5/26/1968, GLA68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 x 6 9 0 6 1
Gladiators AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0 .274 Stroud cf 4 0 0 0 .195
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0 .269 Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0 .242
Smith C ph 1 0 1 0 .417 Buford lf 4 1 1 1 .272
Epstein 1b 1 0 0 0 .182 Hart 3b 3 1 1 0 .260
Spangler lf 2 0 0 0 .231 Northrup rf 2 2 1 1 .314
Millan ph 1 0 0 0 .270 Blefary 1b 3 1 1 3 .188
Stahl lf 0 0 0 0 .200 Motton ph 1 0 1 0 .289
Mays cf 2 0 0 0 .301 Smith W 1b 0 0 0 0 .270
Bench c 3 0 0 0 .195 Hansen ss 4 0 2 1 .169
Cox B 3b 2 0 0 0 .238 Price c 4 0 1 0 .357
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 .200 McNally p 4 0 1 0 .167
Harrelson Bud ss 3 0 0 0 .243 32 6 9 6
Seaver p 2 0 0 0 .111
Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0 1.000
Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 .667
27 0 1 0
Gladiators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Seaver L 4-2 7.0 6 5 5 4 10 121 73 3.13
Ellsworth 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 20 16 1.93
8.0 9 6 6 4 10 141 89
Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McNally W 5-2 9.0 1 0 0 2 9 92 66 1.90
9.0 1 0 0 2 9 92 66
GLA: Smith C batted for Kranepool in the 7th
Millan batted for Spangler in the 7th
Epstein inserted at 1b in the 7th
Stahl inserted at lf in the 7th
Kirkpatrick batted for Ellsworth in the 9th
FOR: Motton batted for Blefary in the 8th
Smith W inserted at 1b in the 9th
2B-Smith C(1). 3B-Hart(1). HR-Buford(7), Blefary(5). RBI-Buford(17),
Northrup(17), Blefary 3(16), Hansen(8). SB-Mays(2), Alomar(10). K-Spangler 2,
Bench, Cox B, Harris 2, Seaver, Epstein, Kirkpatrick, Stroud 3, Alomar 2,
Hart, Blefary, Hansen, Price, McNally. BB-Mays, Cox B, Alomar, Hart,
Northrup 2.
GWRBI: Blefary
Temperature: 67, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 12 MPH,
Rain Delays: 19 minutes.
5/26/1968, GLA68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 x 6 9 0 6 1
Gladiators -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Swoboda rf 1>63 13 63 3
Kranepool 1b 8 4>9
Smith C ph 7>D
Epstein 1b k
Spangler lf k k
Millan ph 9.2-3
Stahl lf
Mays cf 2>W 3 note 1
Bench c SB2 5>8 8>53
k
Cox B 3b 7.2-3 k W
Harris 2b k 3 k
Harrelson Bud ss 3>53 6>63 43
Seaver p k 43
Ellsworth p
Kirkpatrick ph 9>k
1: 8/dp.3xH(82)
Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Stroud cf 1>k k 8 k
Alomar 2b k 4>W k 43
Buford lf 9 SB2 8 8>HR
43.2-3
Hart 3b 2>8 k 6>W T
Northrup rf 53 W W.1-2 Ellsworth
S.3-H
Blefary 1b k HR.3-H;1-H 63.2-3;1-2
Motton ph S.1-2
Smith W 1b
Hansen ss 3>k S 4/L note 1
Price c S 64/f k 3
McNally p k 5>S 7>43 53
1: S.2-H;1x3(85)
Gladiators IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER
Seaver A1 D4 5 L 4-2 McNally A1 D2 0 W 5-2
Ellsworth D5 D9 1
5/26/1968, GLA68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 x 6 9 0 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Gladiators batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Swoboda grounded out to short (FBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Kranepool flied out to center (X)
0-0 2 --- 12 Spangler struck out (CBCS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Stroud struck out (CBSBFFS)
0-0 1 --- 12 Alomar struck out (CCBS)
0-0 2 --- 20 Buford flied out to right (BBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Gladiators batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Mays walked (BBFFBFB)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Mays stole second (11>C)
0-0 0 -2- 12 Bench struck out (11>C.FBS)
0-0 1 -2- 01 Cox B flied out to left, Mays to third (CX)
0-0 2 --3 12 Harris struck out (3BCSS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Hart flied out to center (BX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Northrup grounded out to third (X)
0-0 2 --- 12 Blefary struck out (BFCS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Gladiators batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Harrelson Bud grounded out to third (CBX)
Started raining
0-0 1 --- 12 Seaver struck out (CCFBC)
0-0 2 --- 31 Swoboda grounded out to the mound (CBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Hansen struck out (BSBCFFFBS)
0-0 1 --- 01 Price lined a single to shallow center (CX)
Stopped raining
0-0 1 1-- 32 McNally struck out (1BCBBCS)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Stroud struck out (BSCS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Gladiators batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Kranepool flied out to right (CFX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Spangler struck out (CSBC)
0-0 2 --- 10 Mays popped out to first (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Alomar walked (CBSBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 01 Alomar stole second (C>S)
0-0 0 -2- 02 Buford grounded out to second, Alomar to third (C>S.X)
0-0 1 --3 12 Hart struck out (CCBS)
0-0 2 --3 30 Northrup walked (BBBB)
0-0 2 1-3 11 Blefary homered deep down the right field line, Alomar
scored, Northrup scored (CBX)
0-3 2 --- 00 Hansen lined a single between third and short (X)
0-3 2 1-- 00 Price grounded to short, forcing Hansen at second (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Gladiators batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Bench flied out to center (X)
0-3 1 --- 02 Cox B struck out (SSS)
0-3 2 --- 12 Harris popped out to first (FBCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting
0-3 0 --- 11 McNally grounded a single between third and short (CBX)
0-3 0 1-- 22 Stroud flied out to center (BFBFX)
0-3 1 1-- 22 Alomar struck out (>FBCBS)
0-3 2 1-- 12 Buford flied out to center (CFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Gladiators batting
0-3 0 --- 10 Harrelson Bud grounded out to short (BX)
0-3 1 --- 01 Seaver grounded out to second (CX)
0-3 2 --- 11 Swoboda grounded out to short (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting
0-3 0 --- 31 Hart walked (BBBCB)
0-3 0 1-- 32 Northrup walked, Hart to second (BFBFBB)
0-3 0 12- 20 Blefary grounded out to short, Hart to third, Northrup to
second (BBX)
0-3 1 -23 22 Hansen lined out to second (BFBSX)
0-3 2 -23 02 Price struck out (CCC)
Game delayed by rain for 19 minutes
************** Top of the 7th inning, Gladiators batting
Smith C pinch hitting for Kranepool
0-3 0 --- 12 Smith C grounded a double down the third base line (CCBX)
Millan pinch hitting for Spangler
0-3 0 -2- 00 Millan flied out to right, Smith C to third (X)
0-3 1 --3 00 Mays flied out into a double play, Stroud to Price, Smith
C out at home (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting
Epstein now playing first base
Stahl now playing left field
0-3 0 --- 11 McNally grounded out to second (SBX)
0-3 1 --- 12 Stroud struck out (CCFBS)
0-3 2 --- 00 Alomar grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Gladiators batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Bench grounded out to third (X)
0-3 1 --- 32 Cox B walked (BFSBBB)
0-3 1 1-- 12 Harris struck out (FFBC)
0-3 2 1-- 01 Harrelson Bud grounded out to second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting
0-3 0 --- 11 Buford homered deep to right center (BFX)
0-4 0 --- 32 Hart tripled deep to right center (BCSBBX)
Ellsworth now pitching
0-4 0 --3 00 Northrup grounded a single between first and second, Hart
scored (X)
Motton pinch hitting for Blefary
0-5 0 1-- 02 Motton lined a single up the middle, Northrup to second
(CSX)
0-5 0 12- 12 Hansen lined a single to shallow center, Northrup scored,
Motton out at third (BFSX)
0-6 1 1-- 32 Price popped out to first (BFBSFFFBX)
0-6 2 1-- 02 McNally grounded out to third (CSX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Gladiators batting
Smith W now playing first base
Kirkpatrick pinch hitting for Ellsworth
0-6 0 --- 12 Kirkpatrick struck out (BSCFS)
0-6 1 --- 11 Swoboda popped out to first (BCX)
0-6 2 --- 02 Epstein struck out (SSC)