Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. McDowell
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tracewski moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Sparma
  
  Harris is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Sparma
  
  Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Sparma
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Price vs. McDowell
  
  Price hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Comer vs. McDowell
  
  Comer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvis. Horton moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Oyler vs. McDowell
  
  Oyler strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sparma vs. McDowell
  
  Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Sparma
  
  Hall hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Sparma
  
  Sims hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Sparma
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. McDowell
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tracewski for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Sparma
  
  McDowell hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Sparma
  
  Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  There goes Harris. The throw from Price and he is safe. Harris steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Snyder vs. Sparma
  
  Snyder hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. McDowell
  
  Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Sparma
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Sparma
  
  Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Sparma
  
  Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Comer vs. McDowell
  
  Comer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oyler vs. McDowell
  
  Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sparma vs. McDowell
  
  Sparma bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Oyler moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tracewski vs. McDowell
  
  Tracewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Sparma
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McDowell vs. Sparma
  
  McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harris vs. Sparma
  
  Harris is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Sparma
  
  Willie Smith pinch hits for Larry Brown.
  
  Smith is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Vern Fuller now playing second base. Billy Harris now playing shortstop.
  
  Freehan is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Price vs. McDowell
  
  Price hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Price reaches second base with a double. Freehan moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Green vs. Kurtz
  
  Hal Kurtz now pitching. Lenny Green pinch hits for Wayne Comer.
  
  Green is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McAuliffe vs. Rohr
  
  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Ray Oyler. Billy Rohr now pitching.
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton fields the ball and throws to Rohr covering. Safe. Freehan scores. Price moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sparma vs. Rohr
  
  Sparma hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller catches it and throws to first to double up McAuliffe. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Sparma
  
  Jim Northrup now playing right field. Dick McAuliffe now playing second base. Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop.
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Sparma
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hall vs. Sparma
  
  Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sims vs. Sparma
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton tags and scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Sparma
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Tracewski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Rohr
  
  Duke Sims now playing first base. Joe Azcue now catching.
  
  Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tracewski vs. Rohr
  
  There goes Stanley. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Stanley steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tracewski vs. Rohr
  
  Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wert vs. Rohr
  
  Wert hits a line drive towards third. Alvis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Freehan vs. Rohr
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maye vs. Sparma
  
  Lee Maye pinch hits for Billy Rohr.
  
  Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harris vs. Sparma
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Fisher
  
  Eddie Fisher now pitching.
  
  Horton hits a popup towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Fisher
  
  Price hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Fisher
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuller vs. Sparma
  
  Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Sparma
  
  Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuller moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Azcue vs. Dobson
  
  Pat Dobson now pitching.
  
  Azcue hits a popup towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hall vs. Dobson
  
  Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Fisher
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dobson vs. Fisher
  
  Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Fisher
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tracewski vs. Fisher
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Dobson
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Dobson
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Dobson
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vidal vs. Dobson
  
  Jose Vidal pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
  
  Vidal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/23/1968, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Stanley M, cf         4  1  0  0   Harris B, 2b-ss       3  0  0  0   
Tracewski D, 2b-ss    5  1  2  3   Brown L, ss           2  0  0  0   
Wert D, 3b            4  0  0  0   Smith W, ph           1  0  0  0   
Freehan B, 1b         3  1  0  0   Fuller V, 2b          1  0  1  0   
Horton W, lf          3  0  0  0   Snyder R, rf          3  0  2  0   
Price J, c            4  0  1  0   Horton T, 1b          3  1  0  0   
Comer W, rf           2  0  0  0   Azcue J, c            1  0  0  0   
Green L, ph           0  0  0  0   Hall J, lf            4  0  1  0   
Northrup J, rf        1  0  0  0   Sims D, c-1b          3  0  0  1   
Oyler R, ss           1  1  0  0   Harper T, cf          2  0  1  0   
McAuliffe D, ph-2b    1  0  1  1   Alvis M, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Sparma J, p           3  0  0  0   McDowell S, p         1  0  0  0   
Dobson P, p           1  0  0  0   Kurtz H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Rohr B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Maye L, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Fisher E, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Vidal J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  4  4  4                        30  1  6  1

Detroit          000 031 000 --  4
Cleveland        000 001 000 --  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sparma J (W)*         7.0  6  1  1  4  5
Dobson P (S)          2.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L)        5.1  3  4  1  2  4
Kurtz H+              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Rohr B                1.2  1  0  0  1  0
Fisher E              2.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Alvis M, Brown L
DP -- Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Harper T, Price J
HR -- Tracewski D
SB -- Harris B, Stanley M
SF -- Sims D
HBP -- by McDowell S (Freehan B)
T -- 2:51
A -- 44245

    

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