Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
May 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 12, Washington Senators 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley 1b,cf 5 3 2 0
Northrup cf 2 0 1 1
  Matchick pr,1b 2 1 1 1
Kaline rf 2 3 1 1
Freehan c 5 2 3 3
Horton lf 3 1 2 3
Wert 3b 5 1 2 2
Tracewski 2b 5 0 1 0
Oyler ss 5 1 1 0
Sparma p 5 0 1 0
Totals 39 12 15 11
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 2 1 0 0
Coggins 2b 4 1 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 4 0 1 1
Stroud lf 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Bertaina p 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Bowens ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1
Detroit 004 021 21212150
Washington 100 001 000241
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma  W (2-3) 9.0 4 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina  L (1-2) 4.1 5 6 6 4 3
  Higgins   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Knowles   2.0 5 3 2 1 1
  Humphreys   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
5
5

  E–Knowles (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Washington 1.  PB–Casanova (3).  2B–Detroit Northrup (3,off Bertaina); Freehan (7,off Bertaina); Oyler (4,off Knowles); Stanley (5,off Humphreys).  HR–Detroit Freehan (6,3rd inning off Bertaina 2 on, 2 out); Horton (6,9th inning off Humphreys 0 on, 0 out); Wert (3,9th inning off Humphreys 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Matchick (1,off Bertaina).  SF–Horton (3,off Higgins).  WP–Sparma 2 (3).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:32.  A–3,435.
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