5/27/1968, GLA68-FOR68, game 1, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 2 12 3 1968 Fortress 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 8 3 4 2 Gladiators AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG Swoboda rf 4 1 2 0 .282 Ruiz 2b 4 0 1 0 .150 Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 0 .278 Phillips cf 3 0 0 0 .150 Millan ph 1 1 1 1 .276 Stroud ph 1 0 0 0 .193 Stahl lf 1 0 0 0 .167 Buford lf 3 2 1 0 .273 Spangler lf 3 0 0 0 .218 Northrup rf 4 0 3 1 .330 Epstein ph 2 0 0 0 .177 Hart 3b 3 0 0 0 .254 Mays cf 3 1 0 0 .294 Alvis 3b 0 0 0 0 .238 Bench c 5 2 3 1 .211 Brown G ph 1 0 1 1 .286 Cox B 3b 3 0 0 0 .231 Blefary 1b 3 1 1 0 .192 Harris 2b 5 0 2 2 .267 Hansen ss 4 0 0 0 .160 Harrelson Bud ss 2 0 0 0 .239 May J c 3 0 1 1 .119 Jarvis p 1 0 1 1 .263 Cain p 2 0 0 0 .000 Smith C ph 2 0 0 0 .357 Lasher p 0 0 0 0 .000 Nelson R p 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith W ph 1 0 0 0 .266 Taylor R p 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 .000 34 5 10 5 32 3 8 3 Gladiators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Jarvis W 3-2 6.0 5 2 1 2 3 79 51 2.56 Nelson R H 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 24 15 0.84 Taylor R S 4 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 17 10 3.68 9.0 8 3 2 2 5 120 76 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Cain L 0-2 6.2 7 5 5 7 3 127 68 12.91 Lasher 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 30 16 2.25 Carroll 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 13 8 4.82 9.0 10 5 5 9 5 170 92 GLA: Smith C batted for Jarvis in the 7th Millan batted for Kranepool in the 7th Epstein batted for Spangler in the 7th Stahl inserted at lf in the 7th Epstein moved to 1b in the 7th FOR: Alvis inserted at 3b in the 7th Smith W batted for Lasher in the 8th Stroud batted for Phillips in the 8th Stroud moved to cf in the 9th Brown G batted for Alvis in the 9th E-Kranepool, Bench, Ruiz, Northrup, Cain. 2B-Swoboda(8), Millan(3). 3B-Buford(2), Northrup(2). RBI-Bench(18), Harris 2(2), Jarvis(2), Millan(9), Northrup(18), May J(1), Brown G(8). SB-Buford(9). K-Swoboda, Spangler, Mays, Cox B, Epstein, Hart, Blefary 2, Cain, Stroud. BB-Swoboda, Kranepool, Mays 2, Cox B 2, Harrelson Bud 3, Buford, Blefary. SH-Jarvis. BALK-Jarvis. GWRBI: Bench Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 7 MPH. 5/27/1968, GLA68-FOR68, game 1, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 2 12 3 1968 Fortress 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 8 3 4 2 Gladiators -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Swoboda rf 1>S.B-2(e9) note 1 k D 8>W 7 Kranepool 1b W 3>43 5>S Millan ph D.2-H Stahl lf 9 Spangler lf 9 63 k Epstein ph 31.2-3 k Mays cf W.2-3;1-2 63 43/gdp IW k Bench c 4/fl 4>S 6>43 S.3-H;1-3 9>Carroll S Cox B 3b k 53.1-2 W W.1-2 note 2 Harris 2b 2>9 9 9 Lasher S.2-3 note 3 Harrelson Bud ss W W 8 W.1-2 note 4 Jarvis p 13/SH.1-2 S.2-H;1-3 Smith C ph 7>7 64/f Nelson R p Taylor R p 1: POE2(e1).2-3 2: 54/f.B-2(e4/th) 3: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 4: 5/ldp.3x3(5) Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ruiz 2b 1>4 3>S 6>43 53 Phillips cf 4 643/gdp e3.B-1 Stroud ph k Buford lf W 7 54/f.B-1 9>Taylor R T Northrup rf S.1-3 4>S note 1 4 T.3-H Hart 3b 7 63/gdp k Alvis 3b Brown G ph S.3-H Blefary 1b 2>W k 7>Nelson R S.1-2 k Hansen ss 8 5>43 2/fl 463/gdp May J c bk.1-2 6 9 note 2 Cain p k 8 Lasher p Smith W ph 8>9 Carroll p 1: SB2.1-3(e2/th) 2: S.2-H;Bx2(754) Gladiators IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER Jarvis A1 C5 1 W 3-2 Cain A1 D6 5 L 0-2 Nelson R C6 D2 0 H 3 Lasher D7 E4 0 Taylor R D3 D7 1 S 4 Carroll E5 E8 0 5/27/1968, GLA68-FOR68, game 1, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Gladiators 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 2 12 3 1968 Fortress 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 8 3 4 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Gladiators batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Swoboda lined a single to shallow right, Swoboda to second on an error by the right fielder Northrup (CFBBFX) 0-0 0 -2- 32 Kranepool walked (CBCBBB) 0-0 0 12- 12 Spangler flied out to right (FbFBX) 0-0 1 12- 30 Mays walked, Swoboda to third, Kranepool to second (2BBBB) 0-0 1 123 00 Bench popped out to second (X) 0-0 2 123 12 Cox B struck out (CBSS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Ruiz popped out to second (FX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Phillips popped out to second (BCX) 0-0 2 --- 31 Buford walked (BBFBB) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Northrup grounded a single between first and second, Buford to third (111X) 0-0 2 1-3 22 Hart flied out to left (CSFBBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Gladiators batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Harris flied out to right (CBCX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Harrelson Bud walked (CBBBSB) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Jarvis sacrifice bunted to the mound, Harrelson Bud to second (11Xb) 0-0 2 -2- 00 On pickoff throw to second, Harrelson Bud to third on an error by the pitcher Cain (2) 0-0 2 --3 10 Swoboda flied out to left (2.BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 31 Blefary walked (BBBCB) 0-0 0 1-- 11 Hansen flied out to center (BCX) 0-0 1 1-- 02 Jarvis balked, Blefary to second (>F>FB) 0-0 1 -2- 32 May J lined a single to shallow left, Blefary scored, May J out at second (>F>FB.BBX) 0-1 2 --- 22 Cain struck out (BCBCS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Gladiators batting 0-1 0 --- 21 Kranepool grounded out to second (BCBX) 0-1 1 --- 02 Spangler grounded out to short (CFX) 0-1 2 --- 32 Mays grounded out to short (BBBCSX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Ruiz reached on an infield single to first (BX) 0-1 0 1-- 10 Phillips grounded into a double play, Harrelson Bud to Harris to Kranepool (BX) 0-1 2 --- 10 Buford flied out to left (BX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Gladiators batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Bench lined a single between first and second (BFBBFX) 0-1 0 1-- 12 Cox B grounded out to third, Bench to second (1CFFBX) 0-1 1 -2- 10 Harris lined out to right (BX) 0-1 2 -2- 32 Harrelson Bud walked (BBCBFB) 0-1 2 12- 11 Jarvis singled down the right field line, Bench scored, Harrelson Bud to third (BSX) 1-1 2 1-3 32 Swoboda struck out (CFBBB>F>C) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 1-1 0 --- 02 Northrup grounded a single between first and second (CSFX) 1-1 0 1-- 32 Hart grounded into a double play, Harrelson Bud to Kranepool (CCBBBX) 1-1 2 --- 22 Blefary struck out (CFBBS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Gladiators batting 1-1 0 --- 32 Kranepool lined a single to right (SCBBBX) 1-1 0 1-- 12 Spangler struck out (CSBS) 1-1 1 1-- 00 Mays grounded into a double play, Ruiz to Blefary (X) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 1-1 0 --- 10 Hansen grounded out to second (BX) 1-1 1 --- 01 May J popped out to short (SX) 1-1 2 --- 01 Cain lined out to center (CX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Gladiators batting 1-1 0 --- 21 Bench grounded out to second (BBFX) 1-1 1 --- 32 Cox B walked (BBCSBB) 1-1 1 1-- 12 Harris flied out to right (11CSBX) 1-1 2 1-- 00 Harrelson Bud flied out to center (1X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 1-1 0 --- 00 Ruiz grounded out to second (X) 1-1 1 --- 00 Phillips to first on an error by the first baseman Kranepool (X) 1-1 1 1-- 01 Buford grounded to third, forcing Phillips at second, Buford to first (CX) 1-1 2 1-- 00 Buford stole second, Buford to third on an error by the catcher Bench (>C) 1-1 2 --3 01 Northrup lined a triple down the right field line, Buford scored (>C.X) 1-2 2 --3 22 Hart struck out (SBCFBFFFFS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Gladiators batting Alvis now playing third base Smith C pinch hitting for Jarvis 1-2 0 --- 11 Smith C lined out to left (BSX) 1-2 1 --- 00 Swoboda grounded a double down the third base line (X) Millan pinch hitting for Kranepool 1-2 1 -2- 00 Millan grounded a double down the third base line, Swoboda scored (2X) Epstein pinch hitting for Spangler 2-2 1 -2- 10 Epstein grounded out to first, Millan to third (BX) 2-2 2 --3 30 Mays was walked intentionally (BBBI) 2-2 2 1-3 21 Bench singled to left center, Millan scored, Mays to third (11CBBX) 3-2 2 1-3 32 Cox B walked, Bench to second (BBCBC>B) Lasher now pitching 3-2 2 123 21 Harris lined a single to left center, Mays scored, Bench scored, Cox B to third (BBFX) 5-2 2 1-3 31 Harrelson Bud walked, Harris to second (BFBBB) 5-2 2 123 12 Smith C grounded to short, forcing Harrelson Bud at second (CBSX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting Stahl now playing left field Nelson R now pitching Epstein moved to first base 5-2 0 --- 12 Blefary struck out (SBCS) 5-2 1 --- 10 Hansen popped out to the catcher (BX) 5-2 2 --- 20 May J flied out to right (BBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Gladiators batting 5-2 0 --- 31 Swoboda walked (BBCBB) 5-2 0 1-- 22 Stahl flied out to right (BCSBX) 5-2 1 1-- 02 Epstein struck out (CFS) 5-2 2 1-- 12 Mays struck out (CBSS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting Smith W pinch hitting for Lasher 5-2 0 --- 21 Smith W flied out to right (BCBX) 5-2 1 --- 22 Ruiz grounded out to third (SBBSFX) Stroud pinch hitting for Phillips 5-2 2 --- 12 Stroud struck out (CBFFS) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Gladiators batting Stroud moved to center field Carroll now pitching 5-2 0 --- 11 Bench lined a single between third and short (FBX) 5-2 0 1-- 20 Cox B grounded to third, forcing Bench at second, Cox B to second on an error by the second baseman Ruiz (BBX) 5-2 1 -2- 12 Harris lined a single to shallow right, Cox B to third (SFBX) 5-2 1 1-3 11 Harrelson Bud lined into a double play, Alvis unassisted, Cox B out at third (SBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting Taylor R now pitching 5-2 0 --- 21 Buford tripled deep to right center (BCBX) 5-2 0 --3 00 Northrup popped out to second (X) Brown G pinch hitting for Alvis 5-2 1 --3 31 Brown G lined a single to right center, Buford scored (BBBCX) 5-3 1 1-- 22 Blefary grounded a single up the middle, Brown G to second (SBBSX) 5-3 1 12- 01 Hansen grounded into a double play, Harris to Harrelson Bud to Epstein (CX)