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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians
1968-06-23 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 44245 · 2:51
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 4–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Joe Sparma earned the win and Pat Dobson picked up the save. Dick Tracewski went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Joe Sparma L: Sam McDowell SV: Pat Dobson
Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Tracewski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Price | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Comer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Oyler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Sparma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lenny Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick McAuliffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Snyder | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Horton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmie Hall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Sims | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Harper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Max Alvis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Maye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fuller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Azcue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Vidal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sparma | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Pat Dobson | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McDowell | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Hal Kurtz | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Rohr | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Fisher | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Stanley: 2/FL
- Dick Tracewski: S5
- Don Wert: 43.1-2
- Bill Freehan: 8
Bot 1
- Billy Harris: K/C
- Larry Brown: 53
- Russ Snyder: S7
- Tony Horton: K
Top 2
- Willie Horton: W
- Jim Price: 7
- Wayne Comer: E5.1-3;B-2
- Ray Oyler: K
- Joe Sparma: K/C
Bot 2
- Jimmie Hall: 5/L
- Duke Sims: 63
- Tommy Harper: W
- Max Alvis: 13
Top 3
- Mickey Stanley: 9/L
- Dick Tracewski: 3/G
- Don Wert: 4/P
Bot 3
- Sam McDowell: 6/P
- Billy Harris: W
- Larry Brown: SB2
- Larry Brown: K
- Russ Snyder: 5/P
Top 4
- Bill Freehan: K
- Willie Horton: 7/L
- Jim Price: 4/P
Bot 4
- Tony Horton: 9
- Jimmie Hall: 9
- Duke Sims: 43
Top 5
- Wayne Comer: 63
- Ray Oyler: W
- Joe Sparma: K/BF
- Mickey Stanley: E6.1-2
- Dick Tracewski: HR.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Don Wert: 7
Bot 5
- Tommy Harper: D7
- Max Alvis: 63
- Sam McDowell: W
- Billy Harris: K/C
- Willie Smith: K/C
Top 6
- Bill Freehan: HP
- Willie Horton: 7
- Jim Price: D7.1-3
- Lenny Green: IW
- Dick McAuliffe: S3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Joe Sparma: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 6
- Russ Snyder: W
- Tony Horton: 64(1)/FO
- Jimmie Hall: S9.1-3
- Duke Sims: 8/SF.3-H
- Tommy Harper: 6(1)/FO
Top 7
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Dick Tracewski: SB2
- Dick Tracewski: 4/P
- Don Wert: 5/L
- Bill Freehan: 7/L
Bot 7
- Max Alvis: S7
- Lee Maye: 5/FL
- Billy Harris: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Willie Horton: 3/P
- Jim Price: 8
- Jim Northrup: 7
Bot 8
- Vern Fuller: S7
- Russ Snyder: S8.1-2
- Joe Azcue: 3/P
- Jimmie Hall: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Pat Dobson: 16(1)/FO
- Mickey Stanley: 9
- Dick Tracewski: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Duke Sims: 8
- Tommy Harper: W
- Max Alvis: 7/L
- Jose Vidal: 64(1)/FO