1968 AL Standings

August 1, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers continue to put the rest of the AL far behind them as the month of August is set to begin in the 1968 MLB season. Detroit is playing at a .740 clip. The 2nd place Baltimore Orioles are having a fine season  (60-42) but find themselves trailing the Tigers by 16 games.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1968 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1968 Detroit DEA             77  27  .740 ----    44    65  39 .625  103  59 .636
1968 Baltimore BAA           60  42  .588 16.0          57  45 .559   91  71 .562
1968 Minnesota MNA           55  47  .539 21.0          48  54 .471   79  83 .488
1968 Cleveland CLA           56  50  .528 22.0          58  48 .547   86  75 .534
1968 Boston BOA              53  49  .520 23.0          54  48 .529   86  76 .531
1968 Oakland OAA             52  52  .500 25.0          53  51 .510   82  80 .506
1968 Chicago CHA             46  54  .460 29.0          45  55 .450   67  95 .414
1968 New York NYA            45  55  .450 30.0          48  52 .480   83  79 .512
1968 California CAA          39  65  .375 38.0          48  56 .462   67  95 .414
1968 Washington WAA          29  71  .290 46.0          36  64 .360   65  96 .404
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     60   42  .588 33-19 27-23 15-11 45-31  9- 5 24-10     4-6     Won 2
BOA     53   49  .520 18-33 35-16  7-12 46-37  8- 4 11-14     7-3     Won 1
CAA     39   65  .375 18-35 21-30 10-17 29-48  5-12 16-19     3-7     Lost 2
CHA     46   54  .460 24-29 22-25 14-11 32-43  6- 5 18-15     6-4     Lost 1
CLA     56   50  .528 25-27 31-23 10-17 46-33  4-16 13-19     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     77   27  .740 39-12 38-15 27- 7 50-20  9- 1 26-10     8-2     Won 3
MNA     55   47  .539 30-20 25-27  9-12 46-35  9- 7 12-19     4-6     Won 1
NYA     45   55  .450 24-27 21-28 10-15 35-40  5- 4 12-16     2-8     Lost 4
OAA     52   52  .500 27-25 25-27 17-21 35-31  8- 5 19-21     7-3     Won 2
WAA     29   71  .290 13-34 16-37  7-22 22-49  4- 8  9-17     4-6     Lost 2
TOTAL  512  512  .500
HOME   251  261  .490
ROAD   261  251  .510
LEFT   126  145  .465
RIGHT  386  367  .513
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      9- 7 20- 9 16-11 15-15  0- 0  0- 0    377   375   +2
BOA      5-11 17-12 15-13 16-13  0- 0  0- 0    420   390  +30
CAA      5-13 14-15  9-19 11-18  0- 0  0- 0    295   384  -89
CHA      7- 7 14-15  9-19 16-13  0- 0  0- 0    333   354  -21
CLA     10- 7 15-14 15-17 16-12  0- 0  0- 0    429   375  +54
DEA     12- 5 21- 6 26- 5 18-11  0- 0  0- 0    538   367 +171
MNA     12- 5 14-14 15-13 14-15  0- 0  0- 0    398   340  +58
NYA      7-10 11-17 14-13 13-15  0- 0  0- 0    357   426  -69
OAA      9- 9 12-15 14-15 17-13  0- 0  0- 0    413   375  +38
WAA      8-10  3-24  9-17  9-20  0- 0  0- 0    300   474 -174
 
 

1968 AL News Recap with League Leaders

August 1, 1968

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 American League                 Date: 8/1/1968
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1968 DEA  77  27    F.Howard  WAA .324  K.Harrels BOA   33  W.Horton  DEA   84
1968 BAA  60  42    T.Oliva   MNA .323  W.Horton  DEA   33  K.Harrels BOA   80
1968 MNA  55  47    R.Monday  OAA .318  F.Howard  WAA   31  J.Northru DEA   67
1968 CLA  56  50    B.Campane OAA .315  B.Powell  BAA   22  B.Powell  BAA   66
1968 BOA  53  49    K.Harrels BOA .304  N.Cash    DEA   22  B.Freehan DEA   64
1968 OAA  52  52
1968 CHA  46  54    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1968 NYA  45  55    M.Lolich  DEA   17  J.Aker    OAA   13  S.McDowel CLA 1.87
1968 CAA  39  65    D.McLain  DEA   16  H.Wilhelm CHA   10  J.Horlen  CHA 1.94
1968 WAA  29  71    J.Hardin  BAA   15  W.Wood    CHA   10  J.Nash    OAA 1.95
                    S.McDowel CLA   15  D.Patters DEA    8  S.Bahnsen NYA 2.01
                    J.Sparma  DEA   14  E.Watt    BAA    6  M.Lolich  DEA 2.08
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Aparici CHA    9  J.Cardena CLA   55  S.McDowel CLA  229
                    L.Brown   CLA    7  B.Campane OAA   55  D.McLain  DEA  191
                    D.Buford  BAA    6  C.Tovar   MNA   29  D.Chance  MNA  170
                    K.Harrels BOA    6  V.Davalil CAA   26  L.Tiant   CLA  160
                    R.Snyder  CLA    6  D.Buford  BAA   24  M.Lolich  DEA  155
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  3  at  CLA  2  BAA-McNally(11-7, 2.13) at CLA-Tiant(10-9, 3.13)
CAA  4  at  OAA  9  CHA-Fisher(3-7, 4.38) at MNA-Perry(8-4, 2.31)
CAA  2  at  OAA  4  NYA-Bahnsen(12-6, 2.01) at BOA-Morehea(0-0, ----)
CHA  1  at  MNA  4  WAA-Coleman(3-11, 2.82) at DEA-Dobson(6-0, 2.63)
NYA  3  at  BOA  6
WAA  3  at  DEA  4
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Tracewski   DEA WAA  3  1  2  3  1  1  1  0
R.Reichardt   CAA OAA  4  2  2  2  0  0  1  0
F.Robinson    BAA CLA  5  1  2  2  0  2  1  1
S.Bando       OAA CAA  4  2  2  1  0  0  1  0
R.Smith       BOA NYA  3  1  2  2  1  0  0  2
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Kaat        MNA CHA  9.0  6  1  0  0  8  0 W  
C.Hunter      OAA CAA  9.0  4  4  3  1  7  1 W  
T.Phoebus     BAA CLA 10.0  6  2  2  6  9  0 W  
D.McLain      DEA WAA  9.0  4  3  3  3  8  2 W  
D.Bennett     CAA OAA  3.0  0  0  0  2  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Howard      WAA .348 23  8  3  9  2  J.McGlothlin  CAA 12  5  0  2 13  0 100
A.Kaline      DEA .360 25  9  5  8  2  M.Drabowsky   BAA  6  0  0  3  6  0 100
K.Harrelson   BOA .351 37 13  7  4  4  S.Siebert     CLA 28 16  4  6 22  1 210
C.Yastrzemski BOA .333 24  8  4  9  1  D.McNally     BAA 18  7  2  2 10  2 200
R.Smith       BOA .320 25  8  7  3  2  C.Hunter      OAA 27 21  7  1 18  1 210
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Hinton      CAA .148 27  4  0  0  0  M.Adamson     BAA 11 15 12 10  5  0 020
M.Stanley     DEA .214 28  6  0  0  0  L.Tiant       CLA 13 13 11  9 11  2 020
J.Roseboro    MNA .148 27  4  2  0  0  B.Howard      WAA 13 22  9  8  6  2 020
R.Renick      MNA .167 24  4  0  2  0  W.Bunker      BAA 14 16 10  4  8  2 020
A.Rodriguez   CAA .158 38  6  1  3  0  J.Fisher      CHA 19 26 16  8  9  1 120
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1968 NL Standings

August 1, 1968

 The St. Louis Cardinals still hold 1st place as the calendar turns to August. Only the Cincinnati Reds are within 10 games of the league leaders, but there's still a long way to go this season

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1968 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1968 St. Louis SLN           67  39  .632 ----    54    70  36 .660   97  65 .599
1968 Cincinnati CIN          59  42  .584  5.5          53  48 .525   83  79 .512
1968 San Francisco SFN       56  48  .538 10.0          52  52 .500   88  74 .543
1968 Philadelphia PHN        55  48  .534 10.5          48  55 .466   76  86 .469
1968 Los Angeles LAN         55  50  .524 11.5          47  58 .448   76  86 .469
1968 Atlanta ATN             55  51  .519 12.0          55  51 .519   81  81 .500
1968 Pittsburgh PIN          50  55  .476 16.5          51  54 .486   80  82 .494
1968 Chicago CHN             46  60  .434 21.0          54  52 .509   84  78 .519
1968 New York NYN            45  62  .421 22.5          49  58 .458   73  89 .451
1968 Houston HON             36  69  .343 30.5          45  60 .429   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     55   51  .519 28-27 27-24 17-15 38-36 10- 4 26-24     5-5     Lost 1
CHN     46   60  .434 22-29 24-31 14-15 32-45  6- 6 15-26     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     59   42  .584 27-24 32-18 18- 9 41-33  7- 4 19-10     4-6     Lost 4
HON     36   69  .343 20-33 16-36 15-22 21-47  1- 8 16-24     3-7     Won 2
LAN     55   50  .524 31-20 24-30 16-20 39-30 10- 6 20-21     7-3     Lost 2
NYN     45   62  .421 23-31 22-31 17-20 28-42  4- 9 15-20     3-7     Won 1
PHN     55   48  .534 27-21 28-27 18-16 37-32  8-11 21-20     4-6     Won 3
PIN     50   55  .476 25-29 25-26 19-18 31-37  5- 3 13-15     7-3     Won 2
SFN     56   48  .538 26-27 30-21 14-15 42-33  7- 6 20-13     5-5     Won 1
SLN     67   39  .632 34-20 33-19 27-14 40-25  4- 5 27-19     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL  524  524  .500
HOME   263  261  .502
ROAD   261  263  .498
LEFT   175  164  .516
RIGHT  349  360  .492
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
ATN      6-12 17-11 14-15 18-13  0- 0  0- 0    353   330  +23
CHN     10- 8 13-15  8-20 15-17  0- 0  0- 0    394   444  -50
CIN     10- 7 13-14 23- 7 13-14  0- 0  0- 0    449   415  +34
HON      4-13  7-21 16-14  9-21  0- 0  0- 0    284   421 -137
LAN      6-12 19-12 18-11 12-15  0- 0  0- 0    355   344  +11
NYN     10- 6  7-21 11-19 17-16  0- 0  0- 0    335   395  -60
PHN     13- 4 15- 9 12-16 15-19  0- 0  0- 0    377   341  +36
PIN      8- 8 12-13 12-19 18-15  0- 0  0- 0    430   430   +0
SFN     10- 7 14-16 17-13 15-12  0- 0  0- 0    399   402   -3
SLN      9- 9 21- 6 17-14 20-10  0- 0  0- 0    449   303 +146
 

1968 NL News Recap with League Leaders

August 1, 1968

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 National League                 Date: 8/1/1968
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1968 SLN  67  39    M.Wills   PIN .342  W.McCovey SFN   31  R.Santo   CHN   77
1968 CIN  59  42    T.Helms   CIN .327  H.Aaron   ATN   23  W.McCovey SFN   65
1968 SFN  56  48    P.Rose    CIN .322  R.Santo   CHN   23  T.Perez   CIN   64
1968 PHN  55  48    T.Perez   CIN .319  B.William CHN   20  W.Mays    SFN   63
1968 LAN  55  50    L.Brock   SLN .312  W.Mays    SFN   17  R.Clement PIN   61
1968 ATN  55  51
1968 PIN  50  55    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1968 CHN  46  60    B.Gibson  SLN   17  J.Hoerner SLN   12  B.Gibson  SLN 1.20
1968 NYN  45  62    F.Jenkins CHN   15  T.Abernat CIN    9  P.Jarvis  ATN 1.41
1968 HON  36  69    P.Jarvis  ATN   14  J.Brewer  LAN    8  D.Drysdal LAN 1.74
                    J.Maricha SFN   14  R.Kline   PIN    7  B.Hands   CHN 1.94
                    OTHERS TIED W   13  OTHERS TIED W    6  D.Lemaste HON 2.09
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    W.McCovey SFN   11  M.Wills   PIN   48  F.Jenkins CHN  179
                    D.Simpson HON   10  L.Brock   SLN   44  B.Singer  LAN  166
                    B.Johnson ATN    9  T.Taylor  PHN   33  B.Gibson  SLN  165
                    D.Pavleti CIN    9  W.Davis   LAN   28  R.Sadecki SFN  158
                    T.Perez   CIN    9  OTHERS TIED W   17  C.Short   PHN  151
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ATN  2  at  NYN  3  ATN-Britton(8-0, 1.82) at NYN-Cardwel(6-9, 3.52)
HON  4  at  CHN  3  HON-Giusti(6-14, 3.32) at CHN-Niekro(4-13, 5.45)
PIN  6  at  CIN  3  PIN-Sisk(5-4, 5.74) at CIN-Maloney(9-5, 2.88)
PIN 15  at  CIN  2  SFN-Maricha(14-9, 2.16) at LAN-Drysdal(13-9, 1.74)
SFN  4  at  LAN  1  SLN-Carlton(12-7, 2.82) at PHN-Jackson(13-5, 2.29)
SLN  0  at  PHN  5
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Clemente    PIN CIN  6  3  5  6  0  0  1  0
M.Alou        PIN CIN  5  3  3  3  0  1  0  1
C.Rojas       PHN SLN  4  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
H.Aaron       ATN NYN  3  1  1  2  0  2  1  0
M.Wills       PIN CIN  6  4  4  0  0  1  0  2
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Fryman      PHN SLN  9.0  2  0  0  1  8  0 W  
D.Ellis       PIN CIN  7.0  3  0  0  4  4  0 W  
B.Bolin       SFN LAN  9.0  5  1  1  3  4  1 W  
J.Koosman     NYN ATN  9.0  8  2  2  2  8  1 W  
J.Purdin      LAN SFN  2.0  0  0  0  0  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Santo       CHN .447 38 17 17  7  8  B.Gibson      SLN 18  5  0  1 20  0 200
L.Gabrielson  LAN .400 25 10  7  4  3  C.Koonce      NYN  5  0  0  1  2  0 000
R.Clemente    PIN .364 33 12 10  1  3  J.Britton     ATN 15  9  0  2 12  0 200
W.Mays        SFN .333 39 13 11  4  3  G.Nolan       CIN  9  3  0  2  6  0 100
H.Aaron       ATN .413 46 19 10  1  4  P.Jarvis      ATN 18  8  1  2 10  1 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Aspromonte  HON .103 29  3  1  1  0  A.McBean      PIN  8 18 14  1  2  0 020
B.Harrelson   NYN .175 40  7  1  1  0  T.Cloninger   CIN  7 14 11 12  3  2 020
B.White       PHN .162 37  6  1  2  0  T.Sisk        PIN  6 11  8  2  3  2 000
M.Martinez    ATN .107 28  3  1  3  0  D.Giusti      HON 10 15  8  6  9  1 020
J.Grote       NYN .231 26  6  0  1  0  B.Connors     NYN  6 11  6  3  1  1 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #27

July 31, 1968

  Denny McLain went the distance and got his 16th Win of the season as the Detroit Tigers came from behind to defeat the Washington Senators 4-3. McLain pitched well, but gave up 2 homeruns among the 4 hits he allowed. The Tigers came back from a 2-1 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. The big blow came from an unlikely source, Dick Tracewski's 2 run homer.

Replay: McLain gets the Win in his 27th start: 9 IP, 3 ER Detroit wins 4-3  Season totals: 16-4, 2.82
IRL:      McLain gets the Win in his 27th start: 9 IP, 0 ER Detroit wins 4-0  Season totals: 21-3, 2.01

BOXSCORE: 1968 Washington Senators At 1968 Detroit Tigers           7/31/1968
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Unser CF          4  0  0  0 .243     D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  0  0 .278  
  G.Holman RF         4  1  1  0 .211     M.Stanley CF        3  0  1  0 .256  
  M.Epstein 1B        3  1  1  2 .252     A.Kaline 1B,RF      4  0  0  0 .280  
  F.Howard LF         3  1  1  1 .324     B.Freehan C         3  1  1  0 .260  
C-P.Casanova PR       0  0  0  0 .173     W.Horton LF         3  1  1  0 .301  
  K.McMullen 3B       3  0  0  0 .234   B-N.Cash 1B           0  0  0  0 .341  
  B.Allen 2B          3  0  0  0 .232     J.Northrup RF,LF    3  1  2  1 .294  
  J.French C          4  0  1  0 .159     D.Wert 3B           4  0  1  0 .240  
  R.Hansen SS         3  0  0  0 .158     D.Tracewski SS      3  1  2  3 .214  
  F.Bertaina P        2  0  0  0 .143     D.McLain P          3  0  0  0 .097  
A-H.Allen PH          1  0  0  0 .204                                          
  B.Moore P           0  0  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  4  3                 Totals      29  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bertaina In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Horton In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Howard In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  4  2
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 3  0 0    -  4  8  0
 
Senators (29-71)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Bertaina LOSS(3-9)      6       6   4   4   6   6   1   4.96
B.Moore                   2       2   0   0   0   1   0   4.42
Totals                    8       8   4   4   6   7   1
 
Tigers (77-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(16-4)        9       4   3   3   3   8   2   2.82
Totals                    9       4   3   3   3   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,073 DATE- Wednesday, July 31st 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 4  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- K.McMullen, R.Hansen
DOUBLES- W.Horton(16th), J.Northrup(24th)
HOME RUNS- M.Epstein(12th), F.Howard(31st), D.Tracewski(3rd)
RBIs- M.Epstein-2(27th), F.Howard(62nd), J.Northrup(67th), D.Tracewski-3(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.McAuliffe-2, W.Horton
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Stanley, D.McLain
WALKS- F.Howard, K.McMullen, B.Allen, D.McAuliffe-2, B.Freehan, W.Horton,
       J.Northrup, D.Tracewski
HIT BY PITCH- M.Epstein
STRIKE OUTS- D.Unser, G.Holman, M.Epstein, F.Howard, B.Allen, J.French,
             F.Bertaina-2, D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline, D.Wert-2, D.Tracewski,
             D.McLain-2
GIDP- J.French
RLISP 2-out- D.Unser-2, D.McLain-4, B.Freehan, J.Northrup, D.McAuliffe
TEAM RISP- Senators: 0 for 5  Tigers: 2 for 11
 
Shortstop Dick Tracewski cracked a homer and had 3 RBI and Denny McLain was
able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the
Detroit Tigers bested the Washington Senators 4 to 3 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Detroit scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning.  The crucial at-bat was
provided by Tracewski who electrified Tiger Stadium when he smashed a two-run
homer.  Detroit finished with 8 hits in the victory.  
 
The win was credited to McLain(16-4) who went the whole way allowing 3 runs.
Frank Bertaina(3-9) was the loser.  He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 6
innings.  
 

1968 NL Game: St. Louis @ NY Gibson Throws 2nd Shutout in a Row

July 30, 1968

 Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals followed up his last start, a 1-0 no-hitter Win, with another 1-0 Win. This time it was a 5-hit shutout victory over the New York Mets. For Gibson, it was his 7th shutout Win of the season. Dick Selma was the hard luck losing pitcher for the Mets. The Cardinals scored an unearned run in the 9th inning off Selma for the only score of the game.

BOXSCORE: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals At 1968 New York Mets            7/30/1968
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          4  0  1  0 .315     B.Harrelson SS      4  0  0  0 .218  
  C.Flood CF          4  1  0  0 .296     L.Stahl CF          4  0  0  0 .229  
  R.Maris RF          4  0  0  0 .298     C.Jones RF          4  0  1  0 .305  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  2  0 .264     E.Charles 3B        4  0  0  0 .302  
  T.McCarver C        4  0  0  0 .234     E.Kranepool 1B      4  0  0  0 .251  
  M.Shannon 3B        4  0  3  1 .288     A.Shamsky LF        3  0  0  0 .209  
  J.Javier 2B         4  0  0  0 .276     J.Grote C           3  0  2  0 .253  
  D.Maxvill SS        2  0  0  0 .253   A-R.Swoboda PR        0  0  0  0 .233  
  B.Gibson P          1  0  0  0 .145   B-J.Martin C          0  0  0  0 .270  
                                          J.Buchek 2B         3  0  0  0 .220  
                                          D.Selma P           3  0  2  0 .238  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  6  1                 Totals      32  0  5  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Grote In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Swoboda In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  1
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
 
Cardinals (67-38)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Gibson WIN(17-5)        9       5   0   0   0  10   0   1.20
Totals                    9       5   0   0   0  10   0
 
Mets (44-62)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Selma LOSS(6-9)         9       6   1   0   2   3   0   2.49
Totals                    9       6   1   0   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,324 DATE- Tuesday, July 30th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6  Mets: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- D.Maxvill, J.Buchek
DOUBLES- O.Cepeda(20th)
RBIs- M.Shannon(49th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Gibson
WALKS- D.Maxvill, B.Gibson
STRIKE OUTS- O.Cepeda, T.McCarver, M.Shannon, B.Harrelson-3, L.Stahl, C.Jones,
             E.Charles-3, J.Buchek, D.Selma
GIDP- J.Javier
2-out RBI- M.Shannon
RLISP 2-out- C.Flood, M.Shannon, J.Javier
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 2 for 7  Mets: 0 for 0
 
Bob Gibson whiffed 10 batters at Shea Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the New York Mets by the score of 1 to 0.
 
The game was won by St. Louis with a run in the top of the 9th inning.  Curt
Flood reached on an error.  After an out was recorded, Orlando Cepeda came up
and he laced a single.  Tim McCarver was next to bat, but he was a strikeout
victim.  Mike Shannon was up next and he slapped a single scoring the run.
St. Louis had just 6 hits for the night.  
 
For Gibson(17-5) it was his 7th shutout this year. The loss was charged to
Dick Selma(6-9).  He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run
in his 9 innings of work.  
 
'Everything felt great' Gibson said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could
throw it by everybody tonight.'

1968 NL Game: Cin. @ Phi.

July 30, 1968

  Dick Allen hit for the cycle tonight leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 12-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Allen had 5 hits and 5 RBI in the game.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Cincinnati Reds At 1968 Philadelphia Phillies        7/30/1968
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rose RF           4  0  0  0 .319     T.Taylor 3B         4  1  1  3 .257  
  V.Pinson CF         4  0  1  0 .301     R.Pena SS           4  3  1  1 .301  
  M.Jones LF          3  0  0  0 .234     J.Callison RF       4  3  1  0 .222  
  L.May 1B            4  0  0  0 .290     D.Allen LF          6  1  5  5 .268  
  J.Bench C           4  1  1  0 .291     B.White 1B          4  0  0  1 .244  
  T.Helms 2B          3  0  1  0 .326     T.Gonzalez CF       5  0  1  0 .283  
  C.Ruiz 3B           2  0  0  0 .220     C.Rojas 2B          5  0  2  1 .230  
  W.Woodward SS       2  0  1  1 .297     C.Dalrymple C       3  2  1  0 .189  
A-J.Beauchamp PH      1  0  1  0 .273     R.Wise P            4  2  3  1 .296  
C-L.Cardenas SS       0  0  0  0 .236                                          
  T.Cloninger P       1  0  0  0 .182                                          
  C.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-P.Corrales PH       0  0  0  0 .133                                          
  B.Kelso P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  1  5  1                 Totals      39 12 15 12
 
A-Pinch Hit For Woodward In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carroll In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Beauchamp In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  2
Phillies........ 1 0 1  1 3 1  2 3    - 12 15  0
 
Reds (59-40)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Cloninger LOSS(6-5)     4 2/3   7   6   5  10   2   1   4.02
C.Carroll                 2 1/3   5   3   3   0   3   1   1.33
B.Kelso                   1       3   3   2   0   0   0   4.46
Totals                    8      15  12  10  10   5   2
 
Phillies (54-48)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Wise WIN(9-8)           9       5   1   1   2   3   0   3.97
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,117 DATE- Tuesday, July 30th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Lee Weyer, Bill Williams, Tom Gorman
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 4  Phillies:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Phillies: 3
ERRORS- J.Bench, L.Cardenas
DOUBLES- J.Callison(17th), D.Allen(11th), R.Wise-3
TRIPLES- D.Allen-2(6th)
HOME RUNS- T.Taylor(5th), D.Allen(12th)
RBIs- W.Woodward(10th), T.Taylor-3(32nd), R.Pena(28th), D.Allen-5(44th),
      B.White(28th), C.Rojas(36th), R.Wise
STOLEN BASES- T.Taylor-2(32nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Taylor
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Cloninger, R.Wise
WALKS- C.Ruiz, P.Corrales, T.Taylor-2, R.Pena-2, J.Callison-2, B.White-2,
       T.Gonzalez, C.Dalrymple
HIT BY PITCH- M.Jones, C.Dalrymple
STRIKE OUTS- V.Pinson, L.May, T.Cloninger, J.Callison, T.Gonzalez-2, C.Rojas,
             C.Dalrymple
GIDP- P.Rose, M.Jones, C.Ruiz
WILD PITCHES- B.Kelso
2-out RBI- D.Allen, C.Rojas, W.Woodward
RLISP 2-out- B.White, R.Pena-3, P.Rose, R.Wise-2, C.Rojas-2, T.Gonzalez-2,
             J.Bench
TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 5  Phillies: 6 for 18
 
Dick Allen hit for the cycle and had 5 RBI and Rick Wise had a complete game
as the Philadelphia Phillies destroyed the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 12
to 1 at Shibe Park.
 
Allen enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  He tripled resulting in a run in
the 1st inning, delivered a single in the 4th inning, doubled in the 5th
inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 7th inning and tripled bringing in two
baserunners in the 8th inning.  The Philadelphia offense man-handled the
Cincinnati pitching staff as they scored in 7 of the 9 innings.  
 
Wise(9-8), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Tony
Cloninger(6-5) was given the loss.  He couldn't find the plate, issuing 10
walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'Some days it just all comes together, and this was one of them' Allen said.
'I've been seeing the ball pretty well lately.'

1968 NL Game: Atl. @ Phil. Jarvis Wins 14th

July 28, 1968

 Much of the talk about pitchers in the NL this 1968 season has centered around Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins, Don Drysdale, Larry Jackson and a few others. A little lost in the talk has been the performance of Atlanta's Pat Jarvis. Today, Jarvis and Braves took on Larry Jackson and the Philadelphia Phillies. The game proved to be the tight pitching contest expected with Atlanta coming out the victors 2-1. Jarvis went the distance for the Braves, gaining his 14th Win of the season and lowering his ERA to 1.41.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Atlanta Braves At 1968 Philadelphia Phillies         7/28/1968
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Alou CF           5  0  1  0 .311     T.Taylor 3B         4  1  1  1 .251  
  F.Millan 2B         4  0  1  0 .272     C.Rojas 2B          4  0  1  0 .230  
  H.Aaron RF          4  2  2  0 .246     R.Pena SS           4  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Torre C           4  0  2  1 .298     D.Allen LF          3  0  0  0 .258  
  T.Francona LF       3  0  0  0 .319     J.Callison RF       4  0  1  0 .227  
B-M.Lum LF            0  0  0  0 .098     B.White 1B          3  0  0  0 .256  
  B.Johnson 3B        3  0  1  1 .359     D.Lock CF           3  0  0  0 .205  
  T.Aaron 1B          4  0  1  0 .230     C.Dalrymple C       3  0  0  0 .174  
  S.Jackson SS        3  0  0  0 .199     L.Jackson P         2  0  0  0 .127  
A-G.Garrido SS        1  0  0  0 .000   C-T.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .285  
  P.Jarvis P          3  0  0  0 .115     J.Boozer P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  8  2                 Totals      31  1  4  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Jackson In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Francona In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 8th Inning
 
Braves.......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  1
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  4  1
 
Braves (54-48)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Jarvis WIN(14-4)        9       4   1   1   1   4   1   1.41
Totals                    9       4   1   1   1   4   1
 
Phillies (52-47)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Jackson LOSS(13-5)      8       8   2   2   2   2   0   2.29
J.Boozer                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.85
Totals                    9       8   2   2   3   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,795 DATE- Sunday, July 28th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bob Engel, Al Barlick, Stan Landes, Ed Vargo
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8  Phillies: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- B.Johnson, R.Pena
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(19th)
HOME RUNS- T.Taylor(3rd)
RBIs- J.Torre(36th), B.Johnson(8th), T.Taylor(26th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Alou(13th), H.Aaron(15th), D.Allen(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Rojas
WALKS- T.Francona, B.Johnson, P.Jarvis, D.Allen
STRIKE OUTS- S.Jackson, P.Jarvis, D.Allen, B.White, C.Dalrymple-2
GIDP- S.Jackson
WILD PITCHES- P.Jarvis
2-out RBI- J.Torre, B.Johnson
RLISP 2-out- P.Jarvis, T.Aaron-2, F.Millan, J.Callison-2
TEAM RISP- Braves: 2 for 6  Phillies: 0 for 2
 
Pat Jarvis had a strong outing as the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia
Phillies by a score of 2 to 1 at Shibe Park.
 
Atlanta took the lead off Larry Jackson in the first inning plating one
baserunner on 2 hits.  Philadelphia made it exciting in the 9th, but they
were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
The winning pitcher was Jarvis(14-4) who allowed 1 run for the game.
Jackson(13-5) was the loser.  He allowed 2 runs and 8 hits in 8 innings.  
 

1968 NL Game: Cin. @ NY Jones Homers 3 Times

July 28, 1968

 Cincinnati's Mack Jones smashed 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the Red's defeated the New York Mets 7-3. Jones was a one man wrecking crew as he drove in all of Cincinnati's runs off Met's pitcher Tom Seaver.  Jones joined 2 others who have hit 3 homers in a game in this 1968 NL season, Hank Aaron and most recently Ron Santo. Only Jones and Santo have had 7 RBI in a game this year.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Cincinnati Reds At 1968 New York Mets                7/28/1968
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rose RF           4  2  3  0 .322     A.Weis SS           3  1  0  0 .182  
  V.Pinson CF         4  1  0  0 .304     L.Stahl CF          3  1  2  0 .231  
  M.Jones LF          4  3  3  7 .252     C.Jones LF          3  0  1  0 .307  
  L.May 1B            5  0  0  0 .290     E.Charles 3B        4  0  0  0 .308  
  T.Perez 3B          5  0  1  0 .317     E.Kranepool 1B      4  1  2  2 .248  
  T.Helms 2B          4  0  1  0 .326     J.Grote C           4  0  1  0 .248  
  P.Corrales C        3  0  0  0 .091     R.Swoboda RF        4  0  1  0 .230  
  W.Woodward SS       3  0  0  0 .322     J.Buchek 2B         3  0  0  0 .223  
  J.Maloney P         3  1  2  0 .224   A-A.Shamsky PH        1  0  1  0 .210  
                                          T.Seaver P          2  0  0  0 .145  
                                        B-T.Agee PH           1  0  0  0 .244  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7 10  7                 Totals      32  3  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Buchek In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Seaver In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 3 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  7 10  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  0
 
Reds (58-38)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Maloney WIN(9-5)        9       8   3   3   3   7   1   2.88
Totals                    9       8   3   3   3   7   1
 
Mets (44-60)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Seaver LOSS(10-8)       9      10   7   7   3   5   3   2.55
Totals                    9      10   7   7   3   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,453 DATE- Sunday, July 28th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7  Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 3  Mets: 0
DOUBLES- P.Rose(21st), L.Stahl(1st), R.Swoboda(11th), A.Shamsky(10th)
HOME RUNS- M.Jones-3(5th), E.Kranepool(3rd)
RBIs- M.Jones-7(17th), E.Kranepool-2(28th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Perez
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Maloney
WALKS- P.Rose, V.Pinson, M.Jones, L.Stahl, C.Jones, T.Seaver
HIT BY PITCH- P.Corrales, W.Woodward, A.Weis
STRIKE OUTS- V.Pinson, L.May, T.Perez, P.Corrales, W.Woodward, A.Weis,
             C.Jones-2, E.Charles, R.Swoboda, J.Buchek, T.Seaver
GIDP- A.Weis, E.Charles, E.Kranepool
2-out RBI- E.Kranepool
RLISP 2-out- V.Pinson-3, E.Charles, T.Agee
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 5  Mets: 1 for 9
 
Mack Jones smacked 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI and Jim Maloney went the distance
as the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets by a score of 7 to 3.
 
Jones had a great day at the plate.  He clubbed a three-run home run in the
1st inning, belted a three-run homer in the 5th inning and clubbed a solo
home run in the 7th inning.  Cincinnati finished with 10 hits in the victory.
 
Maloney(9-5) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 runs. Tom
Seaver(10-8) took the loss.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 9 innings.
 
'Jones led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Maloney
said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

1968 Detroit Tigers After 100 Games

July 28, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers have played 100 games going into tonight's game in Baltimore. Here are the teams' stats up to this point in the 1968 season.

Team Statistics For 1968 Detroit Tigers Totals After 100 Games
 
 
                      WON LOST  PCT                  TEAM  OPP
   OVERALL RECORD      74  26  .740     LEFT ON BASE  679  664
   HOME RECORD         36  12  .750     DP'S TURNED    76  102
   ROAD RECORD         38  14  .731     TP'S TURNED     0    0
   VS. LEFTY STARTERS  26   6  .813     MOST HITS      20   15
   VS. RIGHTY STARTERS 48  20  .706     LEAST HITS      3    1
   EXTRA INNING GAMES   9   1  .900     MOST RUNS      22   11
   ONE RUN GAMES       23   9  .719     
   LAST 10 GAMES        7   3  .700     TOTAL RUNS    525  356
                                        AVERAGE RUNS 5.25 3.56
   CURRENT 4 GAME WINNING STREAK                               TOTAL
   LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 12 GAMES     HR'S AT DEA    74   69   143
   LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 4 GAMES       HR'S AT OPP    63   32    95
                                        TOTAL         137  101
 
 
RUNS  GAMES TEAM SCORED THIS MANY       RUNS  GAMES OPPONENTS SCORED THIS MANY
 0  - XX (3)                             0  - XXXXX (10)
 1  - XXXX (7)                           1  - XXXXX (9)
 2  - XXXXX (10)                         2  - XXXXXXXXXX (20)
 3  - XXXX (8)                           3  - XXXXXXXXXX (20)
 4  - XXXXXXXXXX (19)                    4  - XXXXXX (12)
 5  - XXXXXXXX (15)                      5  - XXXXXXX (13)
 6  - XXXXX (9)                          6  - X (2)
 7  - XXX (6)                            7  - X (2)
 8  - XXX (6)                            8  - XXX (5)
 9  - XXXX (8)                           9  - XX (3)
10+ - XXXXX (9)                         10+ - XX (4)
 
 
RECORD VS. OTHER TEAMS           WON LOST  PCT
Baltimore Orioles                  8   3  .727
Boston Red Sox                     7   4  .636
California Angels                  9   4  .692
Chicago White Sox                 10   2  .833
Cleveland Indians                  9   2  .818
Minnesota Twins                    8   4  .667
New York Yankees                   8   1  .889
Oakland A's                        6   5  .545
Washington Senators                9   1  .900
TOTAL VS. ALL TEAMS               74  26  .740

Primary Player Statistics For 1968 Detroit Tigers Totals After 100 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
N.Cash            .349  80 258  48  90 14  0 22  54  23  40  1  0 10   0  1  6
L.Green           .333   3   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
W.Horton          .304  90 332  64 101 15  3 32  80  25  61  4  0 17   0  1  4
G.Brown           .300  52  60  16  18  5  0  4  10  12   7  0  0  0   0  0  0
J.Northrup        .295  96 373  54 110 22  3 16  65  38  56  2  0 13   1  3  7
D.McAuliffe       .282  93 373  77 105 20 12 14  40  56  59  1  3  2  12  2  4
A.Kaline          .275  54 178  29  49  7  1  5  33  42  19  1  0  5   1  1  4
B.Freehan         .262  96 328  59  86 14  2 15  62  47  30 15  2  8   0  0  9
M.Stanley         .258  99 361  45  93 10  3  7  47  17  39  4 12 10   4  0  3
T.Matchick        .248  44 129  19  32  5  2  1  13   9  27  0  1  1   0  0  8
D.Wert            .243  92 338  35  82  9  0 10  39  15  42  4  6 11   0  0  9
D.Campbell        .200   6   5   2   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  0  0  0   0  0  0
E.Mathews         .194  19  36   6   7  2  1  2   9   3  12  0  0  0   0  0  0
D.Tracewski       .184  39  76  14  14  2  1  2   7  18  16  0  0  6   1  0  2
W.Comer           .167  16  18   5   3  0  2  1   2   1   2  0  1  0   0  0  0
J.Price           .162  30  74   8  12  3  0  3   8  13  13  1  0  2   0  1  2
R.Oyler           .138  73 195  17  27  7  2  1  17  25  49  2 14  7   0  0  8
B.Christian       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .176 100 262  27  46  9  5  2  18  10  87  1 23  0   0  0 12
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .258    3399     877    37    504     562    62     19    78
                       100     525    144   137     354     36    92      9
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
J.Rooker          0.00  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   2.0   0   0   0  0   1   2
D.McMahon         0.00  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  1   1.0   1   0   0  0   0   2
F.Lasher          1.44  1  3  .250  26  0  0  0  5  31.1  23   7   5  2   7  24
J.Hiller          1.72  6  2  .750  30  3  0  0  4  52.1  24  13  10  4  23  35
M.Lolich          2.09 17  2  .895  22 22  9  3  0 168.1 114  44  39 18  45 146
J.Warden          2.28  3  0 1.000  19  0  0  0  2  23.2  19   6   6  3   5  13
P.Dobson          2.63  6  0 1.000  20  3  1  1  2  51.1  40  19  15  5  19  46
D.McLain          2.81 15  4  .789  26 26 13  3  0 208.0 165  70  65 26  46 183
D.Ribant          3.38  1  0 1.000  17  0  0  0  0  21.1  20  11   8  1  12   9
E.Wilson          3.46  9  6  .600  19 19  7  1  0 145.2 135  68  56 16  43 117
L.Cain            4.38  0  0  ----  10  4  0  0  0  24.2  27  12  12  1  22  13
J.Sparma          4.69 13  7  .650  23 23  3  1  0 149.2 155  84  78 20  67  80
D.Patterson       5.00  3  1  .750  22  0  0  0  7  27.0  27  16  15  3  14  16
J.Wyatt           8.44  0  1  .000   5  0  0  0  0   5.1   6   6   5  2   3   6
R.Face            ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          1                   -1
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.09    26       100    33    21       756     313    307
                       74     .740    100    10    911.2     356    101     692

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #26

July 27, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers played their longest game of the season tonight in Baltimore, with the contest going 15 innings before a 5-2 Tiger victory. Denny McLain was sailing along, pitching a beautiful game. with a 2-0 lead over the Baltimore Orioles until the bottom of the 8th inning. That's when McLain's propensity to give up homeruns came up to haunt him. In the bottom of the 8th Don Buford and Frank Robinson both homered to tie the game at 2-2. McLain was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning so his night was over.
 Detroit won the game in the 15th when Jim Northrup came through with a clutch RBI single. Al Kaline followed that with a 2-run homer and recently acquired Don McMahon finished the game with his 1st save as a Tiger.

Replay: McLain gets no decision in 26th start: 9 IP, 2 ER Detroit wins 5-2  Season totals: 15-4, 2.81
IRL:      McLain gets the Win in his 26th start: 9 IP, 0 ER Detroit wins 9-0  Season totals: 20-3, 2.10

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 Baltimore Orioles             7/27/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      7  1  2  1 .282     D.Buford CF         4  1  2  1 .319  
  J.Northrup CF,LF    7  1  2  1 .295     J.Morris P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Kaline RF         6  1  3  2 .275   H-D.May PH            0  0  0  0 .213  
  N.Cash 1B           6  0  2  0 .349     G.Brabender P       0  0  0  0 .158  
  W.Horton LF         4  1  1  1 .304     M.Belanger SS       6  0  0  0 .239  
A-M.Stanley CF        2  0  0  0 .258     F.Robinson RF       6  1  3  1 .267  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  1  0 .262     B.Powell 1B         5  0  1  0 .239  
  D.Wert 3B           6  0  0  0 .243     B.Robinson 3B       6  0  0  0 .233  
  R.Oyler SS          2  0  0  0 .138     D.Johnson 2B        6  0  1  0 .249  
C-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .300     C.Blefary LF        5  0  2  0 .222  
D-D.Tracewski SS      1  1  1  0 .184     A.Etchebarren C     5  0  0  0 .188  
  D.McLain P          2  0  0  0 .101   J-L.Haney PH          1  0  0  0 .238  
E-D.Campbell PH       1  0  0  0 .200     T.Phoebus P         1  0  0  0 .196  
  D.Patterson P       0  0  0  0 .500   B-P.Blair PH          1  0  0  0 .205  
G-W.Comer PH          1  0  0  0 .167     M.Drabowsky P       0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 ----   F-F.Valentine PH,CF   3  0  0  0 .240  
  J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 .222                                          
I-M.Lolich PH         0  0  0  0 .182                                          
  D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      50  5 12  5                 Totals      49  2  9  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Horton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Phoebus In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Oyler In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Brown In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For McLain In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Drabowsky In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Patterson In 12th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Morris In 13th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 15th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 15th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 12  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  0
 
Tigers (74-26)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain                  9       7   2   2   3   6   2   2.81
D.Patterson               2       0   0   0   0   2   0   5.00
F.Lasher                  2       1   0   0   1   2   0   1.44
J.Hiller WIN(6-2)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.72
D.McMahon SAVE(2nd)       1       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.36
Totals                   15       9   2   2   4  12   2
 
Orioles (57-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Phoebus                 8       7   2   2   3   4   2   3.37
M.Drabowsky               2       0   0   0   0   3   0   4.66
J.Morris                  3       1   0   0   3   1   0   0.00
G.Brabender LOSS(5-3)     2       4   3   3   0   0   1   3.12
Totals                   15      12   5   5   6   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,941 DATE- Saturday, July 27th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Bob Stewart, Lou Dimuro, Marty Springstead
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Orioles: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Orioles: 5
DOUBLES- D.McAuliffe(20th), A.Kaline(7th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(14th), A.Kaline(5th), W.Horton(32nd), D.Buford(9th),
           F.Robinson(7th)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(40th), J.Northrup(65th), A.Kaline-2(33rd), W.Horton(80th),
      D.Buford(17th), F.Robinson(20th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Buford
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McLain, M.Lolich, T.Phoebus
WALKS- A.Kaline, N.Cash, B.Freehan-2, R.Oyler, D.Tracewski, D.Buford, D.May,
       B.Powell, C.Blefary
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe-2, J.Northrup, B.Freehan, D.Wert-2, D.McLain,
             D.Campbell, M.Belanger-2, B.Powell, D.Johnson-3, C.Blefary,
             A.Etchebarren-2, L.Haney, F.Valentine-2
GIDP- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, W.Horton-2, D.Wert, B.Powell, D.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- T.Phoebus-2
2-out RBI- F.Robinson, J.Northrup, A.Kaline-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Robinson, D.Wert-3, J.Northrup-2, D.Buford
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 12  Orioles: 0 for 4
 
Right fielder Al Kaline blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI at Memorial Stadium
where the amazing Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles in 15 innings by
the score of 5 to 2.
 
The score was tied at 2 after nine.  Finally, Detroit prevailed in the 15th
inning.  Dick Tracewski led off and started the rally when he ripped a
base-knock.  Mickey Lolich followed next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.
After another out, Jim Northrup then stroked a base-hit which scored a run.
Kaline followed and he clubbed a two-run home run.  Detroit out-hit Baltimore
for the game, 12 hits to 9.  
 
John Hiller(6-2) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Don
McMahon earned the save, his 2nd.  Gene Brabender(5-3) was tagged with the
loss in relief.  He was not very effective, surrendering 3 runs in 2 innings.
 

1968 NL Game: LA @ Chi. 3 Cubs smash 2 homeruns each in rout of LA.

July 27, 1968

 In a 1st for me, as far as I can recall, 3 players on the same team each hit 2 homeruns in the same game. Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Ernie Banks all hit 2 homeruns apiece while the Chicago Cubs blasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0. Oh yes, Fergie Jenkins also threw a 5 hit shutout for his 15th Win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1968 Chicago Cubs             7/27/1968
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Davis CF          4  0  2  0 .220     D.Kessinger SS      4  0  2  2 .245  
  L.Gabrielson LF     4  0  1  0 .291     G.Beckert 2B        5  0  0  0 .303  
  T.Haller C          4  0  0  0 .280     B.Williams LF       5  2  2  2 .274  
  J.Lefebvre 2B       4  0  0  0 .246     R.Santo 3B          5  3  3  2 .279  
  R.Fairly 1B         4  0  1  0 .251     E.Banks 1B          5  2  2  3 .242  
  B.Bailey 3B         3  0  0  0 .242     R.Hundley C         5  2  4  0 .225  
  J.Fairey RF         3  0  0  0 .171     J.Hickman RF        4  2  1  1 .165  
  Z.Versalles SS      3  0  1  0 .172     A.Phillips CF       4  1  1  2 .264  
  C.Osteen P          1  0  0  0 .180     F.Jenkins P         4  1  2  1 .169  
  J.Brewer P          2  0  0  0 .222                                          
  J.Billingham P      0  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  5  0                 Totals      41 13 17 13
 
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  2
Cubs............ 1 3 5  1 0 1  0 2    - 13 17  1
 
Dodgers (52-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Osteen LOSS(8-12)       2 1/3   9   9   7   0   2   3   4.08
J.Brewer                  5       5   2   2   1   5   2   2.19
J.Billingham              0 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   1   3.19
Totals                    8      17  13  11   1   7   6
 
Cubs (44-57)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins WIN(15-8)       9       5   0   0   2   5   0   2.50
Totals                    9       5   0   0   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,711 DATE- Saturday, July 27th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Harry Wendelstedt, Ken Burkhart, Bill Jackowski
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- Z.Versalles-2, G.Beckert
DOUBLES- L.Gabrielson(11th), D.Kessinger(13th), R.Hundley-2(5th), F.Jenkins
TRIPLES- A.Phillips(4th)
HOME RUNS- B.Williams-2(20th), R.Santo-2(21st), E.Banks-2(15th)
RBIs- D.Kessinger-2(23rd), B.Williams-2(56th), R.Santo-2(73rd), E.Banks-3(41st),
      J.Hickman(6th), A.Phillips-2(37th), F.Jenkins
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Kessinger
WALKS- B.Bailey, J.Fairey, J.Hickman
STRIKE OUTS- T.Haller-2, J.Lefebvre-2, J.Fairey, D.Kessinger-2, G.Beckert,
             E.Banks, R.Hundley, A.Phillips, F.Jenkins
GIDP- J.Brewer, J.Hickman
2-out RBI- B.Williams, F.Jenkins, D.Kessinger-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Fairly-2, G.Beckert, Z.Versalles, A.Phillips, B.Williams,
             J.Lefebvre
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 6  Cubs: 4 for 10
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Jim Hickman robbed Zoilo Versalles of an extra base hit.
 
Fergie Jenkins tossed a complete game shutout and Ron Santo smashed 2 homeruns
and scored 3 times at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs embarrassed the Los
Angeles Dodgers by the lopsided score of 13 to 0.
 
Santo made sure the Chicago fans enjoyed themselves.  He clubbed a solo home
run in the 3rd inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 6th inning
and laced a base-knock in the 8th inning.  Offensively, Chicago was a
juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
For Jenkins(15-8) it was his 5th shutout this year. The losing pitcher was
Claude Osteen(8-12).  He served up 3 gopher balls in 2 and 1/3 innings.