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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1968-08-18 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 31428 · 70°F · 2:22

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Juan Pizarro earned the win. Dalton Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0		4	8

W: Juan Pizarro L: Earl Wilson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Cal Drummond · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mickey Stanley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Horton	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Freehan	3	0	1	0	1	1
Don Wert	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Tracewski	2	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Andrews	1	1	0	0	2	1
Dalton Jones	4	1	1	2	0	3
Carl Yastrzemski	4	0	3	1	0	0
Ken Harrelson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rico Petrocelli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Foy	4	1	1	0	0	0
Russ Gibson	2	0	1	0	0	1
Juan Pizarro	0	1	0	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Wilson	6.2	7	3	7
Daryl Patterson	1.1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Pizarro	9.0	4	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: K/C
Mickey Stanley: K/C
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 1

Mike Andrews: K
Dalton Jones: K
Carl Yastrzemski: S7/G
Ken Harrelson: S8/L.1-2
Rico Petrocelli: K/C

Top 2

Norm Cash: 6
Willie Horton: 6
Bill Freehan: W
Don Wert: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Reggie Smith: 9
Joe Foy: 4
Russ Gibson: K/C

Top 3

Dick Tracewski: 8
Earl Wilson: K23
Dick McAuliffe: 6

Bot 3

Juan Pizarro: W
Mike Andrews: 13/SH.1-2
Dalton Jones: K
Carl Yastrzemski: S8/L.2-H;B-2(THH)
Ken Harrelson: K

Top 4

Mickey Stanley: 63
Al Kaline: K
Norm Cash: K

Bot 4

Rico Petrocelli: 8
Reggie Smith: 31
Joe Foy: 53

Top 5

Willie Horton: HR/7
Bill Freehan: 9
Don Wert: 8
Dick Tracewski: W
Earl Wilson: K/C

Bot 5

Russ Gibson: S4
Juan Pizarro: 24/SH.1-2
Mike Andrews: W
Dalton Jones: K
Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Dick McAuliffe: S8/G
Mickey Stanley: S4.1-2
Al Kaline: 5
Norm Cash: 43.2-3;1-2
Willie Horton: 43

Bot 6

Ken Harrelson: 4
Rico Petrocelli: 5
Reggie Smith: 3/G

Top 7

Bill Freehan: S7/G
Don Wert: 13/SH.1-2
Dick Tracewski: 3/G.2-3
Earl Wilson: 8

Bot 7

Joe Foy: D7
Russ Gibson: 3/SH.2-3
Juan Pizarro: 43/SH.3-H
Mike Andrews: W
Dalton Jones: HR/9.1-H
Carl Yastrzemski: S/89
Ken Harrelson: 2/FL

Top 8

Dick McAuliffe: K
Mickey Stanley: 3/G
Al Kaline: 8

Bot 8

Rico Petrocelli: 43
Reggie Smith: S8/L
Joe Foy: SB2
Joe Foy: 63(B)5(2)/DP

Top 9

Norm Cash: 4
Willie Horton: 3
Bill Freehan: K