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Lineups and Summary
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 4, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ed Runge |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 4, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lolich
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Bell
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Bell
Lolich hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a line drive towards short. Oyler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lolich
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Jerry Adair now playing second base.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Bell
Oyler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Bell
Lolich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich juggles the ball. That's an error on Lolich. Foy moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Scott reaches second base with a double. Foy scores. Yastrzemski scores. There goes Harrelson trying to get to home. Stanley throws the ball in to Oyler who relays the ball to Freehan, who tags Harrelson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Jose Tartabull now playing right field.
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bell
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lolich
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Bell
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Ray Oyler.
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bell
Willie Horton pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Patterson
Tommy Matchick now playing shortstop. Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Foy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Patterson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Patterson
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Jim Price pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1968, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Adair J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 3 1 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 0 0
Brown G, lf 2 0 1 0 Harrelson K, rf 3 0 0 0
Price J, ph 1 0 0 0 Tartabull J, rf 1 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 2
Wert D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 3 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 2 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 3 0 0 0
Matchick T, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Howard E, c 2 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 2 0 1 0 Bell G, p 3 0 1 0
Horton W, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 25 2 2 2
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 002 00x -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 7.0 2 2 2 6 4
Patterson D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (W) 8.2 3 0 0 3 2
Lyle S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Lolich M
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 5
2B -- Scott G
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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