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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 21, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 48,568 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: John Rice 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Jim Odom |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 21, 1968
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Dobson
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Dobson
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Phoebus
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Phoebus
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Phoebus
There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Phoebus
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Phoebus
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Phoebus
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. Northrup moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matchick vs. Phoebus
Matchick strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Phoebus
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dobson
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Dobson
Blefary 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Dobson
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phoebus vs. Dobson
Phoebus hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Phoebus
Price hits a line drive into left field. Blefary picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blefary. Price moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobson vs. Phoebus
Dobson bunts in front of the plate. Etchebarren fields it and throws to first for the out. Price moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Phoebus
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Phoebus
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Phoebus
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Dobson
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Dobson
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Hiller
There goes Robinson. The throw from Price and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blefary vs. Hiller
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Phoebus
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Phoebus
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Phoebus
Matchick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kaline. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hiller
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Etchebarren bunts between the mound and first base. Wyatt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Etchebarren for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phoebus vs. Wyatt
Phoebus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Wyatt
There's a wild pitch. Phoebus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Wyatt
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phoebus moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Sparma
Joe Sparma now pitching.
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Sparma
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Phoebus
Wert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Phoebus
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Phoebus
Sparma takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Phoebus
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Sparma
Dick Tracewski now playing second base.
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Sparma
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sparma
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Phoebus
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Phoebus
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Phoebus
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sparma
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Sparma
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phoebus vs. Sparma
Phoebus bunts towards first. Cash catches it and throws to Tracewski, who tags Etchebarren for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Phoebus
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Phoebus
Matchick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Buford. Matchick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Phoebus
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Phoebus
Willie Horton pinch hits for Jim Price.
Horton takes first base on ball four. Matchick moves to third. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Brabender
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Joe Sparma. Gene Brabender now pitching.
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Brabender
Gates Brown pinch hits for Dick Tracewski.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching. Tommy Matchick now playing second base. Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Bill Freehan now catching.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Patterson
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brabender
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brabender
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Patterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Patterson
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Patterson
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Brabender
Matchick hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brabender
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Patterson
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brabender vs. Patterson
Brabender bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Patterson
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Patterson
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Etchebarren trying to get to home. Matchick throws to Freehan who tags Etchebarren for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Brabender
Dave May now playing right field.
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Brabender
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Brabender
Wayne Comer pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Comer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1968, game 2 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Buford D, cf 4 0 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0 Tracewski D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
May D, rf 0 0 0 0 Comer W, ph 1 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0
Blefary C, lf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 2 3 0 Kaline A, lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 1
Etchebarren A, c 3 0 2 0 Matchick T, ss-2b 4 0 1 0
Phoebus T, p 3 0 1 1 Wert D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Brabender G, p 1 0 0 0 Price J, c 2 0 1 0
Horton W, ph 0 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 1 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
Sparma J, p 0 0 0 0
Freehan B, ph-c 2 0 0 0
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35 4 12 4 31 1 3 1
Baltimore 020 200 000 -- 4
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (W) 5.1 3 1 0 5 6
Brabender G (S) 3.2 0 0 0 0 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (L) 2.1 4 2 2 1 1
Hiller J* 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Wyatt J 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Sparma J 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Belanger M, Blefary C
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 9
2B -- Johnson D 2, Robinson B 2, Matchick T
HR -- Powell B
SB -- Robinson F
SH -- Dobson P, Belanger M, Etchebarren A
WP -- Phoebus T, Wyatt J
T -- 2:59
A -- 48568
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