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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 8, 1969 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 8, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: John Rice 3B: Russ Goetz |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Tommy Matchick | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rich Morales | Second Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carlos May | Right Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Pete Ward | Left Fielder |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
Don Gutteridge | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 8, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Horlen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Horlen
Tresh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Horlen
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Horlen
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Horlen
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Horlen
Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Horlen
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Sparma
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Sparma
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sparma
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Sparma
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Horlen
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Horlen
Sparma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Horlen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Horlen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Sparma
Melton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Sparma
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Sparma
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Sparma
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Horlen
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Horlen
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Horlen
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Horlen
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Horlen
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. Freehan reaches third base with a triple. Horton scores. Matchick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Horlen
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Sparma
Horlen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sparma
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Sparma
Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Horlen
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Horlen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Horlen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sparma
May hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Sparma
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Sparma
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Horlen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Horlen
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Horlen
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Sparma
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Sparma
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Sparma
Berry takes first base on ball four. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Sparma
Woodie Held pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton now pitching.
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Matchick moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wert vs. Hamilton
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wert for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sparma vs. Hamilton
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Sparma
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Sparma
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Sparma
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Sparma
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Sparma
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Sparma
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Hamilton
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hamilton
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hamilton
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Cash reaches second base with a double. Tresh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Hamilton
Horton hits a popup towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matchick vs. Hamilton
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Sparma
Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop.
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Sparma
Berry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dobson
Walt Williams pinch hits for Jack Hamilton. Pat Dobson now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Dobson
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dobson vs. Bell
There's a wild pitch. Freehan scores. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobson vs. Bell
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morales scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dobson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Dobson
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Dobson
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Dobson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Bell
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Bell
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Bell
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Dobson
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Dobson
Berry hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Dobson
Don Pavletich pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Pavletich hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1969, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Stanley M, cf 5 0 0 0 Morales R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tresh T, ss 3 2 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Tracewski D, ss 1 0 0 0 May C, rf 4 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 5 0 2 1 Melton B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 2 1 3 Ward P, lf 3 0 0 0 Matchick T, 2b 5 1 3 0 Herrmann E, c 3 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 3 2 Berry K, cf 3 1 1 2 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Horlen J, p 1 0 1 0 Sparma J, p 3 0 1 0 Held W, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 1 0 0 0 Hamilton J, p 0 0 0 0 Williams W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 Pavletich D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 13 6 32 3 8 3 Detroit 302 000 110 -- 7 Chicago 000 001 200 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sparma J (W)* 6.0 6 3 3 4 0 Dobson P (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Horlen J (L) 5.0 7 5 5 0 2 Hamilton J 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 Bell G 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th DP -- Detroit 3, Chicago 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 6 2B -- Freehan B, Hopkins G, Cash N 3B -- Freehan B HR -- Horton W, Berry K HBP -- by Horlen J (Horton W) WP -- Sparma J, Bell G T -- 2:30 A -- 0
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