Orioles @ Tigers
July 20, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 5 7 0
Tigers 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 5 7 0
Tigers 3 7 1

Tommy Matchick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .233
OBP 1.000 .270
At Bats 1 116
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 11

John O'Donoghue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Tiger Stadium - July 20, 1968
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Out
John O'Donoghue
Andy Etchebarren
Boog Powell
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Curt Blefary
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
Tommy Matchick
Jim Northrup
Norm Cash

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 5 7 0 5
Detroit Tigers 3 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Dave McNally
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save John O'Donoghue
Game Winning RBI Curt Blefary
Attendance 31,748
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 9 Norm Cash pinch hits for Don Wert. John O'Donoghue now pitching. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Watt hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tommy Matchick now playing shortstop. Dennis Ribant now pitching. Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Watt now pitching. Kaline 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 8 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matchick scores. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out. Matchick moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gates Brown pinch hits for John Wyatt. Brown takes first base on ball four. Matchick moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Ray Oyler. Matchick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Blefary. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag.
Top 8 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Northrup hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wert strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gene Brabender now pitching. Horton is hit by the pitch. Kaline moves to third. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Paul Blair now playing center field. McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Belanger is called out on strikes.
Top 7 John Wyatt now pitching. Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wayne Comer pinch hits for Jon Warden. Comer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McNally is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Etchebarren strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out.
Top 5 Jon Warden now pitching. Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Belanger is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McNally hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wert. Etchebarren moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second.
Top 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores.
Top 4 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oyler strikes out.
Bottom 3 Northrup 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 3 There goes Buford. The slide. Freehan applies the tag. Buford is out.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Buford reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 McNally strikes out.
Top 3 Etchebarren is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Blefary hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 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.
Top 1 Powell 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 1 There goes Robinson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 1 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buford strikes out.