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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 7, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 7, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 7, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 35,814 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Right Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Ron Clark | Shortstop |
Bruce Look | Catcher |
Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Cal Ermer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 7, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Perry
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Perry
The ball gets by Look for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup hits a line drive towards short. Clark catches it and throws to third to double up McAuliffe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Perry
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Dobson
Allison hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Dobson
Rollins hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dobson
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Perry
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Look settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Perry
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Dobson
Look strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Dobson
Quilici hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Dobson
Perry bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Perry
Dobson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Perry
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Perry
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles strikes out. There goes Reese. The throw from Freehan to Matchick, and Reese is out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Dobson
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Dobson
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Perry
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dobson
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Dobson
Look hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Dobson
Quilici hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Dobson
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Perry
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Perry
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Perry
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Perry
Horton takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Dobson
Allison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Perry
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Perry
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Dobson
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dobson
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Dobson
Look hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Perry
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a fly ball towards right. Nettles settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nettles. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Perry
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and has McAuliffe trapped. There's the throw to Rollins who throws to Clark, who tags McAuliffe for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup is walked intentionally. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Perry
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Dobson
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dobson
There goes Tovar. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Worthington
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Worthington
Matchick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Worthington
Wert hits a line drive into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Dobson
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Dobson
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dobson
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Dobson
Look hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Worthington
Frank Kostro now playing left field. Jim Holt now playing right field. Rick Renick now playing shortstop. Ron Clark now playing third base. Gates
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Renick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Worthington
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Worthington
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Worthington
Northrup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Look settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1968 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Tovar C, cf 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 5 0 3 0 Nettles G, rf 4 2 2 2 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0 Kostro F, lf 0 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0 Allison B, lf 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Holt J, rf 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Rollins R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Matchick T, ss 4 0 0 0 Renick R, ss 0 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Clark R, ss-3b 3 0 2 0 Dobson P, p 3 0 0 0 Look B, c 4 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Perry J, p 1 0 0 0 Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 35 1 8 1 Minnesota 000 001 001 -- 2 Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J 7.0 7 1 1 3 4 Worthington A (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (L) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5 E -- Nettles G DP -- Minnesota 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Detroit 11 HR -- Wert D, Nettles G 2 SB -- Tovar C CS -- Reese R SH -- Perry J PB -- Look B T -- 2:39 A -- 35814
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