1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #13

June 5, 1968

  Denny McLain and Ray Culp matched up in a well pitched game today. McLain and the Detroit Tigers came out on top of Culp and the Boston Red Sox 3-2. With 2 outs and the game tied at 2 after a Dick McAuliffe homerun in the 5th inning, the Tigers strung 3 base-hits together for their 3rd and final run of the game. McLain shut down Boston the rest of the way and walked off the field with his 10th Win of the season.

Replay: McLain gets 10th Win in 13th start:  9 IP, 2 ER  Detroit wins 3-2  Season totals: 10-2, 2.60
IRL:      McLain gets   9th Win in 13th start:  6 IP, 3 ER  Detroit wins 5-4  Season totals:   9-1, 2.18 

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 Boston Red Sox                 6/5/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  2  2  1 .316     J.Tartabull RF      4  0  1  0 .295  
  M.Stanley CF        3  0  0  0 .270     R.Smith CF          4  0  0  0 .330  
  J.Northrup RF       5  0  2  0 .303     C.Yastrzemski LF    3  0  0  0 .246  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  1 .354     J.Foy 3B            3  1  1  0 .208  
  W.Horton LF         3  0  1  0 .325     G.Scott 1B          4  0  0  0 .172  
B-W.Comer LF          0  0  0  0 .500     J.Adair 2B          3  1  1  2 .351  
  D.Wert 3B           4  0  1  1 .257   C-M.Andrews PH        1  0  1  0 .228  
  T.Matchick SS       4  0  1  0 .212     R.Petrocelli SS     4  0  1  0 .236  
A-R.Oyler SS          0  0  0  0 .140     G.Oliver C          3  0  0  0 .182  
  J.Price C           4  0  0  0 .280     R.Culp P            3  0  0  0 .263  
  D.McLain P          4  0  1  0 .111                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  9  3                 Totals      32  2  5  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Matchick In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Horton In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Adair In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
 
Tigers (39-12)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(10-2)        9       5   2   2   2   8   1   2.60
Totals                    9       5   2   2   2   8   1
 
Red Sox (23-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Culp LOSS(2-2)          9       9   3   3   4   8   1   2.70
Totals                    9       9   3   3   4   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,232 DATE- Wednesday, June 5th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Haller, Jerry Neudecker, Larry Kapp, Al Salerno
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- G.Scott
DOUBLES- J.Northrup(9th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(6th), J.Adair(1st)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(22nd), N.Cash(30th), D.Wert(23rd), J.Adair-2(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Stanley-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Cash
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-2, W.Horton-2, C.Yastrzemski, J.Foy
STRIKE OUTS- J.Northrup-2, N.Cash, W.Horton-2, T.Matchick, J.Price, D.McLain,
             J.Tartabull, C.Yastrzemski, G.Scott, R.Petrocelli-3, R.Culp-2
WILD PITCHES- R.Culp
2-out RBI- J.Adair-2, D.Wert
RLISP 2-out- R.Petrocelli, N.Cash-2, D.McLain, T.Matchick, J.Adair, D.Wert,
             W.Horton
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 13  Red Sox: 0 for 4
 
Denny McLain pitched a complete game as the Detroit Tigers outscored the
Boston Red Sox 3 to 2.
 
McLain(10-2) was very good in the win.  He surrendered only 5 hits and 2 walks
in 9 innings.  Boston had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up
short.  
 
Ray Culp(2-2) was the loser.  He pitched 9 innings allowing 9 hits and 4
walks. Detroit continued their winnings ways improving their record to a
league leading 39-12.  They are 9-1 in their last ten games.  With this loss,
Boston has a 3-7 record of late, 23-28 overall.

1968 AL Game: Lolich Wins 10th

June 4, 1968

  Detroit's Mickey Lolich became the 1st player in the AL to Win 10 games this season when he went the distance in the Tiger's 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox today. Lolich improved his record to 10-1 and carries a fine 1.88 ERA. Mickey helped his own cause in the game by getting 2 hits and scoring twice.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 Boston Red Sox                 6/4/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      5  1  3  2 .302     M.Andrews 2B        4  0  2  0 .224  
  M.Stanley CF        5  1  1  1 .276     J.Foy 3B            3  0  0  0 .211  
  J.Northrup RF       3  0  0  0 .279     C.Yastrzemski LF    4  0  0  0 .256  
  N.Cash 1B           5  0  1  1 .355     K.Harrelson RF      4  1  2  0 .289  
  B.Freehan C         5  0  1  0 .238     G.Scott 1B          4  2  2  2 .180  
  G.Brown LF          3  1  1  0 .348     R.Smith CF          3  0  1  1 .343  
  D.Wert 3B           4  1  2  2 .259     R.Petrocelli SS     4  0  0  0 .234  
  R.Oyler SS          4  0  0  0 .140     E.Howard C          4  0  1  0 .214  
  M.Lolich P          4  2  2  0 .161     G.Bell P            3  0  0  0 .143  
                                          B.Landis P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  6 11  6                 Totals      33  3  8  3
 
 
Tigers.......... 1 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  6 11  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  1
 
Tigers (37-12)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(10-1)        9       8   3   3   1   8   1   1.88
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   8   1
 
Red Sox (23-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Bell LOSS(2-5)          8 2/3  11   6   6   3   6   2   3.28
B.Landis                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9      11   6   6   3   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,208 DATE- Tuesday, June 4th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- C.Yastrzemski
DOUBLES- D.McAuliffe-2(12th), M.Lolich, R.Smith(17th)
TRIPLES- D.McAuliffe(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Stanley(5th), D.Wert(7th), G.Scott(2nd)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe-2(20th), M.Stanley(25th), N.Cash(28th), D.Wert-2(22nd),
      G.Scott-2(16th), R.Smith(31st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Northrup
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Foy
WALKS- J.Northrup-2, G.Brown, R.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- J.Northrup, B.Freehan, D.Wert, R.Oyler-2, M.Lolich, J.Foy,
             C.Yastrzemski, K.Harrelson-2, G.Scott, R.Petrocelli, G.Bell-2
GIDP- C.Yastrzemski
2-out RBI- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash
RLISP 2-out- K.Harrelson, M.Stanley-2, D.Wert, B.Freehan, E.Howard
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 7  Red Sox: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Dick McAuliffe robbed Reggie Smith of a base hit.
          Bot 7th: Dick McAuliffe robbed Gary Bell of a base hit.
 
Mickey Lolich went the distance at Fenway Park as the Detroit Tigers beat the
Boston Red Sox by the count of 6 to 3.
 
Detroit set the tone of the game in the first inning scoring a single run.
After an out was recorded, Mickey Stanley providing the offense himself as he
belted a solo home run.  Detroit managed 11 hits in their victory.
 
Lolich(10-1), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. The loss
was charged to Gary Bell(2-5).  He was unable to control the Detroit offense
and allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  
 

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #12

June 2, 1968

 Denny McLain went the distance for Detroit as the Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 5-2. McLain was dominating in the game. He had a no-hitter going until the 6th inning, and lost his shutout bid with 2 outs in the 9th when Andy Kosco hit a 2 run homer. McLain struck out 11 and got his 9th Win of the season.

Replay: McLain gets 9th Win in 12th start:      9 IP, 2 ER  Detroit wins 5-2   Season totals: 9-2, 2.65
IRL:      McLain gets no decision in 12th start: 8 IP, 3 ER  Detroit loses 4-3  Season totals: 8-1, 2.04 

BOXSCORE: 1968 New York Yankees At 1968 Detroit Tigers               6/2/1968
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Clarke 2B         4  0  1  0 .242     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  2  0 .301  
  S.Hamilton P        0  0  0  0 .000     M.Stanley CF        4  0  1  0 .280  
  R.White LF          4  1  1  0 .331     J.Northrup RF       3  1  1  0 .292  
  M.Mantle 1B         3  0  0  0 .215     W.Horton LF         4  1  1  2 .322  
  J.Pepitone CF       4  0  0  0 .237     B.Freehan 1B        4  1  1  2 .244  
  A.Kosco RF          4  1  1  2 .236     J.Price C           3  0  0  0 .333  
  T.Tresh SS          4  0  0  0 .180     D.Tracewski 3B      3  1  1  1 .182  
  J.Gibbs C           2  0  0  0 .229     R.Oyler SS          2  0  0  0 .141  
A-B.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .227     D.McLain P          3  0  0  0 .094  
B-E.Rodriguez C       0  0  0  0 .143                                          
  B.Cox 3B            3  0  1  0 .258                                          
  F.Peterson P        1  0  0  0 .100                                          
C-D.Howser PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .151                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      30  5  7  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gibbs In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Robinson In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Peterson In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  2  4  0
Tigers.......... 4 0 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  5  7  1
 
Yankees (18-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Peterson LOSS(2-1)      7       7   5   5   3   3   2   3.69
S.Hamilton                1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.40
Totals                    8       7   5   5   3   4   2
 
Tigers (35-11)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(9-2)         9       4   2   2   2  11   1   2.65
Totals                    9       4   2   2   2  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,630 DATE- Sunday, June 2nd 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Al Salerno, Bill Haller, Jerry Neudecker, Larry Kapp
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 4  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- D.Tracewski
TRIPLES- W.Horton(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kosco(8th), B.Freehan(10th), D.Tracewski(2nd)
RBIs- A.Kosco-2(19th), W.Horton-2(38th), B.Freehan-2(36th), D.Tracewski(4th)
WALKS- M.Mantle, F.Peterson, J.Northrup, J.Price, R.Oyler
STRIKE OUTS- H.Clarke-2, M.Mantle-2, J.Pepitone-2, A.Kosco, T.Tresh, B.Robinson,
             B.Cox, D.Howser, W.Horton, R.Oyler, D.McLain-2
GIDP- J.Northrup
WILD PITCHES- D.McLain
2-out RBI- D.Tracewski, A.Kosco-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Pepitone-2
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 5  Tigers: 2 for 3
 
Dick McAuliffe had 2 base hits and Denny McLain didn't allow a hit until the
6th inning at Tiger Stadium as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5
to 2.
 
McLain(9-2) was very good in the win.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  McLain chalked up 11 strikeouts.  The
right-handed McLain lost his chance for a no-hitter when Bobby Cox singled
with nobody out in the 6th inning.  Detroit rapped out 7 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
Fritz Peterson(2-1) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 7 innings and
surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks. 'He was moving it around and spotting it very
well.' Ralph Houk said.  McLain pitched a great game. He deserves all the
credit.'