Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 9, 1968
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, played on October 9, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 54,692 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Stan Landes |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 9, 1968
Top 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Washburn
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Washburn
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Washburn
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McLain
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McLain
Flood hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McLain
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Washburn
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Washburn
Horton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Flood. Horton reaches second base with a double. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Washburn
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Washburn
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Horton scores. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Washburn
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLain vs. Washburn
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McLain
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. McLain
McCarver hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McLain
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
-
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Washburn
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Washburn
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Washburn
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Jaster
Larry Jaster now pitching.
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Jaster
Horton takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Jaster
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Willis
Wert is hit by the pitch. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Willis
McLain bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Willis
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Willis
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to home to get Freehan. Wert moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Willis
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Hughes
Dick Hughes now pitching.
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Hughes
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Hughes
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McLain
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McLain
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. McLain
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Hughes.
Ricketts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McLain
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Carlton
Steve Carlton now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Carlton
Wert hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Carlton
McLain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McLain
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McLain
Maris 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 -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McLain
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. McLain
McCarver is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
-
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Carlton
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Carlton
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Carlton
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Carlton
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Carlton
Horton hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McLain
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McLain
Javier hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McLain
Maxvill hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Carlton
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Carlton
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and has Northrup trapped. There's the throw to Maxvill who tags Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Carlton
Wert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McLain
Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McLain
Brock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McLain
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. McLain
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
McLain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Granger
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Granger
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McLain
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McLain
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McLain
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stanley. McCarver moves to third. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. McLain
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxvill vs. McLain
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Granger
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Granger
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Granger
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Granger
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McLain
Jim Northrup now playing left field. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Wayne
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McLain
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McLain
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Nelson
Mel Nelson now pitching.
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Nelson
Wert hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Nelson
McLain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McLain
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McLain
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. McLain
McCarver hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. McLain
Shannon hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. McLain
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. McLain
Maxvill is called out on strikes. 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 10/9/1968 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 2 2 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, ss-cf 5 2 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 3 3 4 Maris R, rf 4 1 2 0
Cash N, 1b 4 2 3 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 2 0
Horton W, lf 3 2 2 2 McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0
Oyler R, ss 0 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf-lf 5 1 2 4 Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 1 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Washburn R, p 0 0 0 0
McLain D, p 4 0 0 0 Jaster L, p 0 0 0 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes D, p 0 0 0 0
Ricketts D, ph 1 0 1 0
Carlton S, p 0 0 0 0
Tolan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 13 12 13 35 1 9 1
Detroit 02(10) 010 000 -- 13
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn R (L)* 2.0 4 5 5 3 3
Jaster L+ 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Willis R 0.2 1 4 4 2 0
Hughes D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Carlton S 3.0 3 1 1 0 2
Granger W 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Nelson M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Brock L, Stanley M
DP -- Detroit 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Detroit 5, St.Louis 7
2B -- Horton W
HR -- Northrup J, Kaline A
SH -- McLain D
HBP -- by Willis R (Wert D), by Granger W (Kaline A), by Granger W (Horton W)
T -- 2:26
A -- 54692
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
