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.'