October 9, 1968 World Series Game 6 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1968 World Series Game 6

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

Wednesday, October 9, 1968
Time of Game: 2:26

Tigers

Mayo Smith

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2 10   0  1  0   0  0  0   13 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  1

W: D McLain (1-2), L: R Washburn (1-1)

Cardinals

Red Schoendienst

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                2   2   0   0    3   2  .261  .761    0    3   1   IW
M Stanley SS-CF               5   2   1   0    0   0  .208  .561    0    2   1   GDP
A Kaline RF                   4   3   3   4    0   1  .440 1.222    0    7   0   HR,HBP
N Cash 1B                     4   2   3   2    1   0  .409 1.007    0    5   0   
W Horton LF                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .263 1.019    0    0   0   2B,HBP
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Northrup CF-LF              5   1   2   4    0   1  .208  .698    0    1   0   HR,GDP
B Freehan C                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .050  .258    0    7   0   
D Wert 3B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .071  .421    0    2   2   HBP
D McLain P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH,GDP
Totals                       34  13  12  13    7   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: W Horton (1, off R Washburn).

HR: J Northrup (2, off L Jaster; 3rd inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); A Kaline (2, off S Carlton; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D McLain (1, off R Willis).

IBB: D McAuliffe (1, by R Willis).

HBP: W Horton (1, by W Granger); D Wert (1, by R Willis); A Kaline (1, by W Granger).

TB: A Kaline 6; J Northrup 5; N Cash 3; W Horton 3; M Stanley; B Freehan.

GIDP: D McLain (1); J Northrup (3); M Stanley (2).

RBI: J Northrup 4 (6); A Kaline 4 (8); N Cash 2 (5); W Horton 2 (3); B Freehan (1).

2-out RBI: A Kaline 3; N Cash; W Horton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

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

E: M Stanley (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Northrup (1st base by S Carlton).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .480 1.439    0    1   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .600    0    0   0   
R Maris RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .188  .566    0    2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .828    0    7   2   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.010    0    8   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .628    0    1   2   GDP
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .391  .897    0    3   2   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .130    0    4   5   
R Washburn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Jaster P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hughes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ricketts PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  S Carlton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Edwards PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Nelson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   1   9   1    0   7                    27  13

BATTING

TB: O Cepeda 2; R Maris 2; T McCarver; D Ricketts; M Shannon; J Javier; L Brock.

GIDP: M Shannon (2).

RBI: J Javier (3).

2-out RBI: J Javier.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Maxvill-J Javier-O Cepeda 2; W Granger-D Maxvill-O Cepeda.

E: L Brock (1).

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
D McLain, W (1-2)              9     9   1   1    0   7   0   3.24   35     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 7     72    -     0.18   0.09
Totals                         9     9   1   1    0   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 7           -

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
R Washburn, L (1-1)            2     4   5   5    3   3   0   9.82   12     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4     28    -     1.01  -0.32
L Jaster                       0     2   3   3    1   0   1    inf    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.70  -0.09
R Willis                       0.2   1   4   4    2   0   0   8.31    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.16  -0.01
D Hughes                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.05  -0.00
S Carlton                      3     3   1   1    0   2   1   6.75   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
W Granger                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Nelson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  13  13    7   7   2          45     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·11          4-4

R Washburn faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
L Jaster faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Willis (1; D McAuliffe).

PO: S Carlton (1; J Northrup, 1st base).

HBP: W Granger 2 (2; A Kaline, W Horton); R Willis (1; D Wert).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Haller, 1B - Gorman, 2B - Honochick, 3B - Landes.

Time of Game: 2:26.

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. C Flood              CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. N Cash               1B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. T McCarver           C  
6. J Northrup           CF    6. M Shannon            3B 
7. B Freehan            C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. D Wert               3B    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. D McLain             P     9. R Washburn           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      15%  69% W Horton        R Washburn      Double (LF-CF); Cash Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  -2-      13%  78% B Freehan       R Washburn      Single to LF; Horton Scores; Freehan to 3B/Adv on E7
   t 3   0  0-2  12-       9%  90% A Kaline        R Washburn      Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley to 3B
   t 2   1  0-2  1-3      -8%  71% D McLain        R Washburn      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   1  2-0  1--       5%  75% M Shannon       D McLain        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Flood         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  R Maris         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  N Cash          Walk
   R      1--      69%  W Horton        Double (LF-CF); Cash Scores
   O      -2-      65%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   R      -2-      78%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Horton Scores; Freehan to 3B/Adv on E7
          --3      79%  D Wert          Walk
   OO     1-3      71%  D McLain        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
          ---      66%  O Cepeda        Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  T McCarver      Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--      75%  M Shannon       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      82%  M Stanley       Single to LF; McAuliffe to 2B
   R      12-      90%  A Kaline        Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley to 3B
                  Larry Jaster replaces Ray Washburn pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      94%  N Cash          Single to CF; Stanley Scores; Kaline to 3B
          1-3      95%  W Horton        Walk; Cash to 2B
   RRRR   123      99%  J Northrup      Home Run (Deep RF); Kaline Scores; Cash Scores; Horton Scores
                  Ron Willis replaces Larry Jaster pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      99%  D Wert          Hit By Pitch; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D McLain        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Freehan to 3B; Wert to 2B
          -23      99%  D McAuliffe     Intentional Walk
   O      123      99%  M Stanley       Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
   RR     123     100%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Wert Scores; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley to 3B
                  Dick Hughes replaces Ron Willis pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3     100%  N Cash          Single to RF; Stanley Scores; Kaline to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  W Horton        Single; Kaline Scores; Cash to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
                  10 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-12, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Hughes batting 9th
          ---     100%  D Ricketts      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Carlton replaces Dave Ricketts pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  D McLain        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-12, Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  C Flood         Foul Popfly: 2B (Short RF Foul)
          ---     100%  R Maris         Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  O Cepeda        Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  A Kaline        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---     100%  N Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Javier        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D Maxvill       Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  J Northrup      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--     100%  D Wert          Northrup Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS-P)
   O      ---     100%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Tolan         Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Brock         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  C Flood         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Maris         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Wayne Granger facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Granger replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D McLain        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   OO     1--     100%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  T McCarver      Single to RF
          1--     100%  M Shannon       Single to SS (Ground Ball); McCarver to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 2B); Shannon to 2B
   O      -23     100%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Wayne Granger facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  A Kaline        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kaline to 2B
          -2-     100%  W Horton        Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-     100%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Oyler replaces Willie Horton playing SS batting 5th; Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley moves to CF; Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 13-0, Mel Nelson facing 7-8-9
                  Mel Nelson replaces Johnny Edwards pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D McLain        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-13, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  R Maris         Single to CF
          1--     100%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; Maris to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T McCarver      Popfly: 1B
   O      12-     100%  M Shannon       Popfly: 3B
   R      12-     100%  J Javier        Single to RF; Maris Scores; Cepeda to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 13, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation