Tigers @ Yankees
August 24, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 0
Yankees 2 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 0
Yankees 2 5 0

Norm Cash Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .252
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 2 306
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 45

Mel Stottlemyre Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 10 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 24, 1968
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Out
Mel Stottlemyre
Jake Gibbs
Mickey Mantle
Horace Clarke
Bobby Cox
Tom Tresh
Roy White
Joe Pepitone
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Jim Northrup

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 4 0 3
New York Yankees 2 5 0 2
Winning Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roy White
Attendance 28,840
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wyatt now pitching. Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing center field. Mickey Stanley now playing second base. Tommy Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matchick for the out.
Top 8 Gates Brown pinch hits for Denny McLain. Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Al Kaline pinch hits for Dick Tracewski. Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tresh hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out.
Top 7 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out.
Top 6 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stottlemyre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Freehan hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tresh strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle bunts towards the right side of the infield. Matchick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stottlemyre is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McLain bunts towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Tracewski moves to second.
Top 3 Tracewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Colavito is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Tresh bunts towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to McLain covering. Safe.
Top 2 Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out. There goes Clarke. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Gibbs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Northrup hits a fly ball towards left. White catches it and throws to Tresh who relays to Mantle to double up Stanley.
Top 1 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.