1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #2

April 17, 1968

 In a good matchup between 2 tough pitchers, Denny McLain and the Detroit Tigers defeated Sam McDowell and the Cleveland Indians 2-0. McLain threw a dandy in his 2nd start of the season. He struck out 10 and ended up with a complete game shutout for his 1st Win of the season. The Tigers scored 2 unearned runs off McDowell in the 2nd inning and that was all they needed for the victory.

Replay: McLain gets 1st Win in 2nd start:  9 IP, 0 ER. Detroit wins 2-0  Season totals: 1-0, 2.40 
IRL: McLain gets no decision in 2nd start: 7 IP, 2 ER. Detroit wins 4-3  Season totals: 0-0, 3.21 

BOXSCORE: 1968 Cleveland Indians At 1968 Detroit Tigers             4/17/1968
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Salmon 2B         4  0  1  0 .500     M.Stanley 1B,CF     3  0  1  0 .389  
  J.Cardenal CF       4  0  1  0 .231     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  0  0 .261  
  L.Maye RF           3  0  0  0 .000     A.Kaline RF         4  0  0  0 .286  
  D.Sims C            4  0  1  0 .435     W.Horton LF         3  1  2  0 .409  
C-T.Harper PR         0  0  0  0 .125   A-N.Cash 1B           1  0  0  0 .278  
  T.Horton 1B         4  0  1  0 .304     B.Freehan C         4  1  1  0 .417  
  L.Wagner LF         4  0  1  0 .250     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .208  
  M.Alvis 3B          3  0  0  0 .190     J.Northrup CF,LF    3  0  1  1 .357  
  L.Brown SS          3  0  0  0 .286     R.Oyler SS          2  0  1  1 .158  
  S.McDowell P        2  0  0  0 .000     D.McLain P          3  0  0  0 .167  
B-V.Fuller PH         1  0  0  0 .368                                          
  E.Fisher P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  5  0                 Totals      30  2  6  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Horton In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McDowell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Sims In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  2
Tigers.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  6  1
 
Indians (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.McDowell LOSS(1-1)      7       6   2   0   1   9   0   1.26
E.Fisher                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00
Totals                    8       6   2   0   1   9   0
 
Tigers (5-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(1-0)         9       5   0   0   1  10   0   2.40
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,190 DATE- Wednesday, April 17th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Al Salerno, Bill Haller, Jerry Neudecker, Larry Kapp
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- M.Alvis, S.McDowell, D.Wert
DOUBLES- M.Stanley(1st)
RBIs- J.Northrup(3rd), R.Oyler(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Oyler
WALKS- M.Alvis, M.Stanley
HIT BY PITCH- L.Maye
STRIKE OUTS- L.Maye, D.Sims, T.Horton-2, L.Wagner, M.Alvis-2, S.McDowell-2,
             V.Fuller, M.Stanley-2, D.McAuliffe-2, B.Freehan, D.Wert-2,
             J.Northrup-2
GIDP- L.Maye
RLISP 2-out- L.Brown, M.Stanley, M.Alvis
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 5  Tigers: 1 for 6
 
Denny McLain whiffed 10 batters as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland
Indians by a score of 2 to 0 at Tiger Stadium.
 
McLain(1-0) was on top of his game.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just
5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 2.40.  Neither team
managed to score after the 2nd inning.  
 
Sam McDowell(1-1) was tagged with the loss.  It was a tough loss for him as he
did not allow an earned run in his 7 innings of work.  
 
'I've been working on a few things in my delivery, and I think I'm hitting a
good groove.' McLain said after the game.  'I'm ready to start another game
tomorrow!'