Orioles @ Tigers
August 30, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 1 3 0
Tigers 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 1 4 0
Tigers 9 11 0

Frank Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .259
OBP .333 .378
At Bats 3 344
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 0 43

Earl Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 11 0
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Tiger Stadium - August 30, 1968
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Single
Earl Wilson
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Ray Oyler
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Frank Robinson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Northrup trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McAuliffe scores.
Bottom 8 Stanley bunts towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dave Leonhard now pitching. Dave May now playing center field. Don Buford now playing second base. Davey Johnson now playing shortstop. McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for John Morris. Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Dave May pinch hits for Mark Belanger. May hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Top 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 6 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 John Morris now pitching. Northrup is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Fred Valentine pinch hits for Gene Brabender. Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Belanger is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hendricks takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cash takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Blefary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matchick scores. Wert moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Freehan scores. Matchick moves to third.
Bottom 3 Matchick is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Gene Brabender now pitching. Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blefary. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Horton scores. Cash moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Buford. Cash reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. Horton moves to third.
Bottom 3 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blefary. Northrup reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phoebus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Belanger hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Matchick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Freehan is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Cash strikes out.
Top 2 Hendricks strikes out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blefary is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Buford strikes out.