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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 11, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 11, 1968 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Bertaina |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick Tracewski | Second Baseman |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Frank Coggins | Second Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Fred Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Third Baseman |
| Ed Stroud | Left Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Frank Bertaina | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 11, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bertaina
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bertaina
Northrup hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bertaina
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bertaina
Freehan hits a line drive towards the mound. Bertaina reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sparma
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Sparma
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Unser scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sparma
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Sparma
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Sparma
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bertaina
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bertaina
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Bertaina
Tracewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Sparma
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Sparma
Casanova strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Casanova out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Sparma
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Bertaina
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Bertaina
Sparma hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bertaina
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bertaina
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Stanley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Bertaina
Tommy Matchick pinch runs for Jim Northrup.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Bertaina
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bertaina
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Bertaina
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertaina vs. Sparma
Tommy Matchick now playing first base. Mickey Stanley now playing center field.
Bertaina hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sparma
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Sparma
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tracewski fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Oyler covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Bertaina
Tracewski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Bertaina
Oyler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Bertaina
Sparma hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sparma
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Sparma
Valentine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Sparma
Hansen hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sparma scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hansen for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bertaina
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Bertaina
Matchick bunts towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matchick for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Bertaina
Kaline hits a ball on the ground for a single. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bertaina
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stroud. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. Freehan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Higgins
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Sparma
Stroud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Sparma
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Matchick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casanova for the out. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Sparma
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowens vs. Sparma
Sam Bowens pinch hits for Dennis Higgins.
Bowens strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Knowles
Oyler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Oyler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sparma vs. Knowles
Knowles spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Knowles. Oyler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Knowles
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Knowles
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Knowles
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sparma
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Sparma
Coggins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Sparma
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Sparma
Valentine takes first base on ball four. Coggins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Sparma
Hansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coggins scores. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stroud vs. Sparma
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Knowles
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Knowles
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Knowles
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Knowles
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tracewski vs. Knowles
Tracewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oyler vs. Knowles
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Sparma
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Sparma
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Sparma
Mike Epstein pinch hits for Darold Knowles.
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Sparma hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Humphreys
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stroud. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matchick vs. Humphreys
Matchick hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Humphreys
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Humphreys
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Sparma
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Sparma
Coggins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sparma
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Humphreys
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Humphreys
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Humphreys
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Humphreys
The ball gets by Casanova for a passed ball. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oyler vs. Humphreys
Oyler hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sparma vs. Humphreys
Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Humphreys
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Sparma
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Sparma
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Sparma
Stroud hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1968 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Stanley M, 1b-cf 5 3 2 0 Unser D, cf 2 1 0 0
Northrup J, cf 2 0 1 1 Coggins F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Matchick T, pr-1b 2 1 1 1 Howard F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 2 3 1 1 Valentine F, rf 3 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 5 2 3 3 Hansen R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Horton W, lf 3 1 2 3 Stroud E, lf 4 0 1 0
Wert D, 3b 5 1 2 2 Casanova P, c 3 0 0 0
Tracewski D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 5 1 1 0 Bertaina F, p 1 0 0 0
Sparma J, p 5 0 1 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
Bowens S, ph 1 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
Epstein M, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 12 15 11 30 2 4 1
Detroit 004 021 212 -- 12
Washington 100 001 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina F (L) 4.1 5 6 6 4 3
Higgins D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Knowles D 2.0 5 3 2 1 1
Humphreys B 2.0 5 3 3 0 1
E -- Knowles D
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 4
2B -- Northrup J, Freehan B, Oyler R, Stanley M
HR -- Freehan B, Horton W, Wert D
SH -- Matchick T
SF -- Horton W
WP -- Sparma J 2
PB -- Casanova P
T -- 2:32
A -- 3435
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