October 10, 1968 World Series Game 7 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1968 World Series Game 7

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 10, 1968
Time of Game: 2:07

Tigers

Mayo Smith

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

W: M Lolich (3-0), L: B Gibson (2-1)

Cardinals

Red Schoendienst

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .656    0    1   3   
M Stanley SS-CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .553    0    5   2   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .379 1.055    0    2   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .385  .933    0   11   2   
W Horton LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .304 1.013    0    0   0   
  D Tracewski PR              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Oyler SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Northrup CF-LF              4   1   2   2    0   1  .250  .812    0    1   0   3B
B Freehan C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .083  .339    0    6   0   2B
D Wert 3B                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .118  .493    0    0   6   IW
M Lolich P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .808    0    0   2   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    1   8                    27  15

BATTING

2B: B Freehan (1, off B Gibson).

3B: J Northrup (1, off B Gibson).

IBB: D Wert (1, by B Gibson).

TB: J Northrup 4; B Freehan 2; W Horton 2; M Stanley; D Wert; N Cash.

RBI: J Northrup 2 (8); B Freehan (2); D Wert (2).

2-out RBI: J Northrup 2; D Wert; B Freehan.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Stanley-N Cash.

E: J Northrup (3).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .464 1.373    0    1   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .770    0    3   2   
C Flood CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .654    0    3   0   SB
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .764    0    7   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .276  .714    0    1   2   HR
T McCarver C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .993    0    8   0   
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .484    0    3   0   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .120    0    0   1   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Schofield SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Gibson P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .722    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    3   4                    27   5

BATTING

HR: M Shannon (1, off M Lolich; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Shannon 4; C Flood 2; T McCarver; L Brock.

GIDP: R Maris (1).

RBI: M Shannon (4).

2-out RBI: M Shannon.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

BASERUNNING

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

PO: C Flood (1st base by M Lolich); L Brock (1st base by M Lolich).

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 (3-0)              9     5   1   1    3   4   1   1.67   33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 3· 3     74    -     0.92   0.40
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   4   1          33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 3· 3           -

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
B Gibson, L (2-1)              9     8   4   4    1   8   0   1.67   36     -       ·  ·      6·12· 3· 6     62    -     0.79  -0.10
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·12· 3· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Gibson (1; D Wert).

PO: M Lolich 2 (2; L Brock, 1st base; C Flood, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:07.

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 Maris              RF 
8. D Wert               3B    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. M Lolich             P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-0  12-      36%  86% J Northrup      B Gibson        Triple to CF (Deep CF); Cash Scores; Horton Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  1--       8%  46% J Javier        M Lolich        Brock Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  49% R Maris         M Lolich        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 7   2  0-2  --3       7%  92% B Freehan       B Gibson        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Northrup Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  ---      -5%  38% L Brock         M Lolich        Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      47%  M Stanley       Lineout: P
   O      ---      46%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
                  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         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  C Flood         Single (CF-RF)
          1--      47%  O Cepeda        Flood Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   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, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  W Horton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  T McCarver      Walk
   OO     1--      49%  R Maris         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Lolich        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Gibson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: RF
          ---      51%  M Stanley       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  N Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Shannon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  W Horton        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Foul Popfly: 3B (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---      44%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  T McCarver      Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  D Maxvill       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      50%  B Gibson        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Lolich        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  J Javier        Brock Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Lineout: SS
          ---      47%  C Flood         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--      50%  O Cepeda        Flood Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-P-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      46%  N Cash          Single to RF
          1--      49%  W Horton        Single to LF; Cash to 2B
   RR     12-      86%  J Northrup      Triple to CF (Deep CF); Cash Scores; Horton Scores
   R      --3      92%  B Freehan       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Northrup Scores
          -2-      92%  D Wert          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      91%  M Lolich        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          ---      91%  M Shannon       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Shannon to 1B
   O      1--      93%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  R Maris         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  A Kaline        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  P Gagliano      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Gibson        Strikeout
          ---      96%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Javier        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
                  Dick Schofield replaces Phil Gagliano playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  W Horton        Single to LF
                  Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 5th
          1--      98%  J Northrup      Single to CF; Tracewski to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      99%  D Wert          Single to CF; Tracewski Scores; Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Lolich        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
                  Ray Oyler replaces Dick Tracewski playing SS batting 5th; Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  C Flood         Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---     100%  M Shannon       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---     100%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: C
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation