Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1968 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 7 0 2 1
Salmon ss,1b,ss 7 0 0 0
Johnson lf 7 0 1 0
Horton 1b 3 0 0 0
  Harris pr 0 0 0 0
  Sims c 2 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown ss 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 6 0 1 0
Harper rf 7 1 1 0
Fuller 2b 5 0 1 0
Tiant p 2 0 1 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert ph 1 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
Totals 56 1 7 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 7 0 3 0
Northrup cf 7 0 4 0
Kaline rf 6 0 0 0
Cash 1b 6 0 0 0
Horton lf 7 0 2 0
Freehan c 6 1 0 0
Wert 3b 7 1 1 1
Tracewski ss 7 0 1 1
Hiller p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 2 11 2
Cleveland 001 000 000 000 000 00171
Detroit 000 000 010 000 000 012111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   9.0 4 1 1 0 7
  Romo   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Paul  L (0-6) 2.1 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
16.1
11
2
2
2
12
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller   8.0 4 1 1 1 6
  Patterson   3.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Dobson   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  McMahon   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Lolich   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt  W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
17.0
7
1
1
4
14

  E–Alvis (9), Freehan (6).  DP–Cleveland 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (19,off Tiant); Northrup (20,off Fisher).  HR–Detroit Wert (11,8th inning off Tiant 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Tiant (8,off Hiller).  IBB–Sims (9,by Patterson); Cash (4,by Romo); Kaline (3,by Paul).  HBP–Freehan (16,by Paul).  SB–Johnson (5,2nd base off Patterson/Freehan).  CS–Alvis (5,2nd base by McMahon/Freehan); McAuliffe (5,2nd base by Tiant/Azcue).  WP–Romo (3), Patterson (2), McMahon (3).  HBP–Paul (2,Freehan).  IBB–Romo (4,Cash); Paul (5,Kaline); Patterson (1,Sims).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–4:28.
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