Tigers @ Cardinals
October 9, 1968

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Tigers 13 12 1
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Tigers 13 12 1
Cardinals 0 6 1

Jim Northrup Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .500 .217
OBP .500 .250
At Bats 4 23
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 4 6

Wayne Granger Postseason Stats

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Busch Stadium - October 9, 1968
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Out
Wayne Granger
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Jim Northrup
Willie Horton
Al Kaline
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Horton is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Kaline moves to second.
Top 8 Kaline is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stanley. McCarver moves to third. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wayne Granger now pitching. McLain strikes out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Steve Carlton. Tolan strikes out.
Top 6 Wert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carlton fires to first and has Northrup trapped. There's the throw to Maxvill who tags Northrup for the out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon strikes out.
Top 5 Horton hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCarver is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McLain strikes out.
Top 4 Wert hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steve Carlton now pitching. Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Hughes. Ricketts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second.
Top 3 Dick Hughes now pitching. Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to third.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third.
Top 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to home to get Freehan. Wert moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 3 McAuliffe is walked intentionally.
Top 3 McLain bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. Wert moves to second.
Top 3 Wert is hit by the pitch. Freehan moves to second.
Top 3 Ron Willis now pitching. Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Horton takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.
Top 3 Larry Jaster now pitching. Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to third.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third.
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 3 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Wert takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Horton scores. Freehan moves to third.
Top 2 Northrup strikes out.
Top 2 Horton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Flood. Horton reaches second base with a double. Cash goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline strikes out.
Top 1 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.