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.