Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
May 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 1 0
Stanley cf 4 1 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 3 1
Freehan c 3 0 0 1
Horton lf 4 0 2 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
  Matchick 1b 1 0 1 1
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Oyler ss 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews ph 1 0 1 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 2
Bowens rf 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 2 2 2
Peterson lf 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 2 1 2 1
Hansen ss 4 1 1 0
Casanova c 4 1 1 0
Coggins 2b 4 1 2 1
Coleman p 3 0 2 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Detroit 002 000 010390
Washington 000 005 10x6112
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   5.1 6 2 2 1 3
  Patterson  L (1-1) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Lasher   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (2-2) 9.0 9 3 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
0
2

  E–Coggins 2 (6).  DP–Detroit 1, Washington 2.  2B–Detroit Cash (1,off Coleman); Kaline (5,off Coleman), Washington Coleman (1,off Lolich).  HR–Washington F Howard 2 (9,6th inning off Lolich 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Lasher 0 on, 0 out); McMullen (5,6th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Freehan (5,by Coleman).  SH–Coleman (1,off Patterson).  WP–Coleman (2).  BK–Coleman (2).  HBP–Coleman (2,Freehan).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:27.  A–13,200.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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