1968 AL Awards

October 9, 1968

 The AL Award winners were announced today by Strat-O-Matic. Detroit's Denny McLain (27-6, 2.52 ERA, 336 IP, 277 K's, 7.6 WAR) was named AL MVP and Cy Young winner. I would have voted for Willie Horton (.305 BA, 53 HR, 134 RBI, 6.8 WAR) as the MVP.

AWARDS VOTING FOR 1968 American League                         Date: 9/30/1968
 
MVP AWARD                               CY YOUNG AWARD
D.McLain(DEA) 482                       D.McLain(DEA) 134
W.Horton(DEA) 336                       M.Lolich(DEA) 97
J.Northrup(DEA) 177                     S.McDowell(CLA) 40
D.McAuliffe(DEA) 117                    E.Wilson(DEA) 12
K.Harrelson(BOA) 85                     L.Tiant(CLA) 5
 
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C  B.Freehan(DEA) 2,094,832             D.Sims(CLA) 1,076,336
1B B.Powell(BAA) 1,868,239              M.Mantle(NYA) 1,494,064
2B D.McAuliffe(DEA) 2,413,103           M.Andrews(BOA) 1,263,507
3B C.Tovar(MNA) 1,580,743               B.Robinson(BAA) 1,421,935
SS B.Campaneris(OAA) 1,931,165          J.Fregosi(CAA) 1,650,509
LF F.Howard(WAA) 3,830,128              W.Horton(DEA) 3,338,798
CF R.Smith(BOA) 2,015,422               R.Monday(OAA) 1,479,912
RF K.Harrelson(BOA) 3,267,264           J.Northrup(DEA) 2,442,726
Pi D.McLain(DEA) 3,676,923              M.Lolich(DEA) 2,610,036
   S.McDowell(CLA) 2,487,476            L.Tiant(CLA) 1,795,618
   D.Chance(MNA) 1,705,239              D.McNally(BAA) 1,686,259
   S.Bahnsen(NYA) 1,609,034             E.Wilson(DEA) 1,533,150
   R.Culp(BOA) 1,466,860                J.Hardin(BAA) 1,299,355
   J.Hiller(DEA) 1,184,966              T.Phoebus(BAA) 1,133,704
 
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
P  R.Culp(BOA)                          T.Phoebus(BAA) 
C  J.Gibbs(NYA)                         B.Freehan(DEA) 
1B D.Cater(OAA)                         M.Mantle(NYA) 
2B B.Knoop(CAA)                         D.McAuliffe(DEA) 
3B B.Robinson(BAA)                      S.Bando(OAA) 
SS L.Aparicio(CHA)                      M.Belanger(BAA) 
OF M.Stanley(DEA)                       R.Smith(BOA) 
OF C.Yastrzemski(BOA)                   T.Oliva(MNA) 
OF T.Uhlaender(MNA)                     D.Unser(WAA) 
 
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
C  B.Freehan(DEA)                       D.Sims(CLA) 
1B B.Powell(BAA)                        M.Mantle(NYA) 
2B D.McAuliffe(DEA)                     M.Andrews(BOA) 
3B C.Tovar(MNA)                         K.McMullen(WAA) 
SS B.Campaneris(OAA)                    J.Fregosi(CAA) 
LF W.Horton(DEA)                        F.Howard(WAA) 
CF R.Smith(BOA)                         R.Monday(OAA) 
RF K.Harrelson(BOA)                     J.Northrup(DEA) 
 
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD            MANAGER OF THE YEAR
H.Wilhelm(CHA) 34                       Mayo Smith(DEA) 
J.Aker(OAA) 33                          Earl Weaver(BAA) 
T.Burgmeier(CAA) 29                     Dick Williams(BOA) 
E.Watt(BAA) 28                          Bob Kennedy(OAA) 
S.Lyle(BOA) 26                          Cal Ermer(MNA) 
 

1968 NL Awards

October 9, 1968

 The 1968 NL Award Winners were announced by Strat-O-Matic today. St. Louis Cardinal Bob Gibson(21-10, 289 IP, 1.74 ERA, 241 K's, 9.5 WAR) was named the NL MVP as well as the Cy Young award winner.  I would have picked San Francisco's Willie McCovey (.285 BA, 49 HR, 103 RBI, 6.9 WAR) as the MVP.

AWARDS VOTING FOR 1968 National League                         Date: 9/30/1968
 
MVP AWARD                               CY YOUNG AWARD
B.Gibson(SLN) 433                       B.Gibson(SLN) 144
W.McCovey(SFN) 359                      F.Jenkins(CHN) 80
L.Brock(SLN) 193                        J.Marichal(SFN) 42
H.Aaron(ATN) 123                        T.Seaver(NYN) 14
W.Mays(SFN) 88                          G.Perry(SFN) 7
 
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C  J.Bench(CIN) 1,479,695               T.Haller(LAN) 1,122,087
1B W.McCovey(SFN) 3,834,863             O.Cepeda(SLN) 1,654,175
2B G.Beckert(CHN) 1,887,745             J.Javier(SLN) 1,496,699
3B R.Santo(CHN) 3,021,306               T.Perez(CIN) 2,208,467
SS D.Kessinger(CHN) 1,360,822           G.Alley(PIN) 1,161,057
LF L.Brock(SLN) 2,620,451               B.Williams(CHN) 2,430,745
CF W.Mays(SFN) 2,339,180                F.Alou(ATN) 1,953,663
RF H.Aaron(ATN) 2,940,811               P.Rose(CIN) 1,934,341
Pi B.Gibson(SLN) 3,681,468              P.Jarvis(ATN) 2,440,838
   F.Jenkins(CHN) 2,347,626             T.Seaver(NYN) 2,222,562
   G.Perry(SFN) 2,003,895               J.Marichal(SFN) 1,895,967
   L.Jackson(PHN) 1,758,280             G.Nolan(CIN) 1,666,712
   D.Drysdale(LAN) 1,405,825            R.Sadecki(SFN) 1,393,542
   J.Maloney(CIN) 1,270,299             C.Short(PHN) 1,245,299
 
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
P  T.Seaver(NYN)                        D.Giusti(HON) 
C  R.Hundley(CHN)                       J.Grote(NYN) 
1B W.Parker(LAN)                        E.Banks(CHN) 
2B G.Beckert(CHN)                       T.Helms(CIN) 
3B R.Santo(CHN)                         M.Wills(PIN) 
SS H.Lanier(SFN)                        D.Maxvill(SLN) 
OF W.Mays(SFN)                          J.Callison(PHN) 
OF C.Flood(SLN)                         H.Aaron(ATN) 
OF P.Rose(CIN)                          R.Clemente(PIN) 
 
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
C  J.Bench(CIN)                         J.Torre(ATN) 
1B W.McCovey(SFN)                       O.Cepeda(SLN) 
2B G.Beckert(CHN)                       J.Javier(SLN) 
3B R.Santo(CHN)                         T.Perez(CIN) 
SS D.Kessinger(CHN)                     G.Alley(PIN) 
LF B.Williams(CHN)                      D.Allen(PHN) 
CF W.Mays(SFN)                          J.Wynn(HON) 
RF H.Aaron(ATN)                         R.Clemente(PIN) 
 
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD            MANAGER OF THE YEAR
J.Hoerner(SLN) 45                       Red Schoendienst(SLN) 
J.Brewer(LAN) 34                        Walter Alston(LAN) 
R.Kline(PIN) 32                         Dave Bristol(CIN) 
T.Abernathy(CIN) 28                     Herman Franks(SFN) 
F.Linzy(SFN) 26                         Larry Shepard(PIN) 
 

1968 World Series: Final Stats

October 8, 1968

The Detroit Tigers won the 1968 World Series 4 games to 1. Detroit can credit their pitching staff's ability to shut down the St. Louis offense as the key to defeating the Cardinals. Detroit also had timely hitting and played good defense, committing only 1 error. St. Louis, conversely,  can blame their lack of hitting, sloppy defense, and mediocre pitching (with the exception of Bob Gibson) on their defeat.

1968 World Series Final Stats

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1968 World Series
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1968 Detroit DEA              4   1  .800 ----  *WON*    2   3 .400    4   3 .571
1968 St. Louis SLN            1   4  .200  3.0           3   2 .600    3   4 .429
 

 DATE VIS  R  H  E  HOME R  H  E INN  WIN                   LOSS
----- ------------  ------------ ---  --------------------  -------------------
10/ 2 DEA  2  9  0  SLN  3 11  1 12   J.Hoerner (1-0)       J.Warden (0-1)
10/ 3 DEA  7 11  1  SLN  2  8  0      M.Lolich (1-0)        R.Washburn (0-1)
10/ 5 SLN  2  4  0  DEA  3  6  0      E.Wilson (1-0)        S.Carlton (0-1)
10/ 6 SLN  1  6  2  DEA  2  7  0 10   J.Hiller (1-0)        J.Hoerner (1-1)
10/ 7 SLN  0  4  3  DEA  7  7  0      M.Lolich (2-0)        R.Washburn (0-2)

LEAGUE GRAND TOTALS (primary report) FOR 1968 World Series
 
TEAM                   AVG    AB    R     H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   SB   CS    E
1968 Detroit          .233   172   21    40    8   1    5   19    0    0    1
1968 St. Louis        .196   168    8    33    8   0    1    8    4    0    6
--------------------  ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         .215   340   29    73   16   1    6   27    4    0    7
 
 
TEAM                   ERA   W   L      IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB    SO OAVG
1968 Detroit          1.49   4   1    48.1    33    8    8    1    7    35 .196
1968 St. Louis        3.50   1   4    46.1    40   21   18    5   17    25 .233
-------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         2.47   5   5    94.2    73   29   26    6   24    60 .215

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 World Series                    Date: 10/8/1968
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1968 DEA   4   1    N.Cash    DEA .409  W.Horton  DEA    2  B.Freehan DEA    5
1968 SLN   1   4    W.Horton  DEA .333  N.Cash    DEA    1  A.Kaline  DEA    4
                    D.Maxvill SLN .333  D.McAulif DEA    1  D.McAulif DEA    3
                    C.Flood   SLN .316  A.Kaline  DEA    1  C.Flood   SLN    3
                    D.McAulif DEA .300  R.Maris   SLN    1  OTHERS TIED W    2
 
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
                    M.Lolich  DEA    2  J.Hiller  DEA    1  M.Lolich  DEA 1.13
                    E.Wilson  DEA    1                      B.Gibson  SLN 1.42
                    J.Hiller  DEA    1                      D.McLain  DEA 1.69
                    J.Hoerner SLN    1                      E.Wilson  DEA 2.25
                                                            S.Carlton SLN 5.40
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    N.Cash    DEA    5  L.Brock   SLN    2  B.Gibson  SLN   13
                    D.McAulif DEA    2  O.Cepeda  SLN    1  D.McLain  DEA   12
                    J.Northru DEA    2  C.Flood   SLN    1  M.Lolich  DEA   10
                    R.Maris   SLN    2                      OTHERS TIED W    5
                    M.Shannon SLN    2
 

 

World Series MVP:

Pitcher             G GS  W  L   Pct   R  ER   ERA    IP   H  BB IBB  SO HR
Mickey Lolich       2  2  2  0 1.000   2   2  1.13  16.0  12   2   0  10  0
as starter          2  2  2  0 1.000   2   2  1.13  16.0  12   2   0  10  0

  

1968 World Series Game 5: Detroit Wins!

October 7, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers are the 1968 World Series Champions! Mickey Lolich was virtually untouchable throwing a complete game shutout in the Tigers 7-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Lolich (pictured) allowed only 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6, getting his 2nd Win of The Series. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 4th inning and that would prove to be all Detroit would need in this game to back Lolich's gem. Catcher Bill Freehan (pictured) hit a bases loaded single and Cardinal left fielder Lou Brock threw the ball away for a 2-base error, allowing all 3 base runners to score and Freehan to go to 3rd. With Don Wert up next, Freehan came home on Ray Washburn's wild pitch to complete the scoring.  The Tigers added 3 runs in the 8th, when Freehan was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, a sacrifice fly by Wert and a run scoring double by Lolich.
 The Detroit Tigers win the series 4 games to 1 and are crowned 1968 World Series Champions!

BOXSCORE: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals At 1968 Detroit Tigers           10/7/1968
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          4  0  0  0 .045     D.McAuliffe 2B      5  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Javier 2B         4  0  0  0 .158     M.Stanley SS,CF     4  0  0  0 .143  
  C.Flood CF          4  0  1  0 .316     A.Kaline RF         3  1  1  0 .263  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  0  0 .150     N.Cash 1B           4  2  2  0 .409  
  M.Shannon 3B        3  0  1  0 .125     W.Horton LF         4  1  0  0 .333  
  T.McCarver C        3  0  1  0 .111   C-R.Oyler SS          0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Davis RF          2  0  1  0 .571     J.Northrup CF,LF    2  2  1  0 .222  
  D.Maxvill SS        3  0  0  0 .333     B.Freehan C         2  1  1  3 .294  
  R.Washburn P        1  0  0  0 .000     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  1 .053  
A-E.Spiezio PH        1  0  0  0 .000     M.Lolich P          4  0  1  1 .143  
  W.Granger P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-P.Gagliano PH       1  0  0  0 .500                                          
  R.Willis P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  N.Briles P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  4  0                 Totals      31  7  7  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Washburn In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Granger In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Horton In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  3
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 3    -  7  7  0
 
Cardinals (1-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Washburn LOSS(0-2)      5       4   4   3   3   1   0   7.88
W.Granger                 2       1   0   0   1   0   0   6.00
R.Willis                  0       1   3   2   1   0   0   4.91
N.Briles                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                    8       7   7   5   5   1   0
 
Tigers (4-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(2-0)         9       4   0   0   1   6   0   1.13
Totals                    9       4   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,569 DATE- Monday, October 7th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Harvey, Bill Haller, Tom Gorman, Jim Honochick
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 4  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- L.Brock, J.Javier, T.McCarver
DOUBLES- N.Cash(2nd), J.Northrup(3rd), M.Lolich
RBIs- B.Freehan-3(5th), D.Wert(1st), M.Lolich
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Wert
WALKS- R.Davis, M.Stanley, A.Kaline, J.Northrup-2, B.Freehan
HIT BY PITCH- B.Freehan
STRIKE OUTS- C.Flood, O.Cepeda-2, T.McCarver, R.Davis, D.Maxvill, N.Cash
GIDP- P.Gagliano
WILD PITCHES- R.Washburn
RLISP 2-out- D.Maxvill, M.Lolich, M.Stanley
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 0 for 1  Tigers: 2 for 8
 
Mickey Lolich went 9 solid innings at Tiger Stadium as the Detroit Tigers beat
the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 0.
 
Detroit scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning with the help of 3 hits.
They would prove to be the difference in the contest.  Detroit banged out 7
hits on the afternoon.  
 
Lolich(2-0) was credited with the shutout, his first of the year. Ray
Washburn(0-2) was the loser.  He surrendered 4 runs and 4 hits in 5 innings.

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Brock     1- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Javier    4- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     C.Flood     4-12 18  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 6-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Stanley   3- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    1- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   N.Cash      2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     O.Cepeda    3- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Shannon   6-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     T.McCarver  3- 9 16  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   R.Davis     5- 8 13  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  D.Maxvill   5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     W.Horton    5- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Northrup  4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Freehan   1-10     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     R.Washburn  5- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     L.Brock     1- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Javier    1- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Wert      3- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Lolich    5- 4     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     D.McAuliffe 6-10  9  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   M.Stanley   5- 4     0 Error On Foul Popup - C        
2 1   M.Stanley   1- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Flood     4- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Cepeda    3-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Shannon   2- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     A.Kaline    6- 8  6  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   N.Cash      1-10  8  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 W.Horton    2- 7     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  23 J.Northrup           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
1 123 B.Freehan   4- 8 13  0 Single & Error - LF            3-H 2-H 1-H b-3 
1   3 D.Wert               0 Wild Pitch                     3-H 
1     D.Wert      1- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     M.Lolich    4- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     T.McCarver  2- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     R.Davis     6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.Maxvill   6- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 2- 3 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     M.Stanley   4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   A.Kaline    2- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 1   N.Cash      2- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ed Spiezio
0     E.Spiezio   6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     L.Brock     3- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Javier    3- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Wayne Granger
0     W.Horton    1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Northrup  1- 9  9  0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  B.Freehan   3- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 12  D.Wert      4-12 10  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  M.Lolich    6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     C.Flood     5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     O.Cepeda    1- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     M.Shannon   6- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   T.McCarver  4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Stanley   2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    6-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     R.Davis     5- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   D.Maxvill   2- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Phil Gagliano
1 1   P.Gagliano  1- 6     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Ron Willis
0     N.Cash      5- 8 12  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  W.Horton    6- 8     0 1 Base Error - 2B              2-3 b-1 
0 1 3 J.Northrup  1- 5     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 123 B.Freehan   1- 2     0 HBP                            3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Nelson Briles
0 123 D.Wert      5- 5     0 Sac Fly                        3-H 2-3 b-0 
1 1 3 M.Lolich    5- 7  1  0 Double                         3-H 1-3 b-2 
1  23 D.McAuliffe 4- 8     0 Fielders Choice                3-o 2-3 b-1 
2 1 3 M.Stanley   2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Mickey Stanley
                             SUBSTITUTE SS- Ray Oyler
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Jim Northrup
0     L.Brock     5- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Javier    2- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     C.Flood     1- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   O.Cepeda    1- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 

1968 World Series Game 4

October 6, 1968

  It was the St. Louis Cardinals that got off to a quick start today in Game 4 of the 1968 World Series at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. With 2 outs in the top of the 1st inning Roger Maris doubled and Orlando Cepeda drove him home with a double of his own to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Similar to Game 1, Detroit starter Denny McLain and St. Louis starter Bob Gibson settled in after that initial scoring and gave fans a clinic on brilliant pitching. The score was still 1-0 until the bottom of the 8th when Tiger 1st baseman Norm Cash (pictured) blasted a homerun into the upper deck in rightfield.
  The 2 teams went down in order in the 9th, and the game went to extra innings tied 1-1 without either starter still pitching. McLain was pinch-hit for in the bottom of the 7th and Gibson in the top of the 10th. In the top of the 10th, Julian Javier led off with a double but was left stranded. Dick McAuliffe led off the bottom of the 10th with a base hit off reliever Joe Hoerner. Mickey Stanley then laid down a bunt that catcher Tim McCarver fielded and threw over the head of the 1st baseman Cepeda for a 2 base error. With runners at 2nd and 3rd, Al Kaline struck out but Norm Cash followed with a single through a drawn in infield, scoring McAuliffe and giving Detroit a 2-1 victory.
 The Tigers now hold a 3-1 lead in The Series. Mickey Lolich will try to clinch the World Series Championship tomorrow for Detroit, Ray Washburn will start for the Cardinals.

BOXSCORE: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals At 1968 Detroit Tigers           10/6/1968
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          5  0  0  0 .056     D.McAuliffe 2B      5  1  1  0 .333  
  C.Flood CF          3  0  0  0 .333     M.Stanley SS        4  0  1  0 .176  
  R.Maris RF          4  1  1  0 .214     A.Kaline RF         4  0  0  0 .250  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  1  1 .188     N.Cash 1B           5  1  2  2 .389  
  M.Shannon 3B        4  0  1  0 .077     W.Horton LF         3  0  2  0 .429  
  T.McCarver C        4  0  0  0 .067     J.Northrup CF       3  0  1  0 .188  
  J.Javier 2B         4  0  1  0 .200     B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .267  
  D.Maxvill SS        3  0  1  0 .400     D.Wert 3B           4  0  0  0 .063  
  B.Gibson P          2  0  1  0 .250     D.McLain P          2  0  0  0 .000  
C-B.Tolan PH          0  0  0  0 .000   A-G.Brown PH          0  0  0  0 .000  
D-R.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .600     P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Hoerner P         0  0  0  0 ----   B-E.Mathews PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  6  1                 Totals      35  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For McLain In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gibson In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Tolan In 10th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  6  2
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 -  2  7  0
 
Cardinals (1-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Gibson                  9       5   1   1   3   9   1   1.42
J.Hoerner LOSS(1-1)       0 1/3   2   1   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9 1/3   7   2   1   3  10   1
 
Tigers (3-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain                  7       5   1   1   2   7   0   1.69
P.Dobson                  2       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
F.Lasher                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Hiller WIN(1-0)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                   10       6   1   1   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,675 DATE- Sunday, October 6th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Tom Gorman, Bill Kinnamon, Doug Harvey, Bill Haller
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- T.McCarver, D.Maxvill
DOUBLES- R.Maris(1st), O.Cepeda(1st), J.Javier(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Cash(1st)
RBIs- O.Cepeda(1st), N.Cash-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Gibson, M.Stanley
WALKS- C.Flood, D.Maxvill, W.Horton, J.Northrup, G.Brown
HIT BY PITCH- A.Kaline
STRIKE OUTS- L.Brock, C.Flood, O.Cepeda-2, M.Shannon-2, T.McCarver, R.Davis,
             A.Kaline-3, N.Cash, W.Horton, B.Freehan, D.Wert-2, D.McLain,
             E.Mathews
GIDP- T.McCarver, N.Cash
2-out RBI- O.Cepeda, N.Cash
RLISP 2-out- M.Shannon, L.Brock-2, R.Maris, D.McLain-2, D.McAuliffe-2
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 1 for 8  Tigers: 1 for 7
 
One run was the difference at Tiger Stadium as the Detroit Tigers defeated the
St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings 2 to 1.
 
Both teams had scored 1 runs after nine full innings.  Detroit won the game in
the 10th inning.  Dick McAuliffe delivered a one-base hit.  Mickey Stanley
next to the plate and he reached on an error.  Al Kaline followed, but he was
set down on strikes.  Norm Cash followed and he ripped a base-hit giving
Detroit the win much to the delight of the home town crowd.  Detroit finished
with 7 hits in the victory.  
 
John Hiller(1-0) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. The
losing pitcher was Joe Hoerner(1-1) in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning
and surrendered 2 hits and no walks.

 

 

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Brock     6- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     C.Flood     6- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Maris     2- 9 10  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  O.Cepeda    2-10  4  0 Double                         2-H b-2 
2  2  M.Shannon   5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 3- 7 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     M.Stanley   3- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    3- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     T.McCarver  5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Javier    3- 4     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     D.Maxvill   2- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   B.Gibson    4- 6 11  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 L.Brock     1-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     N.Cash      2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     W.Horton    4- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   J.Northrup  3- 8     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   B.Freehan   6- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Flood     5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     R.Maris     1- 4     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     O.Cepeda    4- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Wert      6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.McLain    5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.McAuliffe 1- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     M.Shannon   5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     T.McCarver  1-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Javier    2- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     M.Stanley   2- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Kaline    2- 3     0 HBP                            b-1 
1 1   N.Cash      5- 3     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     D.Maxvill   1- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Gibson             0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  L.Brock     5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  C.Flood     1- 2     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 12  R.Maris     1- 4     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     W.Horton    3- 8 16  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   J.Northrup  2- 5  6  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  B.Freehan   5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 12  D.Wert      6- 9     0 Ground Out                     2-3 1-2 b-0 
2  23 D.McLain    3- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     O.Cepeda    1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Shannon   1-10  1  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   T.McCarver  3- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Stanley   1- 7 12  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   A.Kaline    5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   N.Cash      3- 6 14  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     J.Javier    1-11 13  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     D.Maxvill   3- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Gibson    6- 8     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     W.Horton    4-11     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Northrup  1- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   B.Freehan   6- 9     0 2 Base Error - SS              1-3 b-2 
1  23 D.Wert      5-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Gates Brown
2  23 G.Brown              0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 123 D.McAuliffe 3-10 13  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Pat Dobson
0     L.Brock     4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     C.Flood              0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Maris     3- 6 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     M.Stanley   2- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Kaline    3- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     N.Cash      3-10  8  0 Home Run                       b-H 
2     W.Horton    3- 7  9  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   J.Northrup  3-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     O.Cepeda    5- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Shannon   2-11     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     T.McCarver  1- 7     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     B.Freehan   3- 7     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     D.Wert      6- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Eddie Mathews
2     E.Mathews   1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Fred Lasher
0     J.Javier    6- 9 11  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  D.Maxvill   1-11 16  0 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Bobby Tolan
                             SUBSTITUTE P - John Hiller
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ron Davis
1  2  R.Davis     2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  L.Brock     5- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Joe Hoerner
0     D.McAuliffe 5- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Stanley            0 2 Base Error - C               1-3 b-2 
0  23 A.Kaline    6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  23 N.Cash      3- 6  3  0 Single                         3-H 2-3 b-1 

1968 World Series Game 3

October 5, 1968

 The 1968 World Series shifted to Detroit for Game 3 and it was played in poor conditions at Tiger Stadium. On a cool, dark, wet afternoon, the Tigers scored just enough and held on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. Earl Wilson pitched a great game and Al Kaline drove in 2 runs with a 5th inning double to lead the Tigers to victory. Detroit had 2 runners thrown out at the plate in that 5th inning which led to Cardinal manager Red Schoendienst sending Bobby Tolan in to pinch hit for starter Steve Carlton in the top of the 6th. Wilson allowed only 2 hits until the 9th inning, one of them a homer hit by Roger Maris, but he got into trouble in the 9th. After a double by Brock and single by Flood that scored Brock, Mayo Smith brought in lefty John Hiller to face Maris. Schoendienst stuck with the lefty hitting Maris, probably because of his earlier homerun, and Hiller struck him out. The next batter Orlando Cepeda popped out and Hiller struck out pinch hitter Ron Davis to end the game. Detroit now leads The Series 2 games to 1. Tomorrow's Game 4 will feature a rematch between Game 1 pitchers Denny McLain and Bob Gibson.

BOXSCORE: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals At 1968 Detroit Tigers           10/5/1968
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          4  1  1  0 .077     D.McAuliffe 2B      2  1  0  0 .400  
  C.Flood CF          3  0  1  1 .417     M.Stanley SS,CF     3  1  0  0 .154  
  R.Maris RF          4  1  1  1 .200     A.Kaline RF         3  0  1  2 .333  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  1  0 .167     W.Horton LF         3  1  1  0 .364  
  T.McCarver C        3  0  0  0 .091   B-R.Oyler SS          0  0  0  0 .000  
D-R.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .750     N.Cash 1B           3  0  2  0 .385  
  M.Shannon 3B        2  0  0  0 .000     B.Freehan C         3  0  2  1 .364  
  J.Javier 2B         3  0  0  0 .182     J.Northrup CF,LF    3  0  0  0 .154  
  D.Maxvill SS        3  0  0  0 .417     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .083  
  S.Carlton P         1  0  0  0 .000     E.Wilson P          3  0  0  0 .000  
A-B.Tolan PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-J.Edwards PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Nelson P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  4  2                 Totals      26  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Horton In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McCarver In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  2  4  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0    -  3  6  0
 
Cardinals (1-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Carlton LOSS(0-1)       5       6   3   3   4   5   0   5.40
D.Hughes                  2       0   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
M.Nelson                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       6   3   3   5   7   0
 
Tigers (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wilson WIN(1-0)         8       4   2   2   1   5   1   2.25
J.Hiller SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,251 DATE- Saturday, October 5th 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Doug Harvey, Bill Haller, Stan Landes, Bill Kinnamon
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 3  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- L.Brock(1st), A.Kaline(1st), N.Cash(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Maris(1st)
RBIs- C.Flood(3rd), R.Maris(1st), A.Kaline-2(4th), B.Freehan(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Flood(1st), O.Cepeda(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Freehan
WALKS- M.Shannon, D.McAuliffe-2, A.Kaline, W.Horton, J.Northrup
HIT BY PITCH- C.Flood, M.Stanley, N.Cash
STRIKE OUTS- L.Brock-2, R.Maris, R.Davis, D.Maxvill-2, S.Carlton, D.McAuliffe,
             W.Horton-2, J.Northrup-2, E.Wilson-2
GIDP- J.Javier, D.Wert
WILD PITCHES- E.Wilson
RLISP 2-out- W.Horton, T.McCarver, D.Wert, B.Freehan
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 1 for 6  Tigers: 3 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Julian Javier robbed Al Kaline of a base hit.
          Top 4th: Earl Wilson robbed Tim McCarver of a base hit.
          Bot 5th: Tim McCarver blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Earl Wilson had an impressive outing as the Detroit Tigers outscored the St.
Louis Cardinals 3 to 2.
 
St. Louis was unable to claim the lead after Detroit went ahead in the bottom
of the 4th inning scoring a single run using 2 hits.  St. Louis tried
unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
Wilson(1-0) got the win allowing 2 runs in 8 innings. John Hiller recorded the
save, his 1st.  The losing pitcher was Steve Carlton(0-1).  
 

 

 

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Brock     4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Flood     3- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Maris     5- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 2- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   M.Stanley            0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  A.Kaline    6- 7     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 W.Horton    5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     O.Cepeda    4- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1                        0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
0  2  T.McCarver           0 Wild Pitch                     2-3 
0   3 T.McCarver  1- 7     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1   3 M.Shannon   3-10     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1 3 J.Javier    2- 9     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     N.Cash      2- 2     0 HBP                            b-1 
0 1   B.Freehan   5- 3     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  J.Northrup  2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 12  D.Wert      1- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Maxvill   1- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     S.Carlton   2- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Brock     5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     E.Wilson    3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     M.Stanley   4- 6 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Flood     2-12     0 HBP                            b-1 
0 1                        0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
0  2  R.Maris     3- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1  2  O.Cepeda    1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  T.McCarver  6-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     A.Kaline    3-10     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     W.Horton    5- 3     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   N.Cash      3- 6 12  0 Double                         1-3 b-2 
1  23 B.Freehan   1- 8     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2  2  J.Northrup           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  D.Wert      3- 4     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     M.Shannon   1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Javier    5-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     D.Maxvill   5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     E.Wilson    3- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 1- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   M.Stanley   2- 2     0 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
1 12  A.Kaline    2- 4 18  0 Double                         2-H 1-H b-2 
1  2  W.Horton             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
1 12  N.Cash      4- 9     0 Single                         2-o 1-2 b-1 
2 12  B.Freehan   4- 8     0 Single                         2-o 1-2 b-1 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Bobby Tolan
0     B.Tolan     3- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     L.Brock     4- 6  7  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     C.Flood     3-10 15  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dick Hughes
0     J.Northrup  1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.Wert      3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     E.Wilson    5-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     R.Maris     6- 5  8  0 Home Run                       b-H 
0     O.Cepeda    3- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     T.McCarver  5-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Shannon   4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 6- 7 17  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Stanley   3- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    1- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   W.Horton    1- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Mickey Stanley
                             SUBSTITUTE SS- Ray Oyler
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Jim Northrup
0     J.Javier    4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Maxvill   6- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Johnny Edwards
2     J.Edwards   4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Mel Nelson
0     N.Cash      1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Freehan   6- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Northrup  5- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     L.Brock     2- 5  8  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  C.Flood     4- 7     0 Single                         2-H b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - John Hiller
0 1   R.Maris     5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   O.Cepeda    5- 6     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ron Davis
2 1   R.Davis     4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 

1968 World Series Game 2

October 3, 1968

 The Detroit Tigers jumped out to a lead in the 1st inning again today in Game 2 of the 1968 World Series, but this time they built on that lead and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. Al Kaline (pictured) hit a 2-run homer in the 1st and the Tigers added runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 8th innings while Mickey Lolich kept the Cardinals at bay earning the Win. Willie Horton hit his 2nd homerun of the Series and after a day off, the series will resume in Detroit for the next 3 games.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Detroit Tigers At 1968 St. Louis Cardinals           10/3/1968
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  2  2  2 .500     L.Brock LF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Stanley SS,CF     5  0  2  1 .200     J.Javier 2B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Kaline RF         4  2  2  2 .333     C.Flood CF          4  0  1  0 .444  
  N.Cash 1B           5  0  1  0 .300     O.Cepeda 1B         3  0  0  0 .125  
  W.Horton LF         3  1  2  1 .375     M.Shannon 3B        3  0  0  0 .000  
C-R.Oyler SS          1  0  0  0 .000     T.McCarver C        4  0  0  0 .125  
  J.Northrup CF,LF    5  0  1  0 .200     R.Davis RF          3  2  3  01.000  
  B.Freehan C         3  1  1  1 .250   E-R.Maris PH          1  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Wert 3B           4  0  0  0 .111     D.Maxvill SS        4  0  1  0 .556  
  M.Lolich P          3  1  0  0 .000     R.Washburn P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Patterson P       0  0  0  0 ----   A-P.Gagliano PH       1  0  1  11.000  
  J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 ----     N.Briles P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 ----     L.Jaster P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Schofield PH      1  0  1  11.000  
                                          R.Willis P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-J.Edwards PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          W.Granger P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          M.Nelson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-B.Tolan PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  7 11  7                 Totals      34  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Washburn In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jaster In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Horton In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Willis In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Nelson In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 1 1  0 1 0  0 2 0  -  7 11  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
 
Tigers (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(1-0)         7       8   2   2   1   4   0   2.57
D.Patterson               0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
J.Hiller HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
P.Dobson                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   6   0
 
Cardinals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Washburn LOSS(0-1)      3       7   4   4   1   0   2  12.00
N.Briles                  1       1   1   1   2   0   0   9.00
L.Jaster                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
R.Willis                  2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
W.Granger                 1       2   2   2   1   0   0  18.00
M.Nelson                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      11   7   7   4   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,469 DATE- Thursday, October 3rd 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Stan Landes, Bill Kinnamon, Doug Harvey, Jim Honochick
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- M.Stanley
DOUBLES- W.Horton(1st), J.Northrup(2nd), C.Flood(1st), P.Gagliano(1st)
TRIPLES- D.McAuliffe(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(1st), W.Horton(2nd)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe-2(3rd), M.Stanley(1st), A.Kaline-2(2nd), W.Horton(2nd),
      B.Freehan(1st), P.Gagliano(1st), D.Schofield(1st)
STOLEN BASES- L.Brock(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Freehan
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-2, A.Kaline, M.Lolich, O.Cepeda, M.Shannon
HIT BY PITCH- W.Horton
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, R.Oyler, J.Northrup, L.Brock, J.Javier, C.Flood-2,
             M.Shannon, B.Tolan
GIDP- M.Stanley, T.McCarver
WILD PITCHES- R.Washburn
2-out RBI- D.McAuliffe-2, M.Stanley
RLISP 2-out- J.Northrup, A.Kaline, D.Wert-2, J.Javier-2, L.Brock
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 11  Cardinals: 2 for 10
 
Al Kaline hit a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers topped the St.
Louis Cardinals by a score of 7 to 2 at Busch Stadium.
 
Mickey Lolich(1-0) gave a fine effort for Detroit.  He went 7 innings
surrendering 8 hits and 1 walk.  Detroit finished with 11 hits while St.
Louis ended up with 8.  
 
Ray Washburn(0-1) was given the loss.  He gave up 4 runs in 3 innings of work.

 

Play Account:

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 3- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   M.Stanley            0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  A.Kaline    2- 4  5  0 Home Run                       2-H b-H 
1     N.Cash      4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     W.Horton    4- 8  4  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  J.Northrup  6- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Brock     3- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Javier    6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     C.Flood     6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     B.Freehan   2- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   D.Wert               0 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
0  2  D.Wert      2- 3  8  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1  2  M.Lolich    1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  D.McAuliffe 6- 9  3  0 Single                         2-H b-1 
2 1   M.Stanley   2- 7     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  A.Kaline    5- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     O.Cepeda    6-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Shannon   2- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     T.McCarver  4- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     N.Cash      4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     W.Horton    3- 5  5  0 Home Run                       b-H 
1     J.Northrup  1- 9  7  0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  B.Freehan   5-10     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 D.Wert      5- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     R.Davis     4- 4     0 Single & Error - SS            b-2 
0  2  D.Maxvill   4- 5     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Phil Gagliano
1   3 P.Gagliano  5- 8  7  0 Double                         3-H b-2 
1  2  L.Brock     4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  J.Javier    2- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Nelson Briles
0     M.Lolich    4- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 3- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   M.Stanley   3-10     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Flood     1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     O.Cepeda    4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Shannon   2-10     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   T.McCarver  1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Kaline    1- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   N.Cash      4- 9     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 W.Horton    1- 3     0 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Larry Jaster
0 123 J.Northrup  6- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 123 B.Freehan   6- 6     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2 12  D.Wert      6- 5     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     R.Davis     6- 7 10  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   D.Maxvill   6- 3     0 Fly Out                        1-2 b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Dick Schofield
1  2  D.Schofield 3- 8     0 Single                         2-H b-1 
1 1   L.Brock     1-11     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1                        0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
2  2  J.Javier    1- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Ron Willis
0     M.Lolich    1-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 3- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     M.Stanley   2-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     C.Flood     5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     O.Cepeda    1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Shannon   1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     A.Kaline    1- 8 10  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   N.Cash      4- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   W.Horton    6-11 16  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 1   J.Northrup  4- 4     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Mickey Stanley
                             SUBSTITUTE SS- Ray Oyler
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Jim Northrup
0     T.McCarver  1- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     R.Davis     6- 7 10  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   D.Maxvill   6- 7 18  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Johnny Edwards
1 12  J.Edwards   5-10     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  L.Brock     4- 9 16  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Wayne Granger
0     B.Freehan   5- 3 16  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     D.Wert      3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Lolich    1- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   D.McAuliffe 5- 5  3  0 Triple                         1-H b-3 
2   3 M.Stanley   4- 7     0 Single                         3-H b-1 
2 1   A.Kaline    3- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     J.Javier    2- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   C.Flood     5- 8  5  0 Double                         1-3 b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Daryl Patterson
0  23 O.Cepeda    4- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 123 M.Shannon   4- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - John Hiller
1 123 T.McCarver  3- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Mel Nelson
0     N.Cash      1- 5 17  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     R.Oyler     3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Northrup  3- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Pat Dobson
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Roger Maris
0     R.Maris     6- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Maxvill   2- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Bobby Tolan
2     B.Tolan     4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0