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1968 World Series Game 1 Called by Ernie Harwell and Pee Wee Reese Bob Gibson breaks Sandy Koufax's World Series record (set in Game 1, 1963) by striking out 17 Detroit Tigers, as he pitches a complete game shutout. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 3
STL N 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 x - 4 6 0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Stanley ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 2
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 0
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Horton lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Northrup cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Freehan c 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
Wert 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mathews ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tracewski 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McLain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Matchick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 17 24 7
FIELDING -
E: Cash (1), Horton (1), Freehan (1).
BATTING -
2B: Kaline (1,off Gibson).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Stanley (1,2nd base by Gibson/McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Brock lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Maris rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
McCarver c 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 1
Shannon 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 3 27 2
BATTING -
3B: McCarver (1,off McLain).
HR: Brock (1,7th inning off Dobson 0 on 2 out).
SH: Gibson (1,off McLain).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Brock (1,2nd base off McLain/Freehan); Javier (1,2nd base off McLain/Freehan);
Flood (1,2nd base off Dobson/Freehan).
CS: Javier (1,2nd base by Dobson/Freehan).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
McLain L(0-1) 5 3 3 2 3 3 0 22
Dobson 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
McMahon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals 8 6 4 3 4 3 1 34
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Gibson W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 1 17 0 32
Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Kinnamon,
LF - Doug Harvey, RF - Bill Haller