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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 27, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,078 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Left Fielder |
| Roy White | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 27, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. McAuliffe scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Peterson
Wert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Peterson
Cash hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McLain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. McLain
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLain
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Peterson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Peterson
Oyler bunts towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Peterson
McLain strikes out. There goes Oyler. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. McLain
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McLain
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McLain
There goes White. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. McLain
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Peterson
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. McLain
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. McLain
Peterson bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. McLain
Gibbs 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Peterson
Cash hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Peterson
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oyler vs. Peterson
Oyler bunts in front of the plate. Gibbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McLain vs. Peterson
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Northrup scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLain
Mantle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. McLain
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McLain
White hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tresh. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Peterson
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Peterson
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Peterson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freehan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Peterson
Oyler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Peterson
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. McLain
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. McLain
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. McLain
Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. McLain
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bouton
Jim Bouton now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLain
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. McLain
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McLain
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bouton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bouton
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Bouton
Oyler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tresh. Oyler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLain vs. Bouton
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. McLain
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. McLain
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bouton
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tresh. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Kaline goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. McLain
Dick Howser pinch hits for Jim Bouton.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. McLain
Gibbs 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Downing
Al Downing now pitching.
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Downing
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Downing
Oyler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLain
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. McLain
Ruben Amaro pinch runs for Mickey Mantle.
Tresh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McLain
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1968 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanley M, cf 3 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 1 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 2 2 3 Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 1 0 Mantle M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 5 1 2 2 Amaro R, pr 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 5 0 1 0 Tresh T, lf 4 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 5 1 1 0 White R, rf 4 0 1 0
Northrup J, lf 5 2 3 2 Robinson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 4 0 3 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0
McLain D, p 4 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 0 2 0
Peterson F, p 1 0 0 0
Whitaker S, ph 1 0 0 0
Bouton J, p 0 0 0 0
Howser D, ph 1 0 0 0
Downing A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 7 14 7 31 0 5 0
Detroit 100 211 110 -- 7
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (L) 5.0 10 4 4 2 1
Bouton J 3.0 4 3 2 0 0
Downing A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Michael G
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, New York 6
2B -- Freehan B 2, Oyler R
HR -- McAuliffe D, Northrup J
SB -- White R
SH -- Oyler R
PB -- Gibbs J
T -- 2:09
A -- 11078
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