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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 1, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on August 1, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,278 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Russ Goetz |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Cap Peterson | Right Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 1, 1968
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser bunts in front of the plate. Price fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Dobson
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Dobson
Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dobson
Howard hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Coleman
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Coleman
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Coleman
Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Dobson
Casanova hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Dobson
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Dobson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Coleman
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Coleman
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Coleman
Price hits a fly ball into right field. Peterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Dobson
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Dobson
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dobson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Coleman
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Coleman
Dobson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Coleman
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Coleman
Northrup hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Unser, who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline strikes out. Casanova drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaline out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Dobson
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMullen moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen takes first base on ball four. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hansen vs. Dobson
Hansen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Dobson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dobson
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Warden
Jon Warden now pitching.
Peterson takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Warden
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Warden
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Coleman
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Coleman
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Coleman
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Price vs. Coleman
Price hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Warden
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Warden
Hank Allen pinch runs for Ken McMullen.
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Warden
Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Warden
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Warden
Coleman bunts towards the mound. Warden fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Warden. Hansen moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Unser vs. Warden
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hansen scores. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peterson vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Peterson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. McMahon
Epstein takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. McMahon
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Coleman
Hank Allen now playing third base.
Tracewski hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Coleman
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Coleman
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Wyatt
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Wyatt
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Coleman
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Coleman
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Coleman
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Coleman
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Wyatt
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wyatt
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Wyatt
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Coleman
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Coleman
Tracewski hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Coleman
Mickey Stanley pinch hits for John Wyatt.
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hiller
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hiller
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Coleman
Gene Martin now playing left field.
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Coleman
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup scores. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Coleman
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Coleman
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hiller
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Hiller
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hiller
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Coleman
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Peterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Coleman
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Coleman
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1968 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 1 2 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Peterson C, rf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf 4 1 3 1
Epstein M, 1b 3 1 1 2 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 1
Howard F, lf 5 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 2 1
Martin G, lf 0 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 2 0
McMullen K, 3b 3 1 2 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen H, pr-3b 2 1 0 0 Price J, c 4 0 0 0
Casanova P, c 5 1 1 0 Tracewski D, ss 4 0 0 0
Allen B, 2b 4 2 1 2 Dobson P, p 1 0 0 0
Hansen R, ss 2 2 1 4 Warden J, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Campbell D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 8 9 34 3 8 3
Washington 200 430 000 -- 9
Detroit 001 001 010 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (L) 3.1 5 6 6 4 0
Warden J 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
McMahon D 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Wyatt J 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Hiller J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Warden J
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Northrup J
3B -- Northrup J
HR -- Epstein M, Hansen R, Allen B, Cash N
SH -- Coleman J
WP -- Coleman J 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 18278
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