  Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Sparma
  
  Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Quilici vs. Sparma
  
  Quilici takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Sparma
  
  Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Carew trying to get to third. Stanley throws the ball in to Wert who tags Carew for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miller vs. Sparma
  
  Miller is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Miller
  
  Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Miller
  
  Horton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Miller
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards short. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Sparma
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Sparma
  
  Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Uhlaender vs. Sparma
  
  Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Allison vs. Sparma
  
  Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Roseboro vs. Sparma
  
  Roseboro hits a fly ball towards left field. Horton fields the ball and throws to short. Tracewski drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Tracewski. Reese tags and scores. Uhlaender tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carew vs. Sparma
  
  Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhlaender scores. Allison moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Quilici vs. Lolich
  
  Mickey Lolich now pitching.
  
  Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Miller
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Miller
  
  Wert hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Miller
  
  Tracewski hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Lolich
  
  Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Lolich
  
  Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Lolich
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Lolich
  
  Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Lolich
  
  Uhlaender strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Lolich
  
  Allison is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campbell vs. Miller
  
  Dave Campbell pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
  
  Campbell strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Miller
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Miller
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Miller
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Miller
  
  Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. Miller
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Northrup vs. Worthington
  
  Al Worthington now pitching.
  
  Northrup strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching.
  
  Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. McMahon
  
  Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup throws the ball in to Kaline who tags Carew trying to return to first, for the out. Roseboro moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Quilici vs. McMahon
  
  Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Clark vs. McMahon
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Worthington
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Worthington
  
  Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McMahon vs. Worthington
  
  McMahon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Worthington vs. McMahon
  
  Worthington is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. McMahon
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. McMahon
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Worthington
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Worthington
  
  Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Worthington
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. McMahon
  
  Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. McMahon
  
  Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McMahon
  
  Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Worthington
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Worthington
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Worthington
  
  Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Worthington
  
  There goes Northrup. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. McMahon
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quilici vs. McMahon
  
  Quilici strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. McMahon
  
  Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rollins vs. McMahon
  
  Rich Rollins pinch hits for Al Worthington.
  
  Rollins strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Perranoski
  
  Ron Perranoski now pitching.
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Perranoski
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McMahon vs. Perranoski
  
  McMahon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. McMahon
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Hiller
  
  John Hiller now pitching.
  
  Reese hits a line drive towards third. Wert catches it and throws to first to double up Tovar. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Hiller
  
  Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allison vs. Patterson
  
  Daryl Patterson now pitching.
  
  Allison is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 8/2/1968 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b       4  1  2  0   Tovar C, rf           5  1  2  0   
Stanley M, cf         3  2  1  0   Reese R, 1b           5  2  2  2   
Kaline A, 1b          4  1  1  0   Uhlaender T, cf       5  1  3  0   
Horton W, lf          3  1  1  1   Allison B, lf         4  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          4  1  2  3   Roseboro J, c         3  0  1  1   
Northrup J, rf        2  0  0  1   Carew R, 2b           4  0  3  1   
Wert D, 3b            4  0  1  1   Quilici F, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Tracewski D, ss       4  0  0  0   Clark R, ss           4  1  3  1   
Sparma J, p           1  0  0  0   Merritt J, p          0  0  0  0   
Lolich M, p           0  0  0  0   Miller B, p           2  0  0  0   
Campbell D, ph        1  0  0  0   Worthington A, p      1  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          2  0  0  0   Rollins R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
Patterson D, p        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  6  8  6                        37  5 14  5

Detroit          400 020 000 --  6
Minnesota        002 300 000 --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sparma J              2.2  6  2  2  2  1
Lolich M              1.1  3  3  3  0  2
McMahon D (W)*        4.0  4  0  0  0  3
Hiller J              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Patterson D (S)       0.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Merritt J             0.2  3  4  4  2  1
Miller B (L)          4.0  5  2  2  0  2
Worthington A         3.1  0  0  0  1  2
Perranoski R          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Tracewski D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Minnesota 8
2B -- Freehan B, Uhlaender T 2, Carew R
HR -- Clark R, Reese R
CS -- McAuliffe D, Northrup J
SF -- Northrup J, Roseboro J
T -- 2:58
A -- 24514

    

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