Senators @ Tigers
May 17, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 3 3 1
Tigers 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 3 3 1
Tigers 7 10 0

Jim Northrup Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .265
OBP .500 .351
At Bats 4 98
Hits 2 26
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 11

Steve Jones Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 17, 1968
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Home Run
Steve Jones
Paul Casanova
Frank Howard
Frank Coggins
Ken McMullen
Ron Hansen
Ed Stroud
Del Unser
Fred Valentine
Jim Northrup
Dick McAuliffe
Jim Price
Mickey Stanley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 3 3 1 2
Detroit Tigers 7 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Sparma
Losing Pitcher Steve Jones
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Northrup
Attendance 18,168
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Northrup hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Price moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Price pinch hits for Joe Sparma. Price hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tracewski scores. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 9 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Ray Oyler. Steve Jones now pitching. Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Eddie Mathews. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Tracewski moves to third.
Bottom 9 Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Norm Cash. Wert bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Coggins covering, for the out. Tracewski moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hansen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Valentine hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Dave Baldwin now pitching. Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mike Epstein pinch hits for Darold Knowles. Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Sparma covering, for the out.
Top 8 Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Casanova is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Darold Knowles now pitching. McAuliffe hits a line drive towards short. Hansen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third.
Bottom 7 Oyler bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Coggins covering, for the out. Wert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMullen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 6 Horton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Unser hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Coleman bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Coggins moves to second.
Top 6 Coggins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Northrup reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stroud hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sparma scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stroud for the out.
Top 5 Hansen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oyler hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMullen is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coggins for the out.
Top 3 Casanova strikes out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sparma is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Oyler hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stroud strikes out.
Top 2 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. Northrup moves to third.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.