6/8/1968, ELE68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 10 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 7 1 Elephants AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG McCraw 1b 4 1 1 0 .237 Phillips cf 4 0 0 0 .178 Rudi lf 5 0 2 0 .106 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 .267 Cardenal cf 5 0 2 1 .274 Alvis 3b 4 0 1 0 .252 Etchebarren c 5 2 2 0 .246 Hart lf 3 1 1 1 .276 Clarke 2b 5 1 2 1 .232 Northrup rf 3 0 1 0 .339 Alou J rf 4 0 0 0 .260 Blefary 1b 2 0 0 0 .231 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 .207 Buford ph 1 0 0 0 .262 Scott 3b 3 0 2 2 .108 Ruiz 1b 1 0 1 0 .190 Kekich p 4 0 0 0 .087 May J c 4 0 0 0 .143 39 4 12 4 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 .300 Johnson K p 2 0 0 0 .286 Motton ph 1 0 0 0 .197 Pierce p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 1 5 1 Elephants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Kekich W 4-5 9.0 5 1 1 3 2 119 67 3.27 9.0 5 1 1 3 2 119 67 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Johnson K L 4-3 7.0 11 3 3 0 1 93 66 3.62 Pierce 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 33 22 6.00 9.0 12 4 4 2 2 126 88 FOR: Buford batted for Blefary in the 7th Motton batted for Johnson K in the 7th Ruiz inserted at 1b in the 8th E-Alomar, Northrup. 2B-Rudi(2), Northrup(12), Belanger(6), Ruiz(2). 3B-Clarke(1), Alvis(1). HR-Hart(17). RBI-Cardenal(19), Clarke(16), Scott 2(5), Hart(43). SB-McCraw(15). K-Rudi, Kekich, May J, Johnson K. BB-McCraw, Scott, Hart, Northrup, Belanger. GWRBI: Clarke Temperature: 57, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH. 6/8/1968, ELE68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 10 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 7 1 Elephants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ McCraw 1b 1>9 3>S 8 7>7 9>W Rudi lf 7 643/gdp S D SB2 k Cardenal cf 3/g S 54/f 53 note 1 Etchebarren c 2>S 8 6>S 8 43.2-3 Clarke 2b T.1-H 4>43 S.1-2 8>Pierce 43 8 Alou J rf 4 63 8 9 Torres ss 53 S 8.2-3 e4.B-2 Scott 3b S.3-H 64/f S.3-H;1-2 IW Kekich p 7 5>k 4/L 5 1: S.2-H;B-2(e9/th) Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Phillips cf 1>63 4>7 63 8>7 Alomar 2b 53 63 6>7 43 Alvis 3b 8 T 63 3 Hart lf 2>63 IW 8 9>HR Northrup rf 43 W.1-2 7>D 9 Blefary 1b 43 9 Buford ph 13 Ruiz 1b D May J c 3>63 5>9 43.2-3 k Belanger ss 8 D W 8 Johnson K p k 43.2-3 Motton ph 31 Pierce p Elephants IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER Kekich A1 D8 1 W 4-5 Johnson K A1 D4 3 L 4-3 Pierce D5 E5 1 6/8/1968, ELE68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1968 Elephants 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 10 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 7 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Elephants batting 0-0 0 --- 11 McCraw flied out to right (FBX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Rudi lined out to left (CSBFFBX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Cardenal grounded out to first (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Phillips grounded out to short (BFBX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Alomar grounded out to third (CBFBX) 0-0 2 --- 31 Alvis flied out to center (BBSBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Elephants batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Etchebarren lined a single to left (CBSX) 0-0 0 1-- 11 Clarke lined a triple down the first base line, Etchebarren scored (CBX) 1-0 0 --3 10 Alou J popped out to second (BX) 1-0 1 --3 00 Torres grounded out to third (X) 1-0 2 --3 21 Scott lined a single to right, Clarke scored (BCBX) 2-0 2 1-- 11 Kekich lined out to left (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Hart grounded out to short (X) 2-0 1 --- 22 Northrup grounded out to second (BBCSFX) 2-0 2 --- 10 Blefary grounded out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 00 McCraw lined a single between third and short (X) 2-0 0 1-- 22 Rudi grounded into a double play, Belanger to Alomar to Blefary (11BCBFFX) 2-0 2 --- 10 Cardenal grounded a single to left (BX) 2-0 2 1-- 12 Etchebarren lined out to center (FFBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 10 May J grounded out to short (BX) 2-0 1 --- 20 Belanger flied out to center (BBX) 2-0 2 --- 32 Johnson K struck out (SBCFBBC) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Clarke grounded out to second (X) 2-0 1 --- 10 Alou J grounded out to short (BX) 2-0 2 --- 01 Torres grounded a single up the middle (FX) 2-0 2 1-- 11 Scott grounded to short, forcing Torres at second (FB1X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 11 Phillips flied out to left (BCX) 2-0 1 --- 00 Alomar grounded out to short (X) 2-0 2 --- 11 Alvis tripled deep to right center (SBX) 2-0 2 --3 30 Hart was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-0 2 1-3 30 Northrup walked, Hart to second (BBBB) 2-0 2 123 10 Blefary flied out to right (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Kekich struck out (BBCCS) 2-0 1 --- 11 McCraw flied out to center (CBX) 2-0 2 --- 00 Rudi lined a single to left center (X) 2-0 2 1-- 10 Cardenal grounded to third, forcing Rudi at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 2-0 0 --- 00 May J flied out to right (X) 2-0 1 --- 21 Belanger lined a double to left center (BBFX) 2-0 1 -2- 01 Johnson K grounded out to second, Belanger to third (CX) 2-0 2 --3 01 Phillips grounded out to short (SX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Elephants batting 2-0 0 --- 01 Etchebarren grounded a single between third and short (CX) 2-0 0 1-- 12 Clarke grounded a single between third and short, Etchebarren to second (CSFBX) 2-0 0 12- 11 Alou J flied out to center (CBX) 2-0 1 12- 12 Torres flied out to center, Etchebarren to third (FCBX) 2-0 2 1-3 11 Scott reached on an infield single to short, Etchebarren scored, Clarke to second (BCX) 3-0 2 12- 11 Kekich lined out to second (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 3-0 0 --- 01 Alomar flied out to left (CX) 3-0 1 --- 12 Alvis grounded out to short (CCBFX) 3-0 2 --- 32 Hart lined out to center (CCBBBFX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Elephants batting 3-0 0 --- 01 McCraw flied out to left (CX) 3-0 1 --- 12 Rudi grounded a double down the first base line (FBFX) 3-0 1 -2- 12 Cardenal grounded out to third (BSCFX) 3-0 2 -2- 00 Etchebarren flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting 3-0 0 --- 00 Northrup grounded a double down the third base line (X) Buford pinch hitting for Blefary 3-0 0 -2- 00 Buford grounded out to the mound (X) 3-0 1 -2- 21 May J grounded out to second, Northrup to third (SBBX) 3-0 2 --3 31 Belanger walked (BBBCB) Motton pinch hitting for Johnson K 3-0 2 1-3 22 Motton grounded out to first (BSFB+3FX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Elephants batting Ruiz now playing first base Pierce now pitching 3-0 0 --- 00 Clarke flied out to center (X) 3-0 1 --- 02 Alou J lined out to right (CFX) 3-0 2 --- 01 Torres to second on an error by the second baseman Alomar (FX) 3-0 2 -2- 30 Scott was walked intentionally (IIII) 3-0 2 12- 01 Kekich popped out to third (SX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting 3-0 0 --- 22 Phillips flied out to left (CFBBX) 3-0 1 --- 00 Alomar grounded out to second (X) 3-0 2 --- 32 Alvis popped out to first (SFBBFBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Elephants batting 3-0 0 --- 31 McCraw walked (BSBBB) 3-0 0 1-- 00 McCraw stole second (11>C) 3-0 0 -2- 02 Rudi struck out (11>C.SS) 3-0 1 -2- 12 Cardenal grounded a single between first and second, McCraw scored, Cardenal to second on an error by the right fielder Northrup (CBFFX) 4-0 1 -2- 02 Etchebarren grounded out to second, Cardenal to third (CFX) 4-0 2 --3 22 Clarke grounded out to second (BCBFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting 4-0 0 --- 21 Hart homered deep down the left-field line (BCBX) 4-1 0 --- 00 Northrup flied out to right (X) 4-1 1 --- 20 Ruiz lined a double to left center (BBX) 4-1 1 -2- 22 May J struck out (CSBBS) 4-1 2 -2- 00 Belanger flied out to center (X)