Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Burbach
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tresh vs. Burbach
  
  Tresh takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Burbach
  
  Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Burbach
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Tresh moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Burbach
  
  Northrup takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Horton vs. Burbach
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Sparma
  
  Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kenney vs. Sparma
  
  Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Sparma
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Sparma covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Burbach
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Burbach
  
  Price takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sparma vs. Burbach
  
  Sparma bunts towards the mound. Burbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Burbach
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Sparma
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Sparma
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lyttle vs. Sparma
  
  There goes White. The throw from Price and he is safe. White steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lyttle vs. Sparma
  
  Lyttle is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Michael vs. Sparma
  
  Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Burbach
  
  Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Burbach
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Burbach
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Burbach
  
  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 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibbs vs. Sparma
  
  Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burbach vs. Sparma
  
  Burbach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Sparma
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kenney vs. Sparma
  
  There goes Clarke. The throw from Price and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kenney vs. Sparma
  
  Kenney 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 

Top 4

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Burbach
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Burbach
  
  Matchick hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Burbach
  
  Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Sparma
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Sparma covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Sparma
  
  Pepitone 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 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Sparma
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Sparma covering. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lyttle vs. Sparma
  
  Lyttle 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 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sparma vs. Burbach
  
  Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Burbach
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tresh vs. Burbach
  
  The ball gets by Gibbs for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tresh vs. Burbach
  
  Tresh strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kaline vs. Burbach
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Burbach
  
  Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Sparma
  
  Michael strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibbs vs. Sparma
  
  Gibbs hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burbach vs. Sparma
  
  Burbach takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Sparma
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burbach moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kenney vs. Sparma
  
  Kenney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burbach scores. Clarke moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Murcer vs. Sparma
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

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

Bottom 6

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

Top 7

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Burbach
  
  Price strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sparma vs. Burbach
  
  Sparma strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Burbach
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Sparma
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gibbs vs. Sparma
  
  Gibbs takes first base on ball four. Michael moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hall vs. Dobson
  
  Pat Dobson now pitching. Ron Woods pinch hits for Bill Burbach. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Ron Woods.
  
  Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to third. Gibbs moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Clarke vs. Dobson
  
  There's a wild pitch. Michael scores. Gibbs moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Clarke vs. Dobson
  
  Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kenney vs. Dobson
  
  Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gibbs tags and scores. Clarke tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Murcer vs. Kilkenny
  
  Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pepitone vs. Kilkenny
  
  Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Kilkenny
  
  White takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Robinson vs. Timmermann
  
  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Jim Lyttle. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Hamilton
  
  Bill Robinson now playing center field. Steve Hamilton now pitching.
  
  Tresh hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Hamilton
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Hamilton
  
  Bill Freehan pinch hits for Norm Cash.
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Timmermann
  
  Bill Freehan now playing first base.
  
  Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibbs vs. Timmermann
  
  Gibbs 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 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamilton vs. Timmermann
  
  Hamilton is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Hamilton
  
  Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Jim Northrup.
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Hamilton
  
  Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Hamilton
  
  Ike Brown pinch hits for Tommy Matchick.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Price vs. Hamilton
  
  Price takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wert vs. Hamilton
  
  Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Jim Price. Don Wert pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/18/1969 -- Detroit at New York (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b       3  2  1  0   Clarke H, 2b          2  1  2  0   
Tresh T, ss           2  0  0  0   Kenney J, 3b          3  0  1  2   
Kaline A, rf          4  0  1  1   Murcer B, rf          4  0  1  1   
Cash N, 1b            3  0  2  1   Pepitone J, 1b        3  0  1  0   
Freehan B, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   White R, lf           3  0  1  0   
Northrup J, cf        2  0  0  0   Lyttle J, cf          3  0  0  0   
Stanley M, ph         1  0  0  0   Robinson B, ph-cf     1  0  0  0   
Horton W, lf          4  0  1  0   Michael G, ss         3  1  0  0   
Matchick T, 3b        3  0  0  0   Gibbs J, c            3  1  0  0   
Brown I, ph           1  0  0  0   Burbach B, p          1  1  0  0   
Price J, c            2  0  0  0   Woods R, ph           0  0  0  0   
Tracewski D, pr       0  0  0  0   Hall J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Sparma J, p           3  0  0  0   Hamilton S, p         1  0  0  0   
Dobson P, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Kilkenny M, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Wert D, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  2  5  2                        28  4  6  3

Detroit          100 010 000 --  2
New York         000 010 30x --  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sparma J (L)*         6.0  5  3  3  4  2
Dobson P              0.2  0  1  1  1  0
Kilkenny M+           0.0  1  0  0  2  0
Timmermann T          1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burbach B (W)         7.0  4  2  1  5  7
Hamilton S (S)        2.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 8
2B -- Murcer B, Horton W
SB -- White R, Clarke H
SF -- Kenney J
WP -- Dobson P
PB -- Gibbs J
T -- 2:52
A -- 9739

    

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