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Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 5, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels, played on May 5, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Brunet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,125 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
| Roger Repoz | Right Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Buck Rodgers | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| George Brunet | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 5, 1968
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. McLain
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. McLain
Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. McLain
Repoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Repoz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. McLain
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. McLain
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McLain
Rodgers hits a line drive towards short. Tracewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. McLain
Knoop strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Brunet
Tracewski hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunet vs. McLain
Brunet strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. McLain
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. McLain
Fregosi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Brunet
McLain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. McLain
Repoz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. McLain
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. McLain
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McLain
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. McLain
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brunet vs. McLain
Brunet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. McLain
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Brunet
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Brunet
McLain bunts towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. McLain
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. McLain
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Repoz moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hall vs. McLain
Hall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnstone vs. McLain
Johnstone hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Brunet
The ball gets by Rodgers for a passed ball. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McLain
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. McLain
Knoop hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. McLain
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for George Brunet.
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton now pitching.
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Hamilton
Tracewski hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Hamilton
McLain bunts towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Knoop covering, for the out. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. McLain
Schaal 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 -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. McLain
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. McLain
Repoz hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Heffner
Bob Heffner now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Heffner
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Heffner
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. There goes Kaline trying to get to third. Johnstone throws the ball in to Schaal, who tags Kaline for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Heffner
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. McLain
Hall hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. McLain
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1968 -- California at Detroit (D)
California AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schaal P, 3b 3 1 0 0 Stanley M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Fregosi J, ss 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Repoz R, rf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 0
Mincher D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Hall J, lf 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 2 2 2
Johnstone J, cf 4 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 1
Rodgers B, c 3 1 1 0 Northrup J, cf 4 0 1 0
Knoop B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tracewski D, ss 2 1 0 0
Brunet G, p 2 0 1 1 McLain D, p 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton J, p 0 0 0 0
Heffner B, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 29 5 8 5
California 100 010 000 -- 2
Detroit 010 020 02x -- 5
California IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet G (L) 6.0 5 3 3 1 5
Hamilton J* 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Heffner B 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Burgmeier T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- California 4, Detroit 5
2B -- Mincher D
HR -- Freehan B, Stanley M
SH -- McLain D 2
PB -- Rodgers B
T -- 2:25
A -- 14125
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