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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 4, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 4, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 4, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Waslewski |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 31,698 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Ed Runge 3B: John Rice |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
Russ Gibson | Catcher |
Gary Waslewski | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 4, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Waslewski
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waslewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Waslewski
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Waslewski
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dobson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Waslewski
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Waslewski
Matchick hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Waslewski
Price hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Waslewski
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Dobson
Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waslewski vs. Dobson
Waslewski strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Waslewski
Northrup hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Waslewski
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waslewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Waslewski
Horton hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Waslewski
Wert takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Waslewski
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dobson
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dobson
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Price and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Waslewski
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Waslewski
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waslewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones bunts towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli bunts towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Dobson
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waslewski vs. Dobson
Waslewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Waslewski
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Waslewski
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Waslewski
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dobson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Waslewski
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Waslewski
Matchick hits a popup towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Waslewski
Price hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Waslewski
Dobson bunts towards the mound. Waslewski fields it and throws to first for the out. Price moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Price moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Price scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Lyle
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lyle
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Lyle
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Lyle
Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Lyle
Price hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Dobson
Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Norm Siebern pinch hits for Russ Gibson.
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dobson
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Oliver strikes out. Price drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oliver out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dobson
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a line drive into right field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Wenz
Fred Wenz now pitching. Gene Oliver now catching.
Dobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Wenz
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Wenz
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Wenz
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Wenz
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Dobson
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Dobson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/4/1968, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tartabull J, rf 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 5 0 2 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Wert D, 3b 3 1 1 1 Jones D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Matchick T, ss 4 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, ss 2 0 0 0 Oyler R, ss 0 0 0 0 Gibson R, c 2 0 0 0 Price J, c 4 1 1 0 Siebern N, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 2 0 0 0 Wenz F, p 0 0 0 0 Waslewski G, p 2 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 30 0 5 0 Detroit 000 000 200 -- 2 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Waslewski G (L) 6.2 5 2 2 3 2 Lyle S 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Wenz F 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 E -- Northrup J DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 11, Boston 6 HR -- Wert D SB -- Yastrzemski C SH -- Petrocelli R, Dobson P HBP -- by Waslewski G (McAuliffe D) T -- 2:17 A -- 31698
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