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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 2, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 24,514 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Frank Quilici | Third Baseman |
Ron Clark | Shortstop |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 2, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Freehan reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. Stanley scores. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton tags and scores. Freehan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Clark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Sparma
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sparma
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Sparma
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Sparma
Allison hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Miller
Sparma strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Miller
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Miller
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Miller
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sparma
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Sparma
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Sparma
Quilici takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Sparma
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Carew trying to get to third. Stanley throws the ball in to Wert who tags Carew for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Sparma
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Miller
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Miller
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Miller
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Sparma
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sparma
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Sparma
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allison vs. Sparma
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Sparma
Roseboro hits a fly ball towards left field. Horton fields the ball and throws to short. Tracewski drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Tracewski. Reese tags and scores. Uhlaender tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Sparma
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhlaender scores. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quilici vs. Lolich
Mickey Lolich now pitching.
Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Miller
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Miller
Wert hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Miller
Tracewski hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lolich
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lolich
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lolich
Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lolich
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lolich
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Miller
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Miller
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Miller
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Miller
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Miller
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Miller
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. McMahon
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup throws the ball in to Kaline who tags Carew trying to return to first, for the out. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quilici vs. McMahon
Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. McMahon
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Worthington
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Worthington
Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Worthington
McMahon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. McMahon
Worthington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McMahon
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McMahon
Reese 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
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Worthington
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Worthington
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Worthington
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McMahon
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McMahon
Allison 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, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McMahon
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Worthington
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Worthington
Freehan hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Worthington
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Worthington
There goes Northrup. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McMahon
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. McMahon
Quilici strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McMahon
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. McMahon
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Rollins strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Perranoski
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Perranoski
McMahon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McMahon
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive towards third. Wert catches it and throws to first to double up Tovar. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hiller
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1968 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Tovar C, rf 5 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 3 2 1 0 Reese R, 1b 5 2 2 2 Kaline A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 5 1 3 0 Horton W, lf 3 1 1 1 Allison B, lf 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 3 Roseboro J, c 3 0 1 1 Northrup J, rf 2 0 0 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 3 1 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Quilici F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tracewski D, ss 4 0 0 0 Clark R, ss 4 1 3 1 Sparma J, p 1 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 0 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0 Miller B, p 2 0 0 0 Campbell D, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 2 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 6 8 6 37 5 14 5 Detroit 400 020 000 -- 6 Minnesota 002 300 000 -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sparma J 2.2 6 2 2 2 1 Lolich M 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 McMahon D (W)* 4.0 4 0 0 0 3 Hiller J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Patterson D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 Miller B (L) 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 Worthington A 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 Perranoski R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Tracewski D DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 3, Minnesota 8 2B -- Freehan B, Uhlaender T 2, Carew R HR -- Clark R, Reese R CS -- McAuliffe D, Northrup J SF -- Northrup J, Roseboro J T -- 2:58 A -- 24514
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