1968 Detroit Game

September 17, 1968

 On this date, in real life, the Detroit Tigers clinched the AL pennant after coming from behind in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the New York Yankees 2-1 ( a game I witnessed as a young boy). In this replay game, the Yankees defeated the Tigers 2-0. Actual AL Rookie of the Year pitcher Stan Bahnsen got his 19th Win of the season with relief help from Lindy McDaniel.

BOXSCORE: 1968 New York Yankees At 1968 Detroit Tigers              9/17/1968
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Clarke 2B         5  0  0  0 .236     D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  0  0 .263  
  J.Gibbs C           4  1  1  1 .223     M.Stanley CF        4  0  0  0 .258  
  M.Mantle 1B         3  0  1  0 .252     J.Northrup RF       4  0  1  0 .295  
  R.White LF          3  0  1  0 .269     W.Horton LF         4  0  2  0 .306  
  J.Pepitone CF       4  0  2  1 .219     N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  0 .326  
  B.Robinson RF       3  0  0  0 .207     B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .287  
  M.Ferraro 3B        4  0  1  0 .153     T.Matchick SS       3  0  2  0 .264  
  G.Michael SS        3  1  1  0 .134     D.Wert 3B           1  0  0  0 .220  
  S.Bahnsen P         3  0  1  0 .152   A-G.Brown PH          1  0  1  0 .355  
  L.McDaniel P        0  0  0  0 .000     J.Warden P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Sparma P          1  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-E.Mathews PH,3B     1  0  0  0 .159  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  8  2                 Totals      30  0  7  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wert In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sparma In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
 
Yankees (73-79)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Bahnsen WIN(19-10)      8 2/3   7   0   0   2   2   0   2.11
L.McDaniel SAVE(5th)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.56
Totals                    9       7   0   0   2   2   0
 
Tigers (113-39)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Sparma LOSS(15-9)       8       8   2   2   4   4   0   4.49
J.Warden                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.75
Totals                    9       8   2   2   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,790 DATE- Tuesday, September 17th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Marty Springstead, Red Flaherty, Bob Stewart, Lou Dimuro
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 3  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Pepitone(7th)
RBIs- J.Gibbs(35th), J.Pepitone(49th)
STOLEN BASES- R.White(29th), G.Michael(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Bahnsen, D.Wert
WALKS- M.Mantle, R.White, B.Robinson, G.Michael, D.McAuliffe, J.Sparma
STRIKE OUTS- B.Robinson, M.Ferraro-2, G.Michael, S.Bahnsen-2, W.Horton, N.Cash
GIDP- H.Clarke, D.McAuliffe, N.Cash-2
2-out RBI- J.Gibbs, J.Pepitone
RLISP 2-out- M.Stanley, M.Ferraro-2, J.Gibbs, B.Freehan
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 2 for 9  Tigers: 0 for 5
 
Joe Pepitone had 2 base hits as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit
Tigers 2 to 0 at Tiger Stadium.
 
New York tallied 2 runs in the 3rd inning with the help of 3 hits.  The early
run support proved sufficient for Stan Bahnsen(19-10) and New York.  That was
all the run support Bahnsen required.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after
the 3rd inning with no runs scored after that point.  
 
Lindy McDaniel recorded his 5th save.  Joe Sparma(15-9) took the loss.  With
this win, New York has a 73-79 record.  They have been 5-5 lately.  Detroit
has a record of 113-39 after the loss.