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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 18, 1969
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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 June 18, 1969 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Burbach |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,739 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lyttle | Center Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bill Burbach | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 18, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Burbach
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Burbach
Tresh takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Burbach
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Burbach
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Burbach
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Burbach
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Sparma
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Sparma
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Sparma covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Burbach
Matchick strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Burbach
Price takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sparma vs. Burbach
Sparma bunts towards the mound. Burbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Burbach
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sparma
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyttle vs. Sparma
There goes White. The throw from Price and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyttle vs. Sparma
Lyttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Sparma
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Burbach
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Burbach
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Burbach
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Burbach
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbach vs. Sparma
Burbach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Sparma
There goes Clarke. The throw from Price and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Sparma
Kenney 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Burbach
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Burbach
Matchick hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Burbach
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Sparma
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Sparma covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sparma
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Sparma covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyttle vs. Sparma
Lyttle 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
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Burbach
Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Burbach
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Burbach
The ball gets by Gibbs for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Burbach
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Burbach
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Burbach
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Sparma
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbach vs. Sparma
Burbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burbach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kenney vs. Sparma
Kenney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burbach scores. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Sparma
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Burbach
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Burbach
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Burbach
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sparma
White hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyttle vs. Sparma
Lyttle 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
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Burbach
Price strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Burbach
Sparma strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Burbach
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Sparma
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Sparma
Gibbs takes first base on ball four. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching. Ron Woods pinch hits for Bill Burbach. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Ron Woods.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to third. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. Michael scores. Gibbs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gibbs tags and scores. Clarke tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Kilkenny
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Kilkenny
White takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Timmermann
Bill Robinson pinch hits for Jim Lyttle. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Hamilton
Bill Robinson now playing center field. Steve Hamilton now pitching.
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hamilton
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Timmermann
Bill Freehan now playing first base.
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Timmermann
Gibbs 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, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Timmermann
Hamilton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Jim Northrup.
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hamilton
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Hamilton
Ike Brown pinch hits for Tommy Matchick.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Hamilton
Price takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Hamilton
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Jim Price. Don Wert pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1969 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 3 2 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 2 1 2 0
Tresh T, ss 2 0 0 0 Kenney J, 3b 3 0 1 2
Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1 Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 1
Cash N, 1b 3 0 2 1 Pepitone J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Freehan B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf 2 0 0 0 Lyttle J, cf 3 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0 Michael G, ss 3 1 0 0
Matchick T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 3 1 0 0
Brown I, ph 1 0 0 0 Burbach B, p 1 1 0 0
Price J, c 2 0 0 0 Woods R, ph 0 0 0 0
Tracewski D, pr 0 0 0 0 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sparma J, p 3 0 0 0 Hamilton S, p 1 0 0 0
Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0
Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Wert D, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 2 5 2 28 4 6 3
Detroit 100 010 000 -- 2
New York 000 010 30x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (L)* 6.0 5 3 3 4 2
Dobson P 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
Kilkenny M+ 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Timmermann T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Burbach B (W) 7.0 4 2 1 5 7
Hamilton S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 8
2B -- Murcer B, Horton W
SB -- White R, Clarke H
SF -- Kenney J
WP -- Dobson P
PB -- Gibbs J
T -- 2:52
A -- 9739
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