GAME LOG New York (A) @ Detroit
Friday, 6/16/1968
Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Ernie Oravetz:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
3B Maury Wills:
Base on balls.
1B Norm Cash:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ron Jackson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, New York (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
SS Sparky Anderson:
Base on balls.
LF Rick Monday:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Anderson to third.
Anderson tries to score...
Oravetz throws home...
Anderson scores!
C Hal King:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
R. Monday to third.
2B Billy Moran:
Lines out to the third baseman.
CF Chuck Tanner:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (353 feet)
RF Eddie Haas:
SINGLES to right
3B Gene Michael:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Lee May:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, New York (A) 0
Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Tom Tresh:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Lee Maye:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
T. Tresh to third.
C Russ Nixon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, New York (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Anderson thrown out at third by the leftfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
B. Hoeft scores.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Hal King:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, New York (A) 0
Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Juan Marichal:
Lines out to the second baseman.
RF Ernie Oravetz:
SINGLES to left
3B Maury Wills:
SINGLES to right
E. Oravetz to second.
E. Oravetz to third.
1B Norm Cash:
Wills steals second.
Flies out to right-center.
Oravetz tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Ron Jackson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, New York (A) 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
2B Billy Moran:
Base on balls.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to right
B. Moran to second.
RF Eddie Haas:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Tanner out at 2nd base.
B. Moran to third.
3B Gene Michael:
Flies out to left-center.
Moran tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Lee May:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, New York (A) 1
Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Eddie Mathews:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (400 feet)
SS Tom Tresh:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Lee Maye:
Strikes out looking.
C Russ Nixon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
T. Tresh to second.
P Juan Marichal:
Bunted into fielders choice, Tresh out at third.
Nixon safe at second.
RF Ernie Oravetz:
Base on balls.
R. Nixon to third.
J. Marichal to second.
3B Maury Wills:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 6, New York (A) 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
P Billy Hoeft:
Base on balls.
SS Sparky Anderson:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
B. Hoeft to second.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hal King:
Strikes out looking.
2B Billy Moran:
SINGLES to center
B. Hoeft to third.
S. Anderson to second.
B. Hoeft scores.
S. Anderson to third.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Anderson scores.
B. Moran to second.
Moran tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Eddie Haas:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, New York (A) 2
Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Norm Cash:
Flies out to right field.
2B Ron Jackson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Eddie Mathews:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
SS Tom Tresh:
Mathews caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 8, New York (A) 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
3B Gene Michael:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (370 feet)
New pitcher: John Tsitouris.
1B Lee May:
Strikes out swinging.
P Billy Hoeft:
Flies out to left field.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 2
Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Tom Tresh:
Base on balls.
CF Lee Maye:
SINGLES to right
T. Tresh to second.
Tresh tries to advance to third...
Haas throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Russ Nixon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
T. Tresh scores.
L. Maye to second.
Maye tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Gail Harris:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Ernie Oravetz:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: John Tsitouris
New pitcher: Steve Barber.
LF Rick Monday:
SINGLES to left
C Hal King:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Billy Moran:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Monday out at 2nd base.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 3
Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Maury Wills:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Norm Cash:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Ron Jackson:
Flies out down the right field line.
LF Eddie Mathews:
Cash steals second.
SINGLES to short right field.
N. Cash to third.
N. Cash scores.
SS Tom Tresh:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Steve Barber
RF Eddie Haas:
New SS: Jerry Lumpe.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Gene Michael:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Lee May:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 4
Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Lee Maye:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
C Russ Nixon:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Lou Berberet:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
L. Maye scores.
RF Ernie Oravetz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Steve Barber
New pitcher: Grover Powell.
P Billy Hoeft:
PH Ellis Burton:
Flies out to shallow center field.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 5
Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
New pitcher: Nelson Briles.
3B Maury Wills:
Strikes out looking.
1B Norm Cash:
Base on balls.
2B Ron Jackson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 5
Game over. Score: Detroit 9, New York (A) 5
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