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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 29, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on July 29, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Verbanic |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 31,231 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Joe Verbanic | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 29, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sparma
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Verbanic
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Verbanic
Stanley takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Verbanic
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Verbanic
Cash 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
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
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. Sparma
Kosco 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Tresh reaches second base with a double. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone scores. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Sparma
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verbanic vs. Sparma
Verbanic hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Verbanic
Horton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Verbanic
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Verbanic
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tracewski vs. Verbanic
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sparma
White 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Verbanic
Sparma hits a popup towards the mound. Verbanic settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Verbanic
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Verbanic
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. McAuliffe steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Verbanic
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Verbanic
Northrup hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pepitone who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Verbanic
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Sparma
Kosco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kosco moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Verbanic
Horton hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Verbanic
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Verbanic
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tracewski vs. Verbanic
Tracewski hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sparma vs. Verbanic
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verbanic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sparma
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verbanic vs. Sparma
Verbanic hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Verbanic moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Sparma
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Sparma covering. Safe. Verbanic moves to third. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Verbanic scores. Clarke scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kosco vs. Sparma
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Verbanic
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Verbanic
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Verbanic
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Verbanic
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Warden
Jon Warden now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verbanic vs. Warden
Verbanic hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Warden
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Verbanic
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Verbanic
Freehan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Verbanic
Wert takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Gates Brown pinch hits for Dick Tracewski.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. McDaniel
Al Kaline pinch hits for Jon Warden.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. McDaniel
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
Dave Campbell now playing second base. Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop. John Hiller now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Hiller
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Hiller
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Hiller
Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Hiller
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDaniel
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McDaniel
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDaniel
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McDaniel
Horton hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Hiller
Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Hiller
McDaniel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDaniel
Freehan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. McDaniel
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. McDaniel
Campbell hits a popup towards the mound. McDaniel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. McDaniel
Jim Price pinch hits for John Hiller.
Price hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McMahon
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McMahon
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. McMahon
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. McMahon
Kosco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McDaniel
Ruben Amaro now playing first base. Bill Robinson now playing right field.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDaniel
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McDaniel
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1968 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 2 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b-ss 3 1 0 0
White R, lf 4 1 2 2 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
Mantle M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 1
Amaro R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 1
Pepitone J, cf 4 1 2 2 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Kosco A, rf 5 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 1 0 1 0
Robinson B, rf 0 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Tresh T, ss 3 1 1 0 Tracewski D, ss 2 0 0 0
Gibbs J, c 4 1 2 3 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Campbell D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Verbanic J, p 3 1 1 0 Sparma J, p 2 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0 Warden J, p 0 0 0 0
Kaline A, ph 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Price J, ph 1 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 30 2 5 2
New York 010 022 002 -- 7
Detroit 001 000 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Verbanic J (W) 5.1 4 1 1 6 1
McDaniel L (S) 3.2 1 1 1 1 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (L)* 5.0 9 5 5 1 7
Warden J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiller J 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
McMahon D 1.0 2 2 2 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 10
2B -- Tresh T
3B -- Northrup J
HR -- Gibbs J, Cash N, White R
SB -- McAuliffe D
HBP -- by Verbanic J (Freehan B), by McDaniel L (Freehan B)
T -- 2:58
A -- 31231
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