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
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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.'
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