Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 11, 1968
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 11, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Santiago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 6,142 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Jose Santiago | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 11, 1968
Top 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McLain
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Oyler fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Santiago
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Santiago
Wert hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Wert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Santiago
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Wert scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Santiago
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Santiago
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Santiago
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. McLain
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Santiago
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Santiago
Oyler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Santiago
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Santiago
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McLain
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Santiago
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santiago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Santiago
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santiago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Santiago
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. McLain
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Santiago
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Santiago
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Santiago
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Santiago
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. McLain
Santiago hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McLain
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Santiago
McLain strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Santiago
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Santiago
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Howard and Andrews drops the ball. McAuliffe is safe on the error. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Santiago
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Santiago
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McLain
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. McLain
Lahoud hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. McLain
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Santiago
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Santiago
Cash hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Santiago
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McLain
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McLain
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
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
Bottom 7
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Santiago
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Santiago
Oyler bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Santiago
Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Denny McLain.
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Lyle
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to third. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Wert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Warden
Jon Warden now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler misplays the ball. That's an error on Oyler. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Warden
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Warden
Lahoud hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Warden
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Warden
Howard takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foy vs. Warden
Joe Foy pinch hits for Lee Stange.
Foy hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wyatt
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Wyatt
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Wyatt
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Wyatt
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Ray Oyler.
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Warden
Tommy Matchick now playing shortstop.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Warden
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Warden
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wyatt
Gates Brown pinch hits for Jon Warden.
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/11/1968 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Andrews M, 2b 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 2 1
Jones D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1
Smith R, cf 4 1 1 0 Horton W, lf 2 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lahoud J, rf 3 1 1 2 Northrup J, cf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, ss 4 1 2 1 Freehan B, c 1 1 1 1
Howard E, c 3 0 1 0 Oyler R, ss 2 0 0 0
Santiago J, p 3 0 0 0 Matchick T, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 McLain D, p 2 0 0 0
Stange L, p 0 0 0 0 Mathews E, ph 0 0 0 0
Foy J, ph 1 0 0 0 Tracewski D, pr 0 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0 Warden J, p 0 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 27 4 6 4
Boston 000 003 000 -- 3
Detroit 210 000 001 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago J 6.1 5 3 3 5 2
Lyle S* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Stange L 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Wyatt J (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D 7.0 6 3 3 3 6
Warden J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Smith R, Andrews M, Oyler R
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Wert D
HR -- McAuliffe D, Freehan B, Lahoud J, Petrocelli R, Brown G
CS -- McAuliffe D
SH -- Oyler R
HBP -- by Wyatt J (Horton W)
T -- 2:36
A -- 6142
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
