Tigers @ Orioles
September 23, 1968

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Don Wert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .201
OBP .333 .259
At Bats 3 518
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 76
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 37

Pete Richert Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 5
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Memorial Stadium - September 23, 1968
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Out
Pete Richert
Curt Blefary
Boog Powell
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Merv Rettenmund
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
Don Wert

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 5 3 7
Baltimore Orioles 2 5 2 8
Winning Pitcher Roger Nelson
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save Pete Richert
Game Winning RBI Boog Powell
Attendance 7,559
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wayne Comer pinch hits for Gates Brown. Comer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanley.
Bottom 8 Pat Dobson now pitching. Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cash 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 8 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. Tracewski moves to third. Stanley moves to second.
Top 8 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Wert scores. Tracewski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Pete Richert now pitching. McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Denny McLain. Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wert moves to third.
Top 8 Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing left field. Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fiore strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Buford moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nelson bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Belanger takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Freehan hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Fiore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Northrup, who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson strikes out.
Top 6 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 6 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fiore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brown 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 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Top 4 Cash strikes out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to second.
Top 4 Northrup takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Powell hits a popup towards third. Wert catches it. Buford is tagging up. There's the throw, and Buford is out at the plate. That's a double play.
Bottom 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fiore hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Buford. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Buford steals third.
Bottom 3 There goes Buford. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Buford steals second.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McLain hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nelson 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 2 Belanger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out.
Top 2 Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Robinson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Belanger. Belanger fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Belanger. Brown moves to third.
Top 2 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fiore scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to second. Stanley drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Stanley. Fiore moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanley strikes out.
Top 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.