October 3, 1968 World Series Game 2 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1968 World Series Game 2

Game 1
STL  4
DET  0
Game 2
DET  8
@STL  1
Game 3
STL  7
@DET  3
Game 4
STL 10
@DET  1
Game 5
DET  5
STL  3
Game 6
DET 13
@STL  1
Game 7
DET  4
@STL  1

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 54,692

Thursday, October 3, 1968
Time of Game: 2:41

Tigers

Mayo Smith

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  1   0  0  3   1  0  2    8 13  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: M Lolich (1-0), L: N Briles (0-1)

Cardinals

Red Schoendienst

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                5   0   2   2    1   0  .333  .733    0    1   5   
M Stanley SS-CF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   3   GDP
A Kaline RF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .777    0    2   0   
N Cash 1B                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .333 1.000    0   11   0   HR
W Horton LF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .286 1.089    0    0   0   HR
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
J Northrup CF-LF              5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    3   0   GDP
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    9   1   IW
D Wert 3B                     2   0   0   1    3   1  .250  .821    0    0   2   
M Lolich P                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .500 1.850    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       38   8  13   7    7   6                    27  11

BATTING

HR: W Horton (1, off N Briles; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); N Cash (1, off N Briles; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Lolich (1, off N Briles; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: R Oyler (1, off J Hoerner).

IBB: B Freehan (1, by J Hoerner).

TB: N Cash 6; M Lolich 5; W Horton 5; A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe 2; M Stanley; J Northrup.

GIDP: J Northrup (1); M Stanley (1).

RBI: M Lolich 2 (2); D McAuliffe 2 (2); W Horton (1); D Wert (1); N Cash (1).

2-out RBI: D McAuliffe 2; M Lolich; D Wert.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Stanley-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

E: M Stanley (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .286 1.089    0    0   0   2·SB
J Javier 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .429  .929    0    3   1   
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .661    0    2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    6   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   3   GDP
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .679    0    7   0   
R Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    4   4   
N Briles P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Carlton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   9                    27   8

BATTING

TB: O Cepeda 2; J Javier 2; C Flood; L Brock.

GIDP: M Shannon (1).

RBI: O Cepeda (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda; D Maxvill-O Cepeda.

E: M Shannon (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock 2 (3, 2nd base off M Lolich/B Freehan 2).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (1-0)              9     6   1   1    2   9   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 5     78    -     0.72   0.26
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   9   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 5           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (0-1)              5     7   4   4    1   2   3   7.20   23     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4     38    -     0.78  -0.17
S Carlton                      1     4   2   2    1   1   0  18.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 2· 3          1-1    0.77  -0.07
R Willis                       2     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.18   0.00
J Hoerner                      1     1   2   0    3   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   6    7   6   3          46     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2· 9          3-2

N Briles faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Carlton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Hoerner (1; B Freehan).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Honochick, 1B - Landes, 2B - Kinnamon, 3B - Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 54,692.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. M Stanley            SS    2. J Javier             2B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Flood              CF 
4. N Cash               1B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. M Shannon            3B 
6. J Northrup           CF    6. T McCarver           C  
7. B Freehan            C     7. R Davis              RF 
8. D Wert               3B    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. M Lolich             P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      13%  61% W Horton        N Briles        Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   1  0-1  ---      12%  74% M Lolich        N Briles        Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 6   0  0-2  ---       8%  90% N Cash          N Briles        Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 6   1  5-1  1-3       7%  96% M Shannon       M Lolich        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  0-3  123       6%  97% D McAuliffe     S Carlton       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      47%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  J Javier        Single to LF
          1--      42%  C Flood         Walk; Javier to 2B
   O      12-      46%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul)
   O      12-      50%  M Shannon       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      61%  W Horton        Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      60%  J Northrup      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  T McCarver      Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  D Wert          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   R      ---      74%  M Lolich        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      73%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  M Stanley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      72%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  N Briles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      74%  J Javier        Single to SS; Javier to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      77%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  N Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  W Horton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--      76%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      74%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  D Wert          Walk
   O      1--      80%  M Lolich        Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  D McAuliffe     Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Lolich to 2B
   O      12-      79%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   O      12-      77%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  R Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      81%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  N Briles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      90%  N Cash          Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      91%  W Horton        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Steve Carlton replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
          1--      93%  J Northrup      Single to CF; Horton to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Freehan       Popfly: 1B
          12-      93%  D Wert          Walk; Horton to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   O      123      91%  M Lolich        Strikeout
   RR     123      97%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      97%  M Stanley       Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      94%  J Javier        Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      94%  C Flood         Single; Brock to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  O Cepeda        Single (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Brock Scores; Flood to 3B
   OO     1-3      96%  M Shannon       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  A Kaline        Single to CF
          1--      98%  N Cash          Single to CF; Kaline to 3B
                  Ron Willis replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      98%  W Horton        Walk; Cash to 2B
   ROO    123      98%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Kaline Scores/No RBI; Cash to 3B
   O      --3      98%  B Freehan       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
                  Ray Oyler replaces Willie Horton playing SS batting 5th; Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Davis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ron Willis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Wert          Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  M Lolich        Single to CF
          1--      99%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Lolich to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ron Willis batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  P Gagliano      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      98%  J Javier        Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  C Flood         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Hoerner facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  A Kaline        Single to LF
          1--     100%  N Cash          Reached on E5 (throw to 2B) (Bunt); Kaline to 2B; Cash to 1B
   O      12-     100%  R Oyler         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kaline to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      -23     100%  J Northrup      Strikeout
          -23     100%  B Freehan       Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  D Wert          Walk; Kaline Scores/unER; Cash to 3B; Freehan to 2B
   R      123     100%  M Lolich        Walk; Cash Scores/unER; Freehan to 3B; Wert to 2B
   O      123     100%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  O Cepeda        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Davis         Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Cardinals 1.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation