Baseball Historians

April 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Athletics 3, Tigers 1  (12-5)
The Tigers ended April on a losing note but they had to be happy with 12-5 record during the month.  The Tigers made three errors in this one but none of them came into play with regard to the score.  Earl Wilson fell to 2-3 and [...]

April 28, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Tigers 1  (10-4)
The Tigers lost a tough one in a low scoring pitchers duel.  Joe Sparma took a shutout into the eighth inning but both he and Jon Warden combined to give up two runs in the eighth to blow a 1-0 lead.  Sparma dropped to 1-2 on [...]

April 21, 1968 at Comiskey Park
Tigers 4, White Sox 1  (8-1)
The Tigers won their eighth straight game behind Earl Wilson’s second solid start in a row.  Wilson improved to 2-1 and he gave up one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in the complete game win.
Dick McAuliffe tripled and drove in [...]

April 20, 1968 at Comiskey Park
Tigers 4, White Sox 1  (7-1)
The Tigers continued their April tear with their seventh straight win and this time it was Mickey Lolich and the pen who got it done.  Lolich gave up just five hits in seven shutout innings while Jon Warden improved to 3-0 as he pitched the [...]

April 16, 1968 at Fenway Park
Tigers 9, Red Sox 2  (4-1)
The Tigers ran up the score in their most impressive offensive performance of the short season and won their fourth straight game.  While there were plenty of hitting stars, it was Willie Horton who led the way.  He went three for six with two doubles, [...]

April 14, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 4  (3-1)
The Tigers won their third straight in a ten inning contest in which Bill Freehan provided the heroics.  His RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning won it for the Tigers and it capped off a great individual game for the catcher.  He [...]

April 11, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 4, Red Sox 3  (1-1)
The Tigers blew a three run lead but still managed to win when Gates Brown broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the ninth with a pinch hit, walk off solo homer.  Dick McAuliffe and Bill Freehan also belted solo shots while Freehan reached [...]