7/23/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 10 1 Mets AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG Alou M cf 3 0 1 0 .335 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 .285 Jones Cleon lf 4 0 0 0 .280 Messersmth p 0 0 0 0 .200 Robinson Frank rf 4 0 0 0 .208 Belanger ph 1 0 0 0 .281 Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0 .218 Stroud lf 4 0 1 0 .241 Bailey B 3b 4 0 0 0 .151 May J c 1 0 0 0 .181 Torre c 4 0 0 0 .221 Northrup rf 5 1 2 0 .322 Pena R ss 3 0 1 0 .176 Hart 3b 5 0 3 0 .280 Alley 2b 2 0 1 0 .235 Blefary c 4 0 0 0 .210 Allen R ph 1 0 0 0 .190 Smith W 1b 3 0 1 0 .276 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 .000 Alvis ph 1 0 0 0 .218 McLain p 2 0 0 0 .129 Phillips cf 4 0 2 0 .194 Tovar ph 1 0 0 0 .213 Hansen ss 4 0 0 0 .161 31 0 3 0 Bennett p 2 0 0 0 .000 Buford ph 1 0 0 0 .254 39 1 10 0 Mets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA McLain 8.0 7 0 0 1 8 116 78 2.53 Hoerner L 2-6 1.2 3 1 0 0 0 18 12 3.63 9.2 10 1 0 1 8 134 90 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Bennett 7.0 3 0 0 0 4 72 47 3.24 Messersmth W 8-0 3.0 0 0 0 2 4 55 33 2.38 10.0 3 0 0 2 8 127 80 NYM: Allen R batted for Alley in the 9th Tovar batted for McLain in the 9th Tovar moved to 2b in the 9th FOR: Buford batted for Bennett in the 7th Buford moved to 2b in the 8th Alvis batted for Smith W in the 9th May J inserted at c in the 10th Hart moved to lf in the 10th Blefary moved to 1b in the 10th Alvis moved to 3b in the 10th Belanger batted for Messersmth in the 10th E-Jones Cleon, Messersmth. 2B-Pena R(5), Stroud(7). SB-Northrup(3), Phillips(4), Buford(21). CS-Alou M. K-Jones Cleon, Robinson Frank, Cepeda, Bailey B, Torre 2, Alley, McLain, Alomar, Northrup, Hart, Blefary, Smith W 2, Hansen, Bennett. BB-Alou M, Cepeda, Buford. Temperature: 92, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to right at 17 MPH, Rain Delays: 15 minutes. 7/23/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 10 1 Mets -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Alou M cf 1>13 4>S note 1 W Jones Cleon lf 4/L POCS2(136) 7>13 note 2 9 k Robinson Frank rf 8 k 7 0>2/fl Cepeda 1b 2>6/L 5>43 k W Bailey B 3b 4 3/fl 8>Messersmth 9 k Torre c 63 43 k(23) k Pena R ss 3>31 6>D 8 Alley 2b k S.2-3 Allen R ph 9>6/L Hoerner p McLain p 63 k Tovar ph 8 1: 9/dp.3xH(92) 2: POE1(e1).1-2 Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Alomar 2b 1>31 3>S 63 SB2 k Messersmth p Belanger ph 0>9 Stroud lf D 6 9 8>8 May J c 4 Northrup rf k 8 6>S 8 S Hart 3b 5 S.1-3 k S note 1 Blefary c 2>9 8 k 64/f Smith W 1b S 4>k SB2 9>Hoerner k Alvis ph 8 Phillips cf S.1-2 63 7>8 S Hansen ss 7 k 3 SB2 53 Bennett p k 5>9 Buford ph W 63 1: S.1-H(e7/th);B-2 Mets IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER McLain A1 D5 0 Bennett A1 C4 0 Hoerner D6 E4 0 L 2-6 Messersmth C5 D6 0 W 8-0 7/23/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 10 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Alou M grounded out to the mound (BCX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Jones Cleon lined out to second (CX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Robinson Frank flied out to center (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Alomar grounded out to first (BX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Stroud lined a double down the right field line (CX) 0-0 1 -2- 32 Northrup struck out (BBBCFS) 0-0 2 -2- 11 Hart popped out to third (BFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Cepeda lined out to short (BX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Bailey B popped out to second (CX) Started raining 0-0 2 --- 11 Torre grounded out to short (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Blefary flied out to right (SBFX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Smith W lined a single to right (BSBX) Stopped raining 0-0 1 1-- 20 Phillips grounded a single up the middle, Smith W to second (1BBX) 0-0 1 12- 02 Hansen flied out to left (CSX) 0-0 2 12- 02 Bennett struck out (SFS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Pena R grounded out to first (X) 0-0 1 --- 32 Alley struck out (CBBSBS) 0-0 2 --- 10 McLain grounded out to short (BX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Alomar lined a single to shallow left (FBX) 0-0 0 1-- 22 Stroud popped out to short (CCBp1BX) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Northrup flied out to center (1X) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Hart lined a single to shallow center, Alomar to third (111CBBFFX) 0-0 2 1-3 20 Blefary flied out to center (BBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Alou M lined a single up the middle (BCX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Alou M was caught stealing second after being picked off first by Bennett (1) 0-0 1 --- 10 Jones Cleon flied out to right (1.BX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Robinson Frank struck out (CBSBC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Smith W struck out (FSS) 0-0 1 --- 02 Phillips grounded out to short (CCX) 0-0 2 --- 12 Hansen struck out (BCSS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Cepeda grounded out to second (CBFX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Bailey B popped out to first (BFBFX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Torre grounded out to second (X) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Bennett flied out to right (BX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Alomar grounded out to short (X) 0-0 2 --- 11 Stroud flied out to right (BCX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 31 Pena R lined a double to left center (BBBCX) 0-0 0 -2- 12 Alley grounded a single between third and short, Pena R to third (CBFFX) 0-0 0 1-3 12 McLain struck out (CSBS) 0-0 1 1-3 10 Alou M flied out into a double play, Northrup to Blefary, Pena R out at home (BX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Northrup grounded a single between third and short (CX) 0-0 0 1-- 02 Hart struck out (FFC) 0-0 1 1-- 32 Blefary struck out (BSBBCS) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Northrup stole second (>C) 0-0 2 -2- 12 Smith W struck out (>C.FBC) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Mets batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Jones Cleon grounded out to the mound (X) 0-0 1 --- 11 Robinson Frank flied out to left (CBX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Cepeda struck out (BFFFFBBS) Game delayed by rain for 15 minutes ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Phillips flied out to center (FSBBX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Hansen popped out to first (BFBX) Buford pinch hitting for Bennett 0-0 2 --- 32 Buford walked (BSFBBFFB) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Buford stole second (1>B) 0-0 2 -2- 12 Alomar struck out (1>B.2FCC) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Mets batting Messersmth now pitching Buford moved to second base 0-0 0 --- 12 Bailey B struck out (CBSS) 0-0 1 --- 02 Torre struck out, Blefary to Smith W (CFS) 0-0 2 --- 00 Pena R flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Stroud lined out to center (SSX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Northrup popped out to center (CX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Hart lined a single to shallow center (CBCBBX) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Blefary grounded to short, forcing Hart at second (CBFBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Mets batting Allen R pinch hitting for Alley 0-0 0 --- 22 Allen R lined out to short (BCBSX) Tovar pinch hitting for McLain 0-0 1 --- 32 Tovar popped out to center (BBFBSX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Alou M walked (CBBBFFFB) 0-0 2 1-- 00 On pickoff throw to first, Alou M to second on an error by the pitcher Messersmth (11) 0-0 2 -2- 22 Jones Cleon struck out (11.2BCBFFS) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Fortress batting Hoerner now pitching Tovar moved to second base Alvis pinch hitting for Smith W 0-0 0 --- 00 Alvis lined out to center (X) 0-0 1 --- 00 Phillips lined a single to shallow center (X) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Phillips stole second (>C) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Hansen grounded out to third (>C.BX) 0-0 2 -2- 01 Buford grounded out to short (CX) ************** Top of the 10th inning, Mets batting May J now playing catcher Hart moved to left field Blefary moved to first base Alvis moved to third base 0-0 0 --- 32 Robinson Frank popped out to the catcher (BCBBFX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Cepeda walked (BCBBFB) 0-0 1 1-- 32 Bailey B flied out to right (1B1BBCSFX) 0-0 2 1-- 02 Torre struck out (1CCS) ************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Fortress batting Belanger pinch hitting for Messersmth 0-0 0 --- 10 Belanger flied out to right (BX) 0-0 1 --- 31 May J popped out to second (BBBCX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Northrup lined a single up the middle (CBX) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Hart grounded a single between third and short, Northrup scored on an error by the left fielder Jones Cleon, Hart to second (X)