Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1968 at Tiger 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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Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 1 1 2
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 1
Hansen ss 4 0 0 0
Stroud lf 3 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
Coggins 2b 2 0 0 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 3 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 2 1 0
Northrup cf 5 2 3 4
Kaline rf 4 0 1 1
Freehan c 3 0 1 1
Horton lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 2 0
  Tracewski pr 0 1 0 0
Wert 3b 3 0 1 0
Oyler ss 2 0 0 0
  Mathews ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 1 0 0
Sparma p 3 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 33 7 10 7
Washington 000 000 102331
Detroit 200 000 0057100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   6.2 6 2 2 1 4
  Knowles   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Jones  L (0-1) 0.0 2 4 3 1 0
Totals
8.1
10
7
6
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma  W (3-3) 9.0 3 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
2
5

  E–Jones (1).  2B–Detroit Kaline (6,off Coleman); Northrup (4,off Coleman).  HR–Washington McMullen (7,7th inning off Sparma 0 on, 1 out); F Howard (15,9th inning off Sparma 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Northrup (6,9th inning off Jones 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Coleman (2,off Sparma); Oyler (3,off Coleman); Wert (5,off Baldwin).  SF–Freehan (1,off Coleman).  IBB–Cash (1,by Coleman).  IBB–Coleman (2,Cash).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:30.  A–18,168.
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