1968 Detroit Game: Det. @ Oak. Lolich Wins 20th

September 2, 1968

 Detroit Tiger Mickey Lolich won his 20th game of the season today, defeating the Oakland A's 4-1. Lolich was in command throughout the game, allowing only 5 hits while striking out 11. He joins teammate Denny McLain as the only two 20 game winners in the AL, as of right now.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 Oakland A's                    9/2/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  2  1 .271     B.Campaneris SS     4  0  3  0 .314  
  M.Stanley CF        5  0  1  1 .267     R.Jackson CF        4  0  0  0 .232  
  J.Northrup RF       4  0  0  0 .301     D.Cater 1B          3  1  0  0 .302  
  W.Horton LF         3  1  1  1 .290     S.Bando 3B          4  0  0  0 .264  
  N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  1 .331     M.Hershberger RF    4  0  1  0 .265  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  2  0 .291     D.Duncan C          3  0  0  1 .171  
  T.Matchick SS       4  1  1  0 .239     J.Rudi LF           3  0  0  0 .173  
  D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .224     J.Donaldson 2B      2  0  1  0 .252  
  M.Lolich P          3  1  1  0 .182   B-D.Green PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .263  
                                          J.Nash P            0  0  0  0 .043  
                                        A-J.Gosger PH         1  0  0  0 .182  
                                          G.Lauzerique P      0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-J.Keough PH         1  0  0  0 .236  
                                          J.Aker P            0  0  0  0 .375  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  9  4                 Totals      30  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nash In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Donaldson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lauzerique In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  5  2
 
Tigers (102-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(20-4)        9       5   1   1   1  11   0   2.35
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1  11   0
 
A's (73-66)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Nash LOSS(12-11)        6       9   4   4   0   2   0   2.18
G.Lauzerique              2       0   0   0   2   0   0   0.00
J.Aker                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.23
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,894 DATE- Monday, September 2nd 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  A's: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  A's: 0
ERRORS- B.Campaneris, J.Donaldson
DOUBLES- D.McAuliffe(27th), B.Freehan(26th), M.Lolich
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(46th), M.Stanley(59th), W.Horton(112st), N.Cash(79th),
      D.Duncan(23rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lolich, J.Nash
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, W.Horton, D.Cater
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wert
STRIKE OUTS- W.Horton, N.Cash, R.Jackson-2, D.Cater, S.Bando, M.Hershberger-2,
             D.Duncan-2, J.Rudi, J.Donaldson, J.Keough
2-out RBI- W.Horton, N.Cash, M.Stanley, D.McAuliffe
RLISP 2-out- J.Northrup, R.Jackson, M.Lolich, N.Cash
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 11  A's: 1 for 3
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Bill Freehan blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Mickey Lolich mowed down 11 Oakland batters at Oakland Coliseum where the very
potent Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland A's 4 to 1.
 
Lolich(20-4) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Oakland offense.  He
allowed just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Detroit managed 9 hits in their
victory.  
 
Jim Nash(12-11) took the loss.  'Everything felt great' Lolich said. 'I had a
good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.'

1968 NL Game: St. Louis @ Cin.

September 2, 1968

 The top 2 teams in the NL met tonight in game 1 of an important 3 game Series. The St. Louis Cardinals came into Cincinnati trailing the 1st place Reds by 1 game. Cardinals had their ace Bob Gibson going for them and Cincinnati was countering with their ace Gary Nolan.
It was Nolan who came out on top in this matchup by pitching a brilliant 2 hit shutout as the Reds defeated the Cardinals 5-0. Gibson had his shortest stint of the season, getting chased in the 6th inning and taking the loss. Cincinnati now leads St. Louis by 2 games.

BOXSCORE: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals At 1968 Cincinnati Reds           9/2/1968
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          4  0  0  0 .302     P.Rose RF           5  0  2  2 .320  
  C.Flood CF          4  0  1  0 .300     A.Johnson LF        5  0  1  0 .322  
  R.Maris RF          4  0  0  0 .282     V.Pinson CF         3  0  0  0 .296  
  O.Cepeda 1B         2  0  1  0 .254     T.Perez 3B          2  1  0  0 .315  
  T.McCarver C        3  0  0  0 .236     J.Bench C           4  1  1  0 .296  
  M.Shannon 3B        3  0  0  0 .279     L.May 1B            2  2  1  2 .289  
  J.Javier 2B         1  0  0  0 .278     T.Helms 2B          4  0  1  0 .319  
  D.Maxvill SS        3  0  0  0 .233     L.Cardenas SS       4  1  1  1 .257  
  B.Gibson P          2  0  0  0 .123     G.Nolan P           2  0  1  0 .308  
  J.Hoerner P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
  R.Willis P          0  0  0  0 .333                                          
A-J.Edwards PH        1  0  0  0 .260                                          
  M.Nelson P          0  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  2  0                 Totals      31  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Willis In 8th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Reds............ 0 2 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  5  8  0
 
Cardinals (80-59)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Gibson LOSS(19-8)       5 2/3   7   5   5   5   7   1   1.62
J.Hoerner                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.27
R.Willis                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.23
M.Nelson                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.19
Totals                    8       8   5   5   6   7   1
 
Reds (80-55)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Nolan WIN(10-3)         9       2   0   0   3   6   0   1.94
Totals                    9       2   0   0   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,948 DATE- Monday, September 2nd 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bob Engel, Al Barlick, Stan Landes, Ed Vargo
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 3  Reds: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Reds: 1
HOME RUNS- L.May(17th)
RBIs- P.Rose-2(41st), L.May-2(63rd), L.Cardenas(51st)
STOLEN BASES- O.Cepeda(17th)
CAUGHT STEALING- O.Cepeda
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Nolan
WALKS- O.Cepeda, J.Javier-2, V.Pinson, T.Perez-2, L.May-2, G.Nolan
STRIKE OUTS- C.Flood, R.Maris, O.Cepeda, M.Shannon, D.Maxvill, B.Gibson, P.Rose,
             J.Bench, L.May, T.Helms-2, L.Cardenas, G.Nolan
GIDP- D.Maxvill
2-out RBI- P.Rose-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Maxvill, P.Rose, T.Perez, V.Pinson, A.Johnson
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 0 for 2  Reds: 3 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Tony Perez robbed Lou Brock of a base hit.
 
Pete Rose had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Gary Nolan threw a 2 hit shutout as
the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 5 to 0 at
Crosley Field.
 
Nolan(10-3) was tremendous on the mound for Cincinnati.  He surrendered only 2
hits and 3 walks in 9 innings.  Cincinnati banged out 8 hits on the night.
 
Bob Gibson(19-8) was hit with the loss.  'He had his 'A' game tonight,' Dave
Bristol said of Nolan.  'Very impressive performance.'

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #35, Tigers Clinch the Pennant!

September 1, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers clinched the AL Pennant today by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 in front of their hometown fans at Tiger Stadium. Denny McLain got the Win for Detroit, his 23rd of the season. McLain was in control from the beginning of the game. The only blemish on his start was a solo homerun hit by pinch hitter Elrod Hendricks in the 8th inning. Detroit will now be able relax and rest players for the whole month of September in preparation for the World Series.

Replay: McLain gets the Win in his 35th start: 9 IP, 1 ER  Detroit wins 5-1 Season totals: 23-5, 2.58
IRL:      McLain gets the Win in his 35th start: 9 IP, 3 ER  Detroit wins 7-3 Season totals: 27-5, 1.92

BOXSCORE: 1968 Baltimore Orioles At 1968 Detroit Tigers              9/1/1968
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Buford 2B         4  0  1  0 .308     D.McAuliffe 2B      5  0  1  0 .269  
  C.Blefary LF        2  0  0  0 .220     M.Stanley CF        3  1  1  0 .267  
  F.Robinson RF       4  0  0  0 .256     J.Northrup RF       4  1  2  1 .304  
  B.Powell 1B         4  0  0  0 .222     W.Horton LF         4  0  2  1 .290  
  B.Robinson 3B       4  0  1  0 .218     N.Cash 1B           3  1  1  0 .332  
  D.Johnson SS        4  0  1  0 .250     B.Freehan C         4  1  1  0 .289  
  P.Blair CF          2  0  0  0 .209     T.Matchick SS       3  1  1  1 .238  
A-M.Belanger PH       1  0  0  0 .226     D.Wert 3B           4  0  0  0 .226  
B-D.May CF            0  0  0  0 .232     D.McLain P          4  0  2  1 .138  
  L.Haney C           3  0  1  0 .200                                          
  J.Hardin P          1  0  0  0 .130                                          
C-E.Hendricks PH      1  1  1  1 .213                                          
  G.Brabender P       0  0  0  0 .103                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      34  5 11  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Blair In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Belanger In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hardin In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  0
Tigers.......... 1 0 4  0 0 0  0 0    -  5 11  0
 
Orioles (75-62)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hardin LOSS(18-10)      7      11   5   5   3   8   1   2.92
G.Brabender               1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.06
Totals                    8      11   5   5   3  10   1
 
Tigers (101-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(23-5)        9       5   1   1   0   7   1   2.58
Totals                    9       5   1   1   0   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,843 DATE- Sunday, September 1st 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 0
HOME RUNS- E.Hendricks(7th), J.Northrup(23rd)
RBIs- E.Hendricks(17th), J.Northrup(85th), W.Horton(111st), T.Matchick(20th),
      D.McLain
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Blefary, J.Hardin
WALKS- M.Stanley, N.Cash, T.Matchick
HIT BY PITCH- C.Blefary
STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford, F.Robinson, B.Powell-2, B.Robinson, P.Blair, M.Belanger,
             D.McAuliffe-3, M.Stanley, J.Northrup, B.Freehan-2, D.Wert,
             D.McLain-2
GIDP- W.Horton
WILD PITCHES- J.Hardin
2-out RBI- W.Horton, D.McLain
RLISP 2-out- B.Powell, B.Freehan, M.Stanley, F.Robinson, D.McAuliffe, L.Haney
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 0 for 6  Tigers: 3 for 7
 
Denny McLain went 9 strong innings as the very potent Detroit Tigers topped
the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 5 to 1 at Tiger Stadium.
 
McLain(23-5) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He was stingy on
the mound, allowing just 5 hits and no walks in 9 innings.  Detroit banged
out 11 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Jim Hardin(18-10) was hit with the loss.  He got hammered, allowing 11 hits
and 3 walks in 7 innings.  'All of my pitches were working today,' McLain
said.  'I felt really good out there, and heck, I think I could have gone
longer.'

1968 AL Standings

September 1, 1968

 The last month of the 1968 AL regular season is here. The Detroit Tigers have reached the 100 Win plateau, and their magic # in clinching the AL Pennant is down to 2. The Tigers play the Baltimore Orioles today and would clinch with a victory.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1968 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1968 Detroit DEA            100  36  .735 ----     2    85  51 .625  103  59 .636
1968 Baltimore BAA           75  61  .551 25.0          79  57 .581   91  71 .562
1968 Boston BOA              74  63  .540 26.5          73  64 .533   86  76 .531
1968 Oakland OAA             72  65  .526 28.5          69  68 .504   82  80 .506
1968 Minnesota MNA           72  65  .526 28.5          66  71 .482   79  83 .488
1968 Cleveland CLA           71  69  .507 31.0          73  67 .521   86  75 .534
1968 New York NYA            63  72  .467 36.5          67  68 .496   83  79 .512
1968 Chicago CHA             61  75  .449 39.0          57  79 .419   67  95 .414
1968 California CAA          55  83  .399 46.0          61  77 .442   67  95 .414
1968 Washington WAA          40  94  .299 59.0          53  81 .396   65  96 .404
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     75   61  .551 40-28 35-33 21-16 54-45 11- 7 29-17     3-7     Lost 1
BOA     74   63  .540 28-43 46-20 12-14 62-49 11- 5 15-17     7-3     Won 1
CAA     55   83  .399 25-40 30-43 16-22 39-61  5-15 19-27     4-6     Lost 1
CHA     61   75  .449 33-40 28-35 19-17 42-58  7- 8 23-19     5-5     Won 1
CLA     71   69  .507 35-38 36-31 13-24 58-45  5-17 15-25     4-6     Won 1
DEA    100   36  .735 52-16 48-20 35-10 65-26 11- 1 32-15     6-4     Won 1
MNA     72   65  .526 39-29 33-36 12-16 60-49 12- 8 20-25     5-5     Lost 1
NYA     63   72  .467 35-34 28-38 18-19 45-53  8- 7 20-20     6-4     Lost 1
OAA     72   65  .526 37-29 35-36 29-25 43-40  9- 7 25-24     8-2     Won 1
WAA     40   94  .299 19-43 21-51 10-29 30-65  6-10 13-22     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  683  683  .500
HOME   343  340  .502
ROAD   340  343  .498
LEFT   185  192  .491
RIGHT  498  491  .504
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      9- 7 20- 9 16-11 15-15 15-19  0- 0    496   505   -9
BOA      5-11 17-12 15-13 16-13 21-14  0- 0    561   520  +41
CAA      5-13 14-15  9-19 11-18 16-18  0- 0    417   506  -89
CHA      7- 7 14-15  9-19 16-13 15-21  0- 0    443   488  -45
CLA     10- 7 15-14 15-17 16-12 15-19  0- 0    556   500  +56
DEA     12- 5 21- 6 26- 5 18-11 23- 9  0- 0    706   448 +258
MNA     12- 5 14-14 15-13 14-15 17-18  0- 0    530   483  +47
NYA      7-10 11-17 14-13 13-15 18-17  0- 0    472   575 -103
OAA      9- 9 12-15 14-15 17-13 20-13  0- 0    561   489  +72
WAA      8-10  3-24  9-17  9-20 11-23  0- 0    401   629 -228
 
 

1968 AL Newspaper Recap

September 1, 1968

  Here are the League Leaders in the AL after play in the month of August.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 American League                 Date: 9/1/1968
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1968 DEA 100  36    F.Howard  WAA .315  W.Horton  DEA   43  W.Horton  DEA  110
1968 BAA  75  61    T.Oliva   MNA .314  K.Harrels BOA   42  K.Harrels BOA  106
1968 BOA  74  63    R.Monday  OAA .314  F.Howard  WAA   41  J.Northru DEA   84
1968 OAA  72  65    B.Campane OAA .308  B.Powell  BAA   30  B.Freehan DEA   83
1968 MNA  72  65    K.Harrels BOA .303  N.Cash    DEA   30  OTHERS TIED W   82
1968 CLA  71  69
1968 NYA  63  72    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1968 CHA  61  75    D.McLain  DEA   22  W.Wood    CHA   14  S.McDowel CLA 1.94
1968 CAA  55  83    M.Lolich  DEA   19  J.Aker    OAA   14  J.Nash    OAA 2.08
1968 WAA  40  94    J.Hardin  BAA   18  H.Wilhelm CHA   13  G.Brunet  CAA 2.13
                    S.McDowel CLA   18  D.Patters DEA    9  J.Perry   MNA 2.15
                    OTHERS TIED W   16  OTHERS TIED W    8  S.Bahnsen NYA 2.24
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Freehan DEA   12  B.Campane OAA   70  S.McDowel CLA  280
                    L.Aparici CHA   10  J.Cardena CLA   67  D.McLain  DEA  239
                    B.Morton  CAA    7  D.Buford  BAA   37  L.Tiant   CLA  221
                    V.Davalil CAA    7  C.Tovar   MNA   37  D.Chance  MNA  218
                    J.Gibbs   NYA    7  V.Davalil CAA   36  T.Phoebus BAA  193
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  1  at  DEA  3  BAA-Hardin(18-9, 2.81) at DEA-McLain(22-5, 2.63)
CHA  3  at  MNA  2  CHA-Nyman(1-0, 2.00) at MNA-Boswell(10-9, 3.21)
NYA  1  at  CLA  2  NYA-Verbani(2-8, 5.88) at CLA-Hargan(7-10, 4.40)
OAA  3  at  CAA  2  OAA-Odom(12-10, 3.31) at CAA-Wright(4-7, 3.27)
WAA  2  at  BOA  5  WAA-Pascual(8-12, 3.31) at BOA-Culp(14-5, 2.96)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Renick      MNA CHA  4  1  3  2  0  1  1  0
D.Duncan      OAA CAA  4  1  1  3  0  2  1  0
D.Johnson     BAA DEA  4  1  1  1  0  1  1  0
J.Foy         BOA WAA  4  2  3  1  1  0  0  0
W.Williams    CHA MNA  3  1  2  1  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Hiller      DEA BAA  9.0  5  1  1  1  2  1 W  
C.Dobson      OAA CAA  9.0  7  2  1  4  8  0 W  
J.Lonborg     BOA WAA  8.2  3  2  2  6  7  0 W  
E.Fisher      CLA NYA  2.1  1  0  0  0  2  0 W  
D.McNally     BAA DEA  7.0  4  3  2  1  4  0  L 
 
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
N.Cash        DEA .429 28 12 13  2  5  F.Peterson    NYA 27 18  1  1 14  0 300
R.Jackson     OAA .318 44 14  7  6  4  E.Fisher      CLA  5  2  0  0  4  0 100
J.Pagliaroni  OAA .345 29 10  5  1  3  C.Dobson      OAA 18  9  1  6 18  0 200
R.Smith       BOA .286 35 10  8  7  2  D.McLain      DEA 18 13  1  3 15  0 200
J.Azcue       CLA .440 25 11  8  0  1  D.Chance      MNA 25 22  2  6 18  0 210
 
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
K.Berry       CHA .115 26  3  0  2  0  M.Stottlemyre NYA 10 16 13  4  5  5 020
W.Williams    CHA .171 41  7  1  0  0  B.Moore       WAA 10 17  9  6  3  3 020
B.Cox         NYA .103 39  4  2  2  0  P.Richert     BAA  6  7  4  2  3  2 020
M.Epstein     WAA .138 29  4  1  1  0  W.Bunker      BAA  7 10  6  2  7  1 010
M.Belanger    BAA .105 38  4  2  2  0  J.Pizarro     BOA  9  6  7  4  6  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1968 NL Standings

September 1, 1968

 We've reached the last full month of play in the 1968 NL regular season. The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals continue see-sawing in the top spot in the NL. It looks like it'll be a battle between the 2 teams until the end of the month. St. Louis is ahead 8-7 in the season series between the teams, and will meet the Reds for the last 3 game set 2 days from now. Cincinnati had an outstanding month of August going 20-12, best in the NL. The Cardinals meanwhile were 13-18, worst in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1968 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1968 Cincinnati CIN          79  54  .594 ----    27    71  62 .534   83  79 .512
1968 St. Louis SLN           80  57  .584  1.0          86  51 .628   97  65 .599
1968 San Francisco SFN       71  64  .526  9.0          73  62 .541   88  74 .543
1968 Philadelphia PHN        70  65  .519 10.0          62  73 .459   76  86 .469
1968 Los Angeles LAN         70  65  .519 10.0          58  77 .430   76  86 .469
1968 Atlanta ATN             70  67  .511 11.0          68  69 .496   81  81 .500
1968 Pittsburgh PIN          68  68  .500 12.5          65  71 .478   80  82 .494
1968 New York NYN            62  77  .446 20.0          63  76 .453   73  89 .451
1968 Chicago CHN             60  78  .435 21.5          71  67 .514   84  78 .519
1968 Houston HON             51  86  .372 30.0          64  73 .467   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     70   67  .511 35-35 35-32 22-18 48-49 12- 6 31-33     4-6     Lost 3
CHN     60   78  .435 29-37 31-41 16-19 44-59  6- 9 20-33     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     79   54  .594 36-31 43-23 22-14 57-40 10- 4 25-14     5-5     Won 2
HON     51   86  .372 28-42 23-44 20-26 31-60  2-10 20-32     5-5     Won 1
LAN     70   65  .519 42-29 28-36 20-26 50-39 12- 6 25-23     5-5     Lost 2
NYN     62   77  .446 33-36 29-41 23-26 39-51  6-12 22-25     5-5     Won 3
PHN     70   65  .519 35-30 35-35 23-23 47-42 10-12 28-26     5-5     Lost 2
PIN     68   68  .500 30-34 38-34 23-19 45-49  7- 7 19-20     6-4     Won 2
SFN     71   64  .526 37-33 34-31 18-21 53-43 10- 9 27-20     6-4     Won 4
SLN     80   57  .584 41-28 39-29 31-17 49-40  6- 6 31-22     5-5     Lost 2
TOTAL  681  681  .500
HOME   346  335  .508
ROAD   335  346  .492
LEFT   218  209  .511
RIGHT  463  472  .495
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
ATN      6-12 17-11 14-15 18-13 15-16  0- 0    464   438  +26
CHN     10- 8 13-15  8-20 15-17 14-18  0- 0    516   597  -81
CIN     10- 7 13-14 23- 7 13-14 20-12  0- 0    623   559  +64
HON      4-13  7-21 16-14  9-21 15-17  0- 0    377   510 -133
LAN      6-12 19-12 18-11 12-15 15-15  0- 0    434   443   -9
NYN     10- 6  7-21 11-19 17-16 17-15  0- 0    429   486  -57
PHN     13- 4 15- 9 12-16 15-19 15-17  0- 0    479   469  +10
PIN      8- 8 12-13 12-19 18-15 18-13  0- 0    552   523  +29
SFN     10- 7 14-16 17-13 15-12 15-16  0- 0    480   486   -6
SLN      9- 9 21- 6 17-14 20-10 13-18  0- 0    561   404 +157
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ATN CHN CIN HON LAN NYN PHN PIN SFN SLN TOT
ATN    -  11   4  10   5  10   8   6   4  12  70
CHN    7   -   5   9   6   6   4   7   7   9  60
CIN   14  13   -   8   5  10   9   6   7   7  79
HON    2   8   3   -   6   8   9   7   5   3  51
LAN    6  10   6  12   -   9   7   7   9   4  70
NYN    3   8   8  10   9   -   4   5  10   5  62
PHN   10   7   8   9   7   7   -   7   8   7  70
PIN   11   5   8   8  11   7   5   -   6   7  68
SFN    8   7   4  11   8   8  10  12   -   3  71
SLN    6   9   8   9   8  12   9  11   8   -  80
TOT   67  78  54  86  65  77  65  68  64  57
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ATN CHN CIN HON LAN NYN PHN PIN SFN SLN  TOT
ATN    -  63  60  50  21  42  59  59  52  58  464
CHN   47   -  74  67  50  52  41  44  59  82  516
CIN   92 102   -  55  32  91  97  67  43  44  623
HON   23  66  41   -  47  39  62  36  44  19  377
LAN   27  47  37  66   -  67  34  71  50  35  434
NYN   22  63  74  52  59   -  22  39  63  35  429
PHN   53  45  84  45  42  37   -  59  67  47  479
PIN   70  53  84  55  83  52  43   -  58  54  552
SFN   51  64  40  72  59  44  55  65   -  30  480
SLN   53  94  65  48  50  62  56  83  50   -  561
TOT  438 597 559 510 443 486 469 523 486 404

1968 NL Newspaper Recap

September 1, 1968

 Here are the Standings and League Leaders in the NL as of September 1st.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 National League                 Date: 9/1/1968
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1968 CIN  79  54    A.Johnson CIN .324  W.McCovey SFN   40  R.Santo   CHN  103
1968 SLN  80  57    M.Wills   PIN .321  H.Aaron   ATN   32  H.Aaron   ATN   84
1968 SFN  71  64    T.Helms   CIN .320  R.Santo   CHN   31  T.Perez   CIN   83
1968 PHN  70  65    P.Rose    CIN .318  B.William CHN   25  W.McCovey SFN   83
1968 LAN  70  65    T.Perez   CIN .315  OTHERS TIED W   20  B.William CHN   77
1968 ATN  70  67
1968 PIN  68  68    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1968 NYN  62  77    F.Jenkins CHN   20  J.Hoerner SLN   12  B.Gibson  SLN 1.47
1968 CHN  60  78    B.Gibson  SLN   19  T.Abernat CIN   11  P.Jarvis  ATN 1.50
1968 HON  51  86    P.Jarvis  ATN   17  J.Brewer  LAN   10  D.Drysdal LAN 1.89
                    L.Jackson PHN   17  OTHERS TIED W    7  D.Lemaste HON 1.92
                    J.Maricha SFN   17                      G.Perry   SFN 2.05
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    F.Millan  ATN   17  M.Wills   PIN   70  F.Jenkins CHN  220
                    H.Aaron   ATN   11  L.Brock   SLN   55  R.Sadecki SFN  218
                    T.Helms   CIN    9  T.Taylor  PHN   43  B.Singer  LAN  208
                    H.Torres  HON    7  W.Davis   LAN   35  B.Gibson  SLN  206
                    M.Wills   PIN    7  M.Alou    PIN   26  T.Seaver  NYN  195
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ATN  3  at  PIN  4  ATN-Jarvis(17-7, 1.50) at PIN-Bunning(7-14, 3.65)
CIN 12  at  PHN  1  CIN-Arrigo(10-9, 3.54) at PHN-Johnson(0-5, 4.91)
HON 10  at  CHN  5  HON-Lemaste(11-11, 1.92) at CHN-Hands(11-12, 2.36)
LAN  2  at  SFN  6  LAN-Singer(12-12, 2.57) at SFN-Sadecki(15-13, 3.26)
SLN  0  at  NYN  3  SLN-Hughes(4-1, 1.86) at NYN-Selma(7-12, 2.66)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.McCovey     SFN LAN  2  1  1  2  2  0  1  0
T.Aaron       ATN PIN  3  1  2  1  1  1  1  0
T.Perez       CIN PHN  4  2  2  3  1  0  0  0
R.Hunt        SFN LAN  2  1  2  1  2  0  0  0
J.Lefebvre    LAN SFN  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.McAndrew    NYN SLN  9.0  2  0  0  2  5  0 W  
T.Cloninger   CIN PHN  9.0  7  1  0  2 11  0 W  
D.Kelley      ATN PIN  6.0  3  0  0  2  6  0    
A.McBean      PIN ATN  0.2  0  0  0  0  2  0 W  
M.McCormick   SFN LAN  9.0  6  2  2  0  3  1 W  
 
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.Whitfield   CIN .400 30 12 16  4  4  B.Gibson      SLN 20  7  3  1 19  2 100
W.McCovey     SFN .323 31 10 10  9  5  J.Purdin      LAN 12  4  1  3  5  0 101
H.Aaron       ATN .429 42 18 15  1  5  G.Perry       SFN 27 19  5  8 15  1 210
L.Cardenas    CIN .440 25 11  3  2  2  B.Singer      LAN 15  9  1  2 16  1 100
W.Smith       CHN .393 28 11  4  6  1  R.Washburn    SLN 17 12  2  1 14  0 110
 
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
W.Davis       LAN .100 40  4  0  0  0  C.Raymond     ATN 10 18 11  5  6  2 030
D.Maxvill     SLN .032 31  1  1  3  0  A.McBean      PIN  5 10 10  1  6  3 100
E.Kranepool   NYN .107 28  3  0  2  0  D.Drysdale    LAN  7 13  7  1  5  2 010
M.Martinez    ATN .150 40  6  2  0  0  D.Fast        CHN  6  4  5  6  5  1 010
P.Popovich    LAN .138 29  4  1  1  0  D.Hall        PHN  6 15  8  1  6  1 100
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1968 AL Game: Bal. @ Det. Tigers Win 100th Game

August 31, 1968

  The exceptionally strong Detroit Tigers won their 100th game of the season on this last day of August. The Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on the strength of John Hiller's 10th Win of the season. Hiller went the distance for Detroit, allowing only 5 hits and 1 walk. It is the earliest in a season that any Detroit team has won 100 games.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Baltimore Orioles At 1968 Detroit Tigers             8/31/1968
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Buford 2B         4  0  1  0 .309     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  1  0 .269  
  M.Rettenmund RF     3  0  1  0 .143     M.Stanley CF        3  1  0  0 .267  
  F.Robinson LF       4  0  0  0 .259     A.Kaline RF         3  1  0  0 .269  
  B.Powell 1B         4  0  0  0 .224     W.Horton LF         3  0  0  1 .288  
  B.Robinson 3B       4  0  0  0 .218     B.Freehan 1B        3  0  1  2 .289  
  D.Johnson SS        4  1  1  1 .250     J.Price C           3  0  1  0 .157  
  P.Blair CF          3  0  1  0 .210     D.Tracewski SS      2  0  0  0 .189  
  L.Haney C           3  0  1  0 .194   A-R.Oyler SS          1  0  0  0 .140  
  D.McNally P         1  0  0  0 .152     D.Wert 3B           3  0  1  0 .228  
B-M.Belanger PH       1  0  0  0 .226     J.Hiller P          2  0  0  0 .227  
  P.Richert P         0  0  0  0 .222                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  5  1                 Totals      27  3  4  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Tracewski In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McNally In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  2
Tigers.......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  4  0
 
Orioles (75-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McNally LOSS(14-12)     7       4   3   2   1   4   0   2.35
P.Richert                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6.17
Totals                    8       4   3   2   1   4   0
 
Tigers (100-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hiller WIN(10-3)        9       5   1   1   1   2   1   1.59
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,784 DATE- Saturday, August 31st 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- L.Haney-2
DOUBLES- J.Price(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Johnson(6th)
RBIs- D.Johnson(29th), W.Horton(110th), B.Freehan-2(83rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McNally, M.Stanley, J.Hiller
WALKS- M.Rettenmund, A.Kaline
STRIKE OUTS- D.Johnson, L.Haney, R.Oyler, D.Wert-2, J.Hiller
GIDP- D.McAuliffe
WILD PITCHES- D.McNally
2-out RBI- D.Johnson
RLISP 2-out- M.Stanley, F.Robinson, J.Hiller, D.Buford
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 0 for 2  Tigers: 1 for 7
 
John Hiller delivered 9 solid innings at Tiger Stadium where the powerful
Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 3 to 1.
 
Detroit did all of it's offensive work in the 1st inning with 3 runs on 2
hits.  Dick McAuliffe opened up the inning nicely when he hit a single.
Mickey Stanley followed and he reached on an error.  Al Kaline then drew a
walk to load the bases.  Willie Horton came up and he would ground out
bringing in a run.  Bill Freehan came up to bat and stroked a one-base hit as
another two runners scored.  That was all the offense they were to need.
After the 2nd inning, neither team was able to score.  
 
Hiller(10-3) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. The loss was
charged to Dave McNally(14-12).  He surrendered just 4 hits and 1 walk in 7
innings.  
 

1968 NL Game: Hou. @ Chi. Jenkins Wins 20th

August 30, 1968

  Chicago's Ferguson Jenkins became the NL's 1st 20 game winner this season in today's game against the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field. It didn't look like Fergie would get a Win when he walked off the mound after pitching the 9th inning with his team trailing 3-1. But the Cubs came back in the bottom of the 9th by scoring 3 runs and winning the game 4-3. The big blow was a 2-run triple hit by Don Kessinger. For Jenkins, it was his 25th complete game in 33 starts. He also struck out 7, giving him a league leading 220 in that category.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Houston Astros At 1968 Chicago Cubs                  8/30/1968
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Herrera 2B        3  1  2  0 .204     D.Kessinger SS      4  0  1  2 .243  
  D.Menke SS          4  0  0  0 .215     G.Beckert 2B        4  0  2  0 .305  
  J.Wynn CF           4  0  1  1 .231     B.Williams RF       4  0  0  0 .280  
  R.Staub 1B          3  1  1  0 .284     R.Santo 3B          4  1  1  1 .278  
  D.Rader 3B          4  0  0  0 .249     E.Banks 1B          4  0  0  0 .216  
  B.Aspromonte LF     4  0  0  0 .200     W.Smith LF          3  1  2  0 .340  
  L.Thomas RF         4  1  2  1 .144     R.Hundley C         3  0  1  0 .203  
  J.Bateman C         4  0  1  1 .247   A-A.Spangler PR       0  1  0  0 .283  
  J.Buzhardt P        0  0  0  0 .125     A.Phillips CF       4  0  1  1 .246  
  L.Dierker P         3  0  1  0 .106     F.Jenkins P         3  0  2  0 .174  
B-R.Brand C           0  0  0  0 .048   C-J.Arcia PH          1  1  0  0 .155  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  3                 Totals      34  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Hundley In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Dierker In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  3  8  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 3  -  4 10  0
 
Astros (50-86)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Dierker LOSS(6-18)      8       9   4   4   2   5   1   3.76
J.Buzhardt BS(1st)        0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.96
Totals                    8 1/3  10   4   4   2   5   1
 
Cubs (60-77)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins WIN(20-11)      9       8   3   3   1   7   0   2.99
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,459 DATE- Friday, August 30th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Harry Wendelstedt, Ken Burkhart, Bill Jackowski
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 5  Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Cubs: 1
DOUBLES- J.Wynn(19th), R.Staub(30th), L.Thomas(2nd), W.Smith(12th)
TRIPLES- D.Kessinger(10th)
HOME RUNS- R.Santo(31st)
RBIs- J.Wynn(48th), L.Thomas(10th), J.Bateman(30th), D.Kessinger-2(28th),
      R.Santo(102nd), A.Phillips(46th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Thomas(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Herrera, D.Kessinger
WALKS- R.Staub, W.Smith, R.Hundley
STRIKE OUTS- D.Menke-2, J.Wynn, R.Staub, L.Thomas, J.Bateman, L.Dierker,
             D.Kessinger, G.Beckert, R.Santo, A.Phillips, F.Jenkins
2-out RBI- L.Thomas, J.Wynn
RLISP 2-out- J.Bateman, J.Wynn, B.Williams, A.Phillips, D.Rader
TEAM RISP- Astros: 3 for 10  Cubs: 2 for 6
 
Fergie Jenkins allowed Leo Durocher to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete
game as the Chicago Cubs won in dramatic fashion over the Houston Astros by a
score of 4 to 3 at Wrigley Field.
 
Chicago had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning plating 3 runs
using 3 hits.  Willie Smith led off and started the rally when he drew a
walk.  Randy Hundley was next and he lined a base-hit.  Adolfo Phillips then
ripped a base-knock knocking in a run.  After an out was recorded, Don
Kessinger came up and he tripled resulting in an exciting win for Chicago and
a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans.  Chicago banged out 10
hits on the afternoon.  
 
The victory was credited to Jenkins(20-11) who went the distance, allowing 3
runs. Larry Dierker(6-18) was given the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and
surrendered 9 hits and 2 walks.
 
Jenkins and Smith were really whooping it up in the clubhouse after the great
come from behind victory.  As Leo Durocher noted, 'A win like this one can do
wonders for a team's attitude.' Everyone shares in the joy - the fans, the
players - even you guys - it's better than winning by a dozen runs!'

1968 NL Standings

August 29, 1968

 The St. Louis Cardinals regained 1st place in the NL tonight with a shutout win against the Pittsburgh Pirates while the Cincinnati Reds lost to the NY Mets. Cincinnati had wrestled the top spot away from St. Louis on August 10th but could never put any distance between themselves and the Cardinals.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1968 National League                Date: 8/29/1968
 
 
CINCINNATI AT NEW YORK
Reds............ 0 3 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  5 13  1
Mets............ 0 1 0  0 3 0  1 1    -  6 13  0
Win:Jackson(2-9) Loss:Lee(3-2)
Homeruns- M.Jones(7th), F.Whitfield(7th)
 
30,633 fans were treated to a fine game at Shea Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The New York Mets won by the
slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
 
The game was decided in the 8th inning.  After two outs Cleon Jones doubled.
Bud Harrelson stepped into the batter's box and he hit a single scoring the
run.  Cincinnati had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
 
The victory went to Al Jackson(2-9) who went 3 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Bob Lee(3-2) was the loser in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 4 hits in
1 and 2/3 innings.
  
 
ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH
Cardinals....... 2 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  4  9  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Win:Washburn(14-9) Loss:Moose(9-4)
 
Curt Flood had 3 base hits and Ray Washburn had a strong outing as the St.
Louis Cardinals bested the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 0 at Forbes
Field.
 
Washburn(14-9) was on top of his game.  He allowed only 4 hits and no walks in
9 innings.  St. Louis managed 9 hits in their victory.  
 
Bob Moose(9-4) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 6 hits and 2 walks in 6
innings.
 

 

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           80  55  .593 ----    29    85  50 .630   97  65 .599
1968 Cincinnati CIN          77  54  .588  1.0          71  60 .542   83  79 .512
1968 Philadelphia PHN        70  63  .526  9.0          60  73 .451   76  86 .469
1968 Los Angeles LAN         70  63  .526  9.0          57  76 .429   76  86 .469
1968 San Francisco SFN       69  64  .519 10.0          72  61 .541   88  74 .543
1968 Atlanta ATN             70  65  .519 10.0          67  68 .496   81  81 .500
1968 Pittsburgh PIN          66  68  .493 13.5          64  70 .478   80  82 .494
1968 New York NYN            60  77  .438 21.0          62  75 .453   73  89 .451
1968 Chicago CHN             59  77  .434 21.5          70  66 .515   84  78 .519
1968 Houston HON             50  85  .370 30.0          63  72 .467   72  90 .444
 
 
 

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #34

August 28, 1968

 Denny McLain shutout the California Angels on 8 hits and the Detroit Tigers came away with a 3-0 victory tonight at Tiger Stadium. Detroit scored a run in the 3rd inning, and added 2 in the 4th on a Willie Horton homerun. That was all the scoring in the game and McLain walked off the mound with his 22nd Win of the season.

Replay: McLain gets the Win in his 34th start: 9 IP, 0 ER  Detroit wins 3-0 Season totals: 22-5, 2.63
IRL:      McLain gets the Win in his 34th start: 9 IP, 1 ER  Detroit wins 6-1 Season totals: 26-5, 1.88

BOXSCORE: 1968 California Angels At 1968 Detroit Tigers             8/28/1968
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  V.Davalillo CF      4  0  3  0 .280     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  2  1 .273  
  J.Fregosi SS        4  0  1  0 .233     D.Tracewski 3B      3  0  0  0 .189  
  D.Mincher 1B        3  0  1  0 .235     M.Stanley CF        4  1  1  0 .271  
  R.Reichardt LF      4  0  1  0 .245     W.Horton LF         4  1  2  2 .291  
  E.Kirkpatrick RF,C  3  0  1  0 .228     B.Freehan 1B        3  0  1  0 .283  
  B.Knoop 2B          4  0  0  0 .248     J.Northrup RF       3  0  1  0 .307  
  B.Rodgers C         2  0  0  0 .171     J.Price C           2  1  0  0 .155  
B-R.Repoz PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .253     R.Oyler SS          3  0  0  0 .138  
  C.Cottier 3B        4  0  1  0 .140     D.McLain P          3  0  0  0 .122  
  T.Burgmeier P       1  0  0  0 .250                                          
A-C.Hinton PH         1  0  0  0 .236                                          
  M.Pattin P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
C-T.Satriano PH       1  0  0  0 .254                                          
  S.Ellis P           0  0  0  0 .116                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  8  0                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Burgmeier In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rodgers In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pattin In 7th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  8  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  2 0 0  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Angels (53-82)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Burgmeier LOSS(2-2)     4       4   3   3   1   0   1   3.30
M.Pattin                  2       2   0   0   0   4   0   2.85
S.Ellis                   2       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.50
Totals                    8       7   3   3   1   5   1
 
Tigers (99-34)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(22-5)        9       8   0   0   2   7   0   2.63
Totals                    9       8   0   0   2   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,739 DATE- Wednesday, August 28th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Runge, John Rice, Cal Drummond, Jim Odom
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 8  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 2  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- B.Rodgers
HOME RUNS- W.Horton(43rd)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(45th), W.Horton-2(109th)
STOLEN BASES- V.Davalillo(35th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Tracewski
WALKS- E.Kirkpatrick, R.Repoz, J.Price
HIT BY PITCH- D.Mincher
STRIKE OUTS- J.Fregosi-2, R.Reichardt, B.Knoop, B.Rodgers, C.Hinton, T.Satriano,
             D.McAuliffe, D.Tracewski, W.Horton, J.Northrup, R.Oyler
GIDP- R.Reichardt, B.Knoop, D.Tracewski, J.Price
RLISP 2-out- R.Reichardt, B.Knoop-2, J.Northrup, J.Fregosi, W.Horton
TEAM RISP- Angels: 0 for 6  Tigers: 1 for 6
 
Denny McLain recorded a complete game shutout and left fielder Willie Horton
homered and had 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers outscored the California Angels 3
to 0.
 
McLain(22-5) had a strong outing.  He didn't allow much, just 8 hits and 2
walks in 9 innings.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 4th inning with
no runs scored after that point.  
 
Tom Burgmeier(2-2) was the loser.  He pitched 4 innings allowing 4 hits and 1
walk.

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #33

August 24, 1968

 It was a game of rarities at the plate today as Denny McLain pitched and hit his way to victory while the Detroit Tigers pounded the New York Yankees 12-1. Mickey Stanley got the Tigers on the board in the 1st inning when he hit an inside the park homerun. In the 4th inning Tommy Matchick hit a 3 run homer, just his 2nd homerun of the year. Denny McLain helped his own cause when he hit 2 triples, driving in 2 runs. Willie Horton smacked 2 homeruns, #'s 41 and 42, giving him the AL lead in that category. Norm Cash added to the attack in the 9th inning when he homered and drove in 3 runs. McLain went the distance for Detroit, allowing 5 hits and striking out 8. It was his 21st Win of the season.

Replay: McLain gets the Win in his 33rd start: 9 IP, 1ER Detroit wins 12-1 Season totals: 21-5, 2.72
IRL:     McLain gets the Loss in his 33rd start: 7 IP, 2 ER Detroit loses 2-1  Season totals: 25-5, 1.91

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 New York Yankees              8/24/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Matchick 2B       5  2  2  3 .247     H.Clarke 2B         4  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Stanley CF        5  1  1  1 .267     J.Gibbs C           4  0  1  0 .216  
  J.Northrup RF       5  2  1  0 .303     M.Mantle 1B         4  0  1  0 .249  
  N.Cash 1B           5  1  2  3 .331     R.White LF          4  0  1  0 .275  
  W.Horton LF         5  2  3  3 .295     J.Pepitone CF       3  0  0  0 .195  
  B.Freehan C         5  0  2  0 .281     T.Tresh SS          3  1  1  0 .193  
  D.Wert 3B           5  1  1  0 .230     R.Colavito RF       3  0  1  1 .206  
  D.Tracewski SS      5  2  2  0 .186     B.Cox 3B            2  0  0  0 .240  
  D.McLain P          3  1  2  2 .126     M.Stottlemyre P     2  0  0  0 .181  
                                          L.McDaniel P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-A.Kosco PH          1  0  0  0 .246  
                                          D.Womack P          0  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 12 16 12                 Totals      30  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For McDaniel In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  3 1 2  1 1 3  - 12 16  0
Yankees......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  2
 
Tigers (96-32)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(21-5)        9       5   1   1   1   8   0   2.72
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   8   0
 
Yankees (56-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Stottlemyr LOSS(8-14)   6       8   7   6   3   3   3   3.63
L.McDaniel                2       4   2   2   1   1   1   4.63
D.Womack                  1       4   3   3   0   0   1   4.24
Totals                    9      16  12  11   4   4   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,033 DATE- Saturday, August 24th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:13  Yankees: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- J.Gibbs, T.Tresh
DOUBLES- D.Wert(13th), M.Mantle(12th), T.Tresh(19th)
TRIPLES- D.McLain-2
HOME RUNS- T.Matchick(2nd), M.Stanley(12th), N.Cash(29th), W.Horton-2(42nd)
RBIs- T.Matchick-3(17th), M.Stanley(58th), N.Cash-3(74th), W.Horton-3(106th),
      D.McLain-2, R.Colavito(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McLain-2
WALKS- J.Northrup, N.Cash, B.Freehan, D.Wert, B.Cox
HIT BY PITCH- T.Matchick, M.Stanley, W.Horton
STRIKE OUTS- T.Matchick, N.Cash, W.Horton, D.Wert, H.Clarke, J.Gibbs-3,
             M.Mantle-2, R.Colavito, M.Stottlemyre
GIDP- J.Pepitone
BALKS- M.Stottlemyre
2-out RBI- R.Colavito, D.McLain, W.Horton-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Horton, T.Matchick-3, D.Wert-2, J.Northrup-2, D.McLain
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 12  Yankees: 1 for 2
 
Left fielder Willie Horton smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Denny McLain
pitched 9 strong innings as the sizzling Detroit Tigers ballclub embarrassed
the New York Yankees by the count of 12 to 1.
 
Horton was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day
at their team's expense.  He lifted one out of the park for a two run home
run in the 6th inning, hit a bases-empty home run in the 8th inning and hit a
single in the 9th inning.  The Detroit offense was great, scoring in 7 of the
9 innings.  
 
The victory was credited to McLain(21-5) who went the distance, allowing 1
run. Mel Stottlemyre(8-14) was given the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls
in 6 innings.  
 
'He was moving it around and spotting it very well.' Ralph Houk said.  McLain
pitched a great game. He deserves all the credit.'

1968 Detroit Game: Denny McLain Start #32

August 20, 1968

 Denny McLain became the first 20 game winner in this 1968 MLB season in tonight's game at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. McLain went the distance in a rather pedestrian performance, for him, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3. McLain allowed 8 hits, walked 1, struck out 6 and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in the game. Willie Horton hit a 2-run homer in the Tiger's 3 run 4th inning that proved to be the winning margin. It was Horton's 39th homerun of the season, tying him with Frank Howard and Ken Harrelson for the AL lead.

Replay: McLain gets the Win in his 32nd start:  9 IP, 2 ER Detroit wins 5-3  Season totals: 20-5, 2.78
IRL:  McLain gets the Loss in his 32nd start: 5.2 IP, 2 ER Detroit loses 10-2 Season totals: 25-4, 1.90

BOXSCORE: 1968 Chicago White Sox At 1968 Detroit Tigers             8/20/1968
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  2  0 .259     M.Stanley CF        4  0  0  0 .262  
  S.Alomar 2B         4  0  1  0 .295     D.Tracewski 2B      3  2  1  0 .180  
  P.Ward 3B           4  0  0  0 .193     A.Kaline RF         4  0  2  1 .281  
  T.McCraw 1B         3  2  1  1 .237     W.Horton LF         4  1  2  2 .293  
  T.Davis LF          4  0  1  1 .249     N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  0 .322  
  K.Berry CF          4  0  0  0 .302     D.Wert 3B           4  0  0  0 .232  
  B.Bradford RF       4  1  1  0 .214     J.Price C           3  1  1  1 .168  
  J.McNertney C       4  0  1  0 .256     R.Oyler SS          2  0  0  0 .142  
  G.Peters P          2  0  1  0 .297     D.McLain P          3  0  0  0 .107  
A-D.Josephson PH      1  0  0  0 .242                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  2                 Totals      31  5  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Peters In 9th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  3 1 0  0 0    -  5  7  1
 
White Sox (56-68)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Peters LOSS(5-11)       8       7   5   4   4   2   2   4.46
Totals                    8       7   5   4   4   2   2
 
Tigers (92-32)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(20-5)        9       8   3   2   1   6   1   2.78
Totals                    9       8   3   2   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,869 DATE- Tuesday, August 20th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Neudecker, Larry Kapp, Al Salerno, Bill Haller
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 6  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- P.Ward, W.Horton
DOUBLES- B.Bradford(13th), D.Tracewski(3rd), A.Kaline(10th), N.Cash(19th)
HOME RUNS- T.McCraw(9th), W.Horton(39th), J.Price(5th)
RBIs- T.McCraw(39th), T.Davis(35th), A.Kaline(44th), W.Horton-2(100th),
      J.Price(10th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(22nd), T.McCraw(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Aparicio
WALKS- G.Peters, D.Tracewski, J.Price, R.Oyler-2
HIT BY PITCH- T.McCraw
STRIKE OUTS- L.Aparicio, T.Davis, K.Berry, B.Bradford-2, G.Peters, D.Wert,
             D.McLain
2-out RBI- T.Davis
RLISP 2-out- P.Ward, M.Stanley-2, N.Cash
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 1 for 3  Tigers: 1 for 8
 
Willie Horton went yard and had 2 RBI and Denny McLain went the distance at
Tiger Stadium where the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox by the
score of 5 to 3.
 
Detroit brought 3 runs across the plate in the 4th inning with the help of 3
hits.  The highlight belonged to Horton who elicited a roar from the hometown
fans when he popped a two-run clout over the fence.  Detroit had a total of 7
hits for the game.  
 
McLain(20-5) got the victory, allowing 3 runs for the game. Gary Peters(5-11)
ended up with the loss.  He pitched 8 innings giving up 7 hits and 4 walks.