Tigers @ Twins
August 4, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 5 1
Twins 1 5 0
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Tigers 2 5 1
Twins 1 5 0

Tony Oliva Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .292
OBP .000 .360
At Bats 0 360
Hits 0 105
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 55

Denny McLain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
21 3 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 4, 1968
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Out
Denny McLain
Bill Freehan
Al Kaline
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Dick Tracewski
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Tony Oliva
Ron Clark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 5 1 6
Minnesota Twins 1 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Denny McLain
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Freehan
Attendance 28,911
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tony Oliva pinch hits for Frank Quilici. Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tracewski strikes out.
Top 9 Wert takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Frank Kostro now playing left field. Ron Perranoski now pitching. Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 8 Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kostro scores. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline juggles the ball. That's an error on Kaline. Kostro moves to third.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Kostro pinch hits for Jim Kaat. Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Quilici takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores.
Top 8 Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Clark is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McLain is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Tracewski hits a line drive into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wert hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Uhlaender takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Reese strikes out.
Top 6 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Quilici hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McLain hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rollins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tracewski strikes out.
Top 4 Wert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Freehan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to third.
Top 4 Horton strikes out.
Top 4 Kaline is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McLain bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Quilici covering, for the out. Tracewski moves to second.
Top 3 Tracewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Roseboro hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.