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Red Sox 4 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
August 11, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 11, 1968 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1968 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherMickey Lolich  
Losing PitcherLee Stange  
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Game Winning RBIGates Brown 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1968 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Lonborg  
Home Starting PitcherEarl Wilson  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game4 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Marty Springstead
1B: Red Flaherty
2B: Bob Stewart
3B: Lou DiMuro

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Andrews  Second Baseman 
Dalton Jones  First Baseman 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
Ken Harrelson  Right Fielder 
Reggie Smith  Center Fielder 
Joe Foy  Third Baseman 
Jerry Adair  Shortstop 
Russ Nixon  Catcher 
Jim Lonborg  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Don Wert  Third Baseman 
Dick Tracewski  Shortstop 
Earl Wilson  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

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Red Sox 4 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
August 11, 1968

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         Game of 8/11/1968, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Andrews M, 2b         5  1  3  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       5  1  1  0   
Jones D, 1b           4  1  1  2   Stanley M, cf         6  0  3  0   
Scott G, ph-1b        2  0  0  0   Northrup J, rf        5  0  0  1   
Yastrzemski C, lf     7  0  0  0   Cash N, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Harrelson K, rf       5  1  2  0   Kaline A, ph-1b       3  0  0  0   
Smith R, cf           3  0  0  0   Horton W, lf          6  1  0  0   
Tartabull J, cf       3  0  1  0   Freehan B, c          5  1  1  1   
Foy J, 3b             4  1  1  2   Wert D, 3b            6  0  2  1   
Adair J, ss           6  0  0  0   Tracewski D, ss       6  0  0  0   
Nixon R, c            2  0  0  0   Wilson E, p           0  0  0  0   
Waslewski G, pr       0  0  0  0   Sparma J, p           1  0  0  0   
Gibson R, c           1  0  0  0   Warden J, p           0  0  0  0   
Lonborg J, p          3  0  1  0   Campbell D, ph        0  0  0  0   
Lyle S, p             1  0  0  0   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
Petrocelli R, ph      1  0  0  0   Comer W, ph           1  1  1  1   
Stange L, p           0  0  0  0   Lasher F, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Price J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Lolich M, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Brown G, ph           1  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  4  9  4                        50  5  9  5

Boston           400 000 000 000 00 --  4
Detroit          001 001 110 000 01 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lonborg J             6.1  6  3  3  2  6
Lyle S                5.2  2  1  0  1  8
Stange L (L)          1.2  1  1  1  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson E              0.2  3  4  4  1  0
Sparma J              2.2  2  0  0  3  5
Warden J              1.2  0  0  0  0  0
McMahon D             2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Lasher F              2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Lolich M (W)          5.0  2  0  0  3  4

E -- Foy J, Lolich M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 8
2B -- Lonborg J
3B -- Wert D
HR -- Jones D, Foy J, Freehan B, Comer W, Brown G
SB -- Foy J
CS -- Tartabull J
SH -- Lyle S, Scott G
SF -- Northrup J
T -- 4:23
A -- 0

    

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