Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McLain
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. McLain
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. McLain
  
  Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pepitone vs. McLain
  
  Pepitone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kosco vs. McLain
  
  Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Peterson
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Peterson
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Peterson
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. McLain
  
  Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gibbs vs. McLain
  
  Gibbs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Gibbs reaches second base with a double. There goes Tresh trying to get to home. Stanley throws the ball in to Oyler who relays the ball to Price, who tags Tresh, who came all the way from first, for the out. Gibbs moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cox vs. McLain
  
  Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Peterson vs. McLain
  
  Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Peterson
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Peterson
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Peterson
  
  Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McLain
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. McLain
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. McLain
  
  Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Peterson
  
  Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oyler vs. Peterson
  
  Oyler bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Peterson
  
  McLain hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. McLain
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kosco vs. McLain
  
  Kosco hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Price settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Price. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kosco vs. McLain
  
  Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. McLain
  
  Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gibbs vs. McLain
  
  There goes Tresh. The throw from Price and he is safe. Tresh steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gibbs vs. McLain
  
  Gibbs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Gibbs reaches second base with a double. Tresh scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cox vs. McLain
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Peterson
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Peterson
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Peterson
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. McLain
  
  Peterson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McLain
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. McLain
  
  White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Peterson
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Peterson
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Peterson
  
  Price hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. McLain
  
  Mantle strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. McLain
  
  Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kosco vs. McLain
  
  Kosco takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tresh vs. McLain
  
  Tresh 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 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Peterson
  
  Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oyler vs. Peterson
  
  Oyler strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McLain vs. Peterson
  
  McLain bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tracewski moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McAuliffe vs. Peterson
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into right field. Kosco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kosco. Tracewski scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stanley vs. Peterson
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Peterson
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kosco. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Stanley goes all the way around to score. Northrup moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Horton vs. Peterson
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibbs vs. McLain
  
  Gibbs is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. McLain
  
  Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. McLain
  
  Dick Howser pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. McLain
  
  Clarke hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Verbanic
  
  Joe Verbanic now pitching.
  
  Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Verbanic
  
  Price hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tracewski vs. Verbanic
  
  Tracewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oyler vs. Verbanic
  
  Oyler hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. McLain
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. McLain
  
  Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. McLain
  
  Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kosco vs. McLain
  
  Kosco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Verbanic
  
  Bill Robinson now playing right field. Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Denny McLain.
  
  Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Verbanic
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Verbanic
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verbanic fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Warden
  
  Jon Warden now pitching.
  
  Tresh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Tresh reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gibbs vs. Warden
  
  Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cox vs. Patterson
  
  Daryl Patterson now pitching.
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tresh scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Verbanic vs. Patterson
  
  Verbanic hits a popup towards third. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Patterson
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Verbanic
  
  Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Verbanic
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Verbanic
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 6/2/1968, game 1 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          5  0  1  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       4  1  3  1   
White R, lf           4  0  0  0   Stanley M, cf         4  1  1  1   
Mantle M, 1b          4  0  1  0   Northrup J, rf        3  0  1  1   
Pepitone J, cf        4  1  2  1   Horton W, lf          4  0  0  0   
Kosco A, rf           3  0  0  0   Freehan B, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Robinson B, rf        0  0  0  0   Price J, c            3  0  0  0   
Tresh T, ss           4  2  3  0   Tracewski D, 3b       2  1  1  0   
Gibbs J, c            4  0  2  1   Oyler R, ss           3  0  0  0   
Cox B, 3b             4  1  1  2   McLain D, p           1  0  0  0   
Peterson F, p         2  0  0  0   Mathews E, ph         1  0  0  0   
Howser D, ph          1  0  0  0   Warden J, p           0  0  0  0   
Verbanic J, p         1  0  0  0   Patterson D, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 10  4                        29  3  6  3

New York         000 100 111 --  4
Detroit          000 003 000 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F            6.0  4  3  3  1  4
Verbanic J (W)        3.0  2  0  0  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D              8.0  9  3  3  1  4
Warden J (L)          0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Patterson D           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Price J, Kosco A
DP -- New York 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 2
2B -- Gibbs J 2, Northrup J, Tresh T
HR -- Cox B, Pepitone J
SB -- Tresh T
SH -- McLain D
T -- 2:12
A -- 0

    

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