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
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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.'
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