Sep 26, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1968 Boston 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 1968 Detroit 3-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Boston AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg Detroit AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg Smith,R CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 McAuliffe 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 Andrews, M 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 Kaline RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Horton LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 Harrelson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 Cash 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Foy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Petrocelli SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Northrup CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Tartabull PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wert 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .176 Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oyler SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 Howard C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 McLain P 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Scott, G 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 36 1 9 1 4 8 2 0 0 .256 Santiago P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Lonborg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Adair SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 7 2 3 6 1 0 1 .284 Boston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Santiago W(2-0) 8.0 8 1 1 0 3 8 123 85 38 1.84 36 120(127) 67 Lyle S(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 8 4.50 4 40(47) 9.0 9 1 1 0 4 8 142 96 46 2.55 40 Detroit IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc McLain L(1-1) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3 6 125 84 41 1.50 36 135(138) 68 9.0 7 2 2 1 3 6 125 84 41 2.44 36 Bos: Tartabull ran for Petrocelli in the 9th Lonborg hit for Santiago in the 9th Adair moved to SS in the 9th E-Petrocelli(3) Horton(1) 2B-Howard(1) Wert(1) McLain(1) HR-Bos Smith(1) off McLain(2) in the 1st with bases empty, 330 feet SB-Bos Smith(1) off McLain(1) and Freehan(1) in the 5th RBI-Bos Scott, G(1) Smith,R(3) Det McLain(1) SF-Scott, G WP-Santiago LOB-Bos(7) Andrews, M(10) Petrocelli 3(15) Smith,R(7) Howard(1) Lonborg(1) Det(13) Cash 2(4) Wert 4(14) Northrup 2(3) Kaline 5(8) DP-Boston 1 Detroit 1 GWRBI-Scott, G Game MVP:Jose Santiago Tiger Stadium, Time 2:58, 76ø, 5mph Right to Left Sep 26, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1968 Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 1968 Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 1968 Boston Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Smith,R CF 1>HR 3>Fvd7 G46/fo,B1 P2 2 Andrews, M 2B W W SB2 G43 8>F9 3 Yastrzemski LF F7 G363/dp 6>Fd8 P4 4 Harrelson RF F7 4>W S F7 5 Foy 3B S+e7,13,B2 Fvd7 K 9>P5 6 Petrocelli SS L5 K Fd9 S Tartabull PR Lyle P 7 Howard C 2>Fs7 K 7>S D,13 8 Scott, G 1B Fs9 5>K G46/fo,B1 Fd7,3H/SF,23 9 Santiago P F9 S K Lonborg PH K Adair SS 1968 Detroit Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 McAuliffe 2B 1>L1 W S Fs8 9>F9 2 Kaline RF S G54/fo P5 7>K S 3 Horton LF G54/fo,B1 3>E6,B1 5>W S W,12 4 Cash 1B P3 K G46/fo,B1 K G363/dp 5 Freehan C 2>F8 Fs9 K S,13 6 Northrup CF K S,13 WP,12 W L1 7 Wert 3B D F8 F7 8>K 8 Oyler SS S,23 4>K 6>G63 F7 9 McLain P D,3H,13 K G3u G63 Boston IN OUT Santiago AB1-1 AB4-9 Lyle AB5-1 End Detroit IN OUT McLain AB1-1 End Sep 26, 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1968 Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 1968 Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Inn Out B-S On Bos-Det Result 1-Boston 1 0 1-2 - 0-0 Smith hit a solo homer to right, 330 feet, Bos 1 Det 0 1 0 3-0 - 1-0 Andrews walked 1 0 0-2 1 1-0 Yastrzemski flied to left center, 1 out 1 1 2-2 1 1-0 Harrelson flied down the left field line, 2 out 1 2 1-1 1 1-0 Foy grounded a single between third and short, outfield error, Andrews to 3rd, Foy to 2nd 1 2 2-0 23 1-0 Petrocelli lined to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Detroit 1 0 1-2 - 1-0 McAuliffe lined to the pitcher, 1 out 1 1 0-2 - 1-0 Kaline singled on the infield 1 1 0-1 1 1-0 Horton grounded to third, forcing Kaline at second, 2 out 1 2 2-2 1 1-0 Cash popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Boston 2 0 1-1 - 1-0 Howard flied to shallow left, 1 out 2 1 2-2 - 1-0 Scott flied shallow down right field line, 2 out 2 2 1-2 - 1-0 Santiago flied down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Detroit 2 0 1-1 - 1-0 Freehan flied to left center, 1 out 2 1 2-2 - 1-0 Northrup struck out, 2 out 2 2 1-2 - 1-0 Wert doubled to left center 2 2 1-2 2 1-0 Oyler singled up the middle, Wert to 3rd 2 2 0-0 13 1-0 McLain doubled to left center, Wert scored, Oyler to 3rd, Bos 1 Det 1 2 2 3-1 23 1-1 McAuliffe walked 2 2 2-0 123 1-1 Kaline grounded to third, forcing McAuliffe at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Boston 3 0 1-2 - 1-1 Smith flied to very deep left center, 1 out 3 1 3-1 - 1-1 Andrews walked 3 1 2-1 1 1-1 Yastrzemski grounded to first, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Detroit 3 0 1-0 - 1-1 Horton grounded to short, safe on an error 3 0 2-2 1 1-1 Cash struck out, 1 out 3 1 1-0 1 1-1 Freehan flied to shallow right, 2 out 3 2 2-1 1 1-1 Northrup lined a single between first and second, Horton to 3rd 3 2 0-1 13 1-1 Wert flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Boston 4 0 3-0 - 1-1 Harrelson walked 4 0 2-2 1 1-1 Foy flied to very deep left, 1 out 4 1 1-2 1 1-1 Petrocelli struck out, 2 out 4 2 0-2 1 1-1 Howard struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Detroit 4 0 1-2 - 1-1 Oyler struck out, 1 out 4 1 0-2 - 1-1 McLain struck out, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 1-1 McAuliffe singled to right center 4 2 0-1 1 1-1 Kaline popped to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Boston 5 0 1-2 - 1-1 Scott struck out, 1 out 5 1 0-1 - 1-1 Santiago singled to center 5 1 1-1 1 1-1 Smith grounded to second, forcing Santiago at second, 2 out 5 2 0-0 1 1-1 Smith stole 2nd 5 2 1-0 2 1-1 Andrews grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Detroit 5 0 3-2 - 1-1 Horton walked 5 0 0-0 1 1-1 Cash grounded to second, forcing Horton at second, 1 out 5 1 2-2 1 1-1 Freehan struck out, 2 out 5 2 0-2 1 1-1 Wild pitch, Cash to 2nd 5 2 1-2 2 1-1 Northrup walked 5 2 1-2 12 1-1 Wert flied to left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Boston 6 0 2-2 - 1-1 Yastrzemski flied to deep center, 1 out 6 1 3-1 - 1-1 Harrelson lined a single to left 6 1 1-2 1 1-1 Foy struck out, 2 out 6 2 0-0 1 1-1 Petrocelli flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Detroit 6 0 0-2 - 1-1 Oyler grounded to short, 1 out 6 1 1-1 - 1-1 McLain grounded to first, 2 out 6 2 1-0 - 1-1 McAuliffe flied to shallow right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Boston 7 0 1-1 - 1-1 Howard lined a single to right center 7 0 1-1 1 1-1 Scott grounded to second, forcing Howard at second, 1 out 7 1 0-2 1 1-1 Santiago struck out, 2 out 7 2 0-0 1 1-1 Smith popped to the catcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Detroit 7 0 0-2 - 1-1 Kaline struck out, 1 out 7 1 1-0 - 1-1 Horton lined a single between third and short 7 1 0-2 1 1-1 Cash struck out, 2 out 7 2 2-1 1 1-1 Freehan grounded a single between third and short, Horton to 3rd 7 2 2-0 13 1-1 Northrup lined to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Boston 8 0 1-0 - 1-1 Andrews flied down the right field line, 1 out 8 1 0-0 - 1-1 Yastrzemski popped to second, 2 out 8 2 1-0 - 1-1 Harrelson flied to left, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Detroit 8 0 1-2 - 1-1 Wert struck out, 1 out 8 1 0-1 - 1-1 Oyler flied down the left field line, 2 out 8 2 0-0 - 1-1 McLain grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Boston 9 0 0-0 - 1-1 Foy popped to third, 1 out 9 1 0-0 - 1-1 Petrocelli singled to center 9 1 0-1 1 1-1 Howard doubled to right center, Petrocelli to 3rd 9 1 0-1 23 1-1 Scott flied to deep left, Tartabull scored, Howard to 3rd, 2 out, Bos 2 Det 1 9 2 0-2 3 2-1 Lonborg struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Detroit >Lyle pitching >Adair playing SS 9 0 3-2 - 2-1 McAuliffe flied to right center, 1 out 9 1 1-2 - 2-1 Kaline singled to right center 9 1 3-2 1 2-1 Horton walked, Kaline to 2nd 9 1 0-1 12 2-1 Cash grounded to first, second to first double play