Top 1

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McLain
  
  Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blefary vs. McLain
  
  Blefary hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McLain
  
  Powell strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. McLain
  
  Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Matchick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Hardin
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Hardin
  
  There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stanley vs. Hardin
  
  There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Stanley vs. Hardin
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Northrup vs. Hardin
  
  Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Hardin
  
  Horton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Hardin
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Hardin
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Matchick vs. Hardin
  
  Matchick takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wert vs. Hardin
  
  Wert hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McLain
  
  Blair is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haney vs. McLain
  
  Haney strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardin vs. McLain
  
  Hardin hits a line drive towards short. Matchick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Hardin
  
  McLain hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Hardin
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Hardin
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Hardin
  
  There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Northrup vs. Hardin
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Horton vs. Hardin
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Bunker
  
  Wally Bunker now pitching.
  
  Cash is hit by the pitch. Stanley moves to third. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Freehan vs. Bunker
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. Stanley scores. Horton moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Matchick vs. Richert
  
  Pete Richert now pitching.
  
  Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McLain
  
  Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blefary vs. McLain
  
  Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Blefary moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Powell vs. McLain
  
  Powell hits a line drive towards the mound. McLain catches it and throws to second to double up Blefary. The throw to first to get Robinson, and that's a triple play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Richert
  
  Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McLain vs. Richert
  
  McLain bunts towards the mound. Richert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Richert. Wert moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McAuliffe vs. Richert
  
  McAuliffe strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stanley vs. Richert
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. McLain moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Northrup vs. Richert
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Richert
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McLain
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McLain
  
  Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hendricks vs. McLain
  
  Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Larry Haney.
  
  Hendricks is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Richert
  
  Elrod Hendricks now catching.
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Richert
  
  Freehan strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Richert
  
  Matchick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Richert
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richert vs. McLain
  
  Richert is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McLain
  
  Buford hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. McLain
  
  Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Richert
  
  McLain hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Richert
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Richert
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Richert
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Richert
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Richert
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McLain
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McLain
  
  Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Richert
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Richert
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Richert
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. McLain
  
  Ray Oyler now playing shortstop.
  
  Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. McLain
  
  Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. McLain
  
  Dave May pinch hits for Pete Richert.
  
  May strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Watt
  
  Eddie Watt now pitching.
  
  McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Watt
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Watt
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. McLain
  
  Buford hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. McLain
  
  Blefary hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Watt
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Watt
  
  Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Horton reaches second base with a double. Northrup goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Watt
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Freehan vs. Watt
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oyler vs. Watt
  
  Oyler strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. McLain
  
  Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. McLain
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McLain
  
  Johnson 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 

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         Game of 9/1/1968 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Buford D, 2b          3  2  1  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       3  3  1  0   
Blefary C, lf         3  1  2  2   Stanley M, cf         5  1  3  1   
Robinson F, rf        4  0  1  1   Northrup J, rf        5  2  3  3   
Powell B, 1b          4  0  1  0   Horton W, lf          4  0  1  1   
Robinson B, 3b        4  0  1  0   Cash N, 1b            4  0  1  0   
Johnson D, ss         4  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          4  0  1  1   
Blair P, cf           3  0  1  0   Matchick T, ss        3  0  1  0   
Haney L, c            1  0  0  0   Oyler R, ss           1  0  0  0   
Hendricks E, ph-c     2  0  0  0   Wert D, 3b            4  1  1  0   
Hardin J, p           1  0  0  0   McLain D, p           3  0  0  0   
Bunker W, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Richert P, p          1  0  0  0                                      
May D, ph             1  0  0  0                                      
Watt E, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  7  3                        36  7 12  6

Baltimore        201 000 000 --  3
Detroit          221 010 01x --  7

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hardin J (L)          1.2  4  4  4  4  1
Bunker W*             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Richert P             4.1  6  2  2  0  4
Watt E                2.0  2  1  1  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D (W)          9.0  7  3  3  2  9
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd

E -- Richert P
DP -- Detroit 1
TP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 3, Detroit 12
2B -- Horton W
HR -- Blefary C, Northrup J
SH -- McLain D
HBP -- by Bunker W (Cash N)
WP -- Hardin J 3
T -- 2:37
A -- 41698

    

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