Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
September 10, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1968 at Anaheim Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 1 2
Stanley cf 4 1 1 0
Northrup rf 5 1 2 1
Horton lf 3 1 1 1
Cash 1b 5 0 2 0
Freehan c 4 1 2 1
Matchick ss 3 1 0 0
  Oyler ss 1 0 0 0
Wert 3b 4 1 0 0
McLain p 4 1 3 2
Totals 37 7 12 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Johnstone cf 4 0 2 0
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 1
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Satriano c 4 1 1 1
Knoop 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 1 0
  Harrelson p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 1 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Detroit 101 400 0017120
California 000 002 000291
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (29-5) 9.0 9 2 2 1 12
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
12
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (3-1) 3.0 6 5 4 1 3
  Burgmeier   2.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Harrelson   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Kealey   2.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Locke   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
5
6

  E–Spencer (1).  DP–California 1.  2B–Detroit Northrup 2 (26,off Messersmith,off Kealey); Freehan (23,off Burgmeier).  3B–Detroit McLain (1,off Messersmith).  HR–California Reichardt (18,6th inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out); Satriano (8,6th inning off McLain 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Matchick (2,off Burgmeier).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:32.  A–22,618.
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