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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 25, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 25, 1968 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Tommy Matchick | Second Baseman |
| Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 25, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Barber
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Barber
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Tracewski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Barber
Horton takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Barber
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cox. Tracewski scores. Horton moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Barber
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Barber
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Dobson
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Dobson
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Barber
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Barber
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Barber
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Dobson
Pepitone hits a line drive towards first. Freehan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Dobson
Kosco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Kosco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Dobson
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Barber
Tracewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Barber
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tracewski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Barber
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Horton reaches second base with a double. Tracewski scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Barber
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Barber
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Price vs. Barber
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Dobson
Barber hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Matchick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Dobson
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibbs for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Barber
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Barber
Dobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Barber
There's a wild pitch. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Barber
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dobson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Barber
Tracewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Colavito
Rocky Colavito now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Colavito
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Dobson
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Dobson
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Dobson
Kosco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pepitone scores. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Dobson
Cox hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Colavito
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Colavito
Wert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Colavito
Price takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Colavito
Matchick hits a popup towards first. Mantle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Colavito
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Dobson
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Dobson
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Colavito
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Colavito
Tracewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Colavito
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Colavito
Horton hits a line drive towards third. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Dobson
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Dobson
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Dobson
Kosco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Kosco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dobson
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Patterson
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Patterson
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Patterson
Mantle hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching.
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Womack
Wert takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Womack
Price bunts towards the mound. Womack catches it and throws to second to double up Freehan. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Womack
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Patterson
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Patterson
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Patterson
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDaniel
Norm Cash pinch hits for Daryl Patterson. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDaniel
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDaniel
Gates Brown pinch hits for Dick Tracewski.
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kosco. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. McDaniel
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Norm Cash now playing first base. Bill Freehan now catching. Ray Oyler now playing shortstop.
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. McMahon
McDaniel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McMahon
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McDaniel
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDaniel
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDaniel
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh misplays the ball. That's an error on Tresh. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McDaniel
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ray Oyler.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1968, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanley M, cf 5 1 2 1 Clarke H, 2b 5 0 1 0
Tracewski D, ss 3 2 2 0 Gibbs J, c 4 0 1 1
Brown G, ph 1 0 1 0 Mantle M, 1b 4 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf 4 1 1 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 3 1 Kosco A, rf 4 1 2 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 1 2 Tresh T, ss 2 1 1 0
Freehan B, 1b-c 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, lf 3 1 2 4
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Price J, c 3 0 0 0 Barber S, p 1 0 1 0
Oyler R, ss 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, p 1 1 0 0
Northrup J, ph 1 0 0 0 Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
Matchick T, 2b 4 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 2 1 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
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37 5 10 4 33 6 10 6
Detroit 202 100 000 -- 5
New York 000 105 00x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P 5.2 8 5 5 2 0
Patterson D (L) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0
McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S 3.1 7 5 4 3 1
Colavito R (W) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1
Womack D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
McDaniel L (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Cox B, Tresh T
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, New York 7
2B -- Kosco A 2, Horton W, Kaline A, Brown G
HR -- Robinson B, Cox B
WP -- Barber S
T -- 3:04
A -- 0
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