GAME LOG California @ Detroit
Tuesday, 5/9/1968
Batting: California, top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Jim Lefebvre:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Earl Battey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Lefebvre out at 2nd base.
3B Dick Allen:
Flies out to right field.
1B George Scott:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Battey scores.
LF Rocky Colavito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: California 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
SS Sparky Anderson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Eddie Haas:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: California 1, Detroit 0
Batting: California, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Tony Oliva:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Tony Taylor:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Marty Keough:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: California 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
LF Rick Monday:
Base on balls.
C Hal King:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
R. Monday to second.
2B Billy Moran:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Monday to third.
H. King to second.
3B Lee May:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Moran out at 2nd base.
R. Monday scores.
H. King to third.
1B Joe Moock:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, May out at 2nd base.
H. King scores.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Moock out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: California, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Bob Gibson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Jim Lefebvre:
Flies out to left-center.
C Earl Battey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
SS Sparky Anderson:
SINGLES to left
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies into double play, 9-3!
RF Eddie Haas:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: California, top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Dick Allen:
Flies out to center field.
1B George Scott:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Rocky Colavito:
Base on balls.
RF Tony Oliva:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Hal King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Billy Moran:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: California, top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to left
CF Marty Keough:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
P Bob Gibson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
3B Lee May:
Flies out to shallow left field.
1B Joe Moock:
Popped out to the catcher.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, California 1
Batting: California, top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Jim Lefebvre:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Earl Battey:
BUNT SINGLE.
Lefebvre advances to second.
3B Dick Allen:
Strikes out swinging.
1B George Scott:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (400 feet)
LF Rocky Colavito:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
RF Tony Oliva:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Colavito out at 2nd base.
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to center
T. Oliva to second.
T. Oliva to third.
CF Marty Keough:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Taylor out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: California 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
SS Sparky Anderson:
SINGLES to center
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to left field.
RF Eddie Haas:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Rick Monday:
Base on balls.
S. Anderson to second.
C Hal King:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Anderson scores.
R. Monday scores.
2B Billy Moran:
SINGLES to center
H. King to third.
H. King scores.
3B Lee May:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, California 4
Batting: California, top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Bob Gibson:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Jim Lefebvre:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Earl Battey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Webster out at 2nd base.
3B Dick Allen:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (373 feet)
1B George Scott:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: California 6, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
1B Joe Moock:
Strikes out swinging.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: California 6, Detroit 5
Batting: California, top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Rocky Colavito:
Base on balls.
PH Rusty Staub:
Strikes out looking.
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
R. Colavito to second.
Colavito tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Marty Keough:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Gibson:
Taylor steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: California 6, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
CF Chuck Tanner:
New RF: Rusty Staub.
SINGLES down the right field line.
PH Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Tanner to second.
LF Rick Monday:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to third.
E. Kasko to second.
C Hal King:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Tanner scores.
E. Kasko scores.
R. Monday to third.
2B Billy Moran:
Intentional walk.
PH Johnny Blanchard:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Moock:
Flies out to short center field.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, California 6
Batting: California, top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Ray Webster:
New 3B: Eddie Kasko.
New RF: Johnny Blanchard.
Flies out to deep right-center.
C Earl Battey:
Flies out to left field.
3B Dick Allen:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, California 6
Game over. Score: Detroit 7, California 6
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