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October 2, 1968 at Busch Stadium Cardinals 4, Tigers 0 Cardinals Lead Best of Seven Game Series 1-0 The Tigers ran into a buzz saw in game one of the 1968 World Series and the end result was a game one loss.  Bob Gibson struck out a World Series record seventeen batters as he was [...]

September 23, 1968 at Memorial Stadium Orioles 2, Tigers 1  (101-56) The Tigers failed to set their new franchise win record for the second straight day and Denny McLain lost his sixth game of the season.  Blame the offense on this one though because McLain definitely threw a good enough game.  He gave up just [...]

September 19, 1968 at Tiger Stadium download the town film high quality Tigers 6, Yankees 2  (99-54) It’s funny how this Denny McLain win is almost more memorable then his 30th.  With the pennant and the game firmly in hand, McLain grooved a pitch to Mickey Mantle in the eighth inning to give him a [...]

September 14, 1968 at Tiger Stadium Tigers 5, Athletics 4  (95-54) Denny McLain needed some ninth inning heroics but the end result was his historic 30th win of the season.  With the A’s up 4-3, the Tigers picked up two runs in the ninth to win it.  Al Kaline came home on a fielder’s choice [...]

September 10, 1968 at Anaheim Stadium Tigers 7, Angels 2  (92-54) Denny McLain improved to 29-5 and he was now one away from the magical 30 win mark.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and a walk with twelve strikeouts in another complete game. watching the american online Jim Northrup doubled twice, scored [...]

September 6, 1968 at Tiger Stadium Tigers 8, Twins 3  (90-52) Denny McLain marched closer to his 30th win of the season and while it wasn’t his best start, it was good enough because the Tigers gave him plenty of offense.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and one walk with twelve strikeouts [...]

September 1, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 7, Orioles 3  (86-51)
The Tigers entered the final month of their historic and took care of business behind another solid start by Denny McLain.  He improved to 27-5 and he gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.  McLain not only had to contend [...]

August 28, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 6, Angels 1  (83-50)
Denny McLain followed up his two consecutive losses with his 26th win as the Tigers took care of the Angels in their series opener.  McLain gave up one run on six hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in yet another complete game.
Jim Northrup had a [...]

August 24, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Tigers 1  (81-47)
For the first time all season, Denny McLain dropped consecutive decisions although this one was hardly his fault.  He fell to 25-5 and he gave up two runs on five hits with six strikeouts in seven solid innings.
The Tigers were held to a mere four hits [...]

August 20, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 7, White Sox 0  (79-44)
John Hiller gave up a leadoff single in the top of the fifth inning and that was the lone hit against him in an incredible one hit shutout.  He walked two, struck out seven and improved to 6-3 as the Tigers took the opener in [...]

August 16, 1968 at Fenway Park
Tigers 4, Red Sox 0  (77-43)
Denny McLain put on another pitching show as he won his 25th game of the season.  He gave up just seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in his shutout win.  It was his sixth straight complete game and his sixth shutout of the season.
Dick McAuliffe [...]

August 12, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers 6, Indians 3  (75-42)
Denny McLain improved to 24-3 with his fifth straight complete game.  In this one, he gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts although two of the five hits he gave up left the park.
Norm Cash homered and drove in a pair [...]

July 3, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Angels 2  (51-27)
The Tigers remained perfect in the month of the June and they won their third game behind a trio of homeruns.  Norm Cash belted two run shot while both Dick Tracewski and Willie Horton went yard with nobody on base.  For Horton, it was his ninteenth [...]

June 29, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 2 (48-26)
The Tigers won their fifth straight game and once again, it was Denny McLain who pitched the Tigers to victory.  He improved to 14-2 and he gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in another complete game.
Jim Northrup hit [...]

June 24, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers 14, Indians 3 (45-26)
Jim Northrup put a huge exclamation point as the Tigers finished up their series with the Indians with a blowout win.  Northrup hit not one, but two grand slams and he finished with eight RBIs.  Jim Price hit his first homer of the season and Bill [...]

June 20, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Red Sox 1 (43-23)
The Tigers took the rubber game in their series with the Red Sox and once again, it was Denny McLain who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 12-2 and he gave up just one run on three hits and two walks with [...]

June 16, 1968 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 3, Tigers 2  (40-22)
Mickey Lolich fell to 5-4 on the season despite a solid outing as the Tigers lost to the White Sox in the first game of their Sunday doubleheader.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. 
Bill [...]

June 13, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Twins 1 (39-20)
The Tigers finished up a four game sweep over the Twins with yet another solid pitching performance.  It was the third time in the series that the Twins were held to a mere one run and in the fourth game, the Twins managed just a pair [...]

June 9, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Indians 2, Tigers 0 (35-20)
Luis Tiant held the Tigers to just four hits and while Denny McLain was nearly as good, he suffered his second loss of the season.  He fell to 9-2 and he gave up two runs on three hits with four strikeouts in eight innings of work.
Gates [...]

June 5, 1968 at Fenway Park
Tigers 5, Red Sox 4  (32-19)
The Tigers overcame a three run first inning deficit to top the Red Sox 5-4.  Denny McLain had the tough first inning but he buckled down and improved to 9-1.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits with a strikeout in six [...]

June 2, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 4, Tigers 3  (29-17)
This time it was the Yankees who came out on top in a one run game as they topped the Tigers in the first game of their Sunday doubleheader.  The Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning but then the Yankees finally got to Denny [...]

May 29, 1968 at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers 3, Angels 0  (26-16)
Denny McLain did it again with another exceptional start as he improved to 8-1.  He gave up just four hits and a walk with thirteen strikeouts in the shutout win.
Willie Horton’s two run homer in the seventh inning was his thirteenth of the season.  Dick McAuliffe [...]

May 25, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum
Tigers 2, Athletics 1  (24-14)
Denny McLain got the Tigers back on track with another nice start as the Tigers ended their three game losing streak.  McLain gave up just a single run (in the ninth inning) on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts and the win pushed [...]

May 20, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers 4, Twins 3  (23-12)
The Tigers came back from an early 3-0 deficit in this one to walk away with their third straight win.  Willie Horton hit a solo shot, his tenth homer of the season, in the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames and then Al [...]

May 15, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Orioles 10, Tigers 8  (19-11)
Denny McLain lost his first decision of the season and he lasted just two innings in a high scoring affair.  McLain fell to 5-1 and he gave up four runs in the two frames.  Jon Warden was also touched up and he gave up three runs [...]

May 10, 1968 at D.C. Stadium
Tigers 12, Senators 1  (17-9)
The Tigers won their third straight game behind a huge game by Al Kaline at the plate and another rock solid outing on the mound by Denny McLain.  Kaline went three for four with a homerun, six RBIs and three runs.  Bill Freehan and Don Wert [...]

May 5, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Angels 2  (14-8)
Denny McLain improved to a perfect 4-0 on the season with another nice start as the Tigers snapped a three game losing streak.  He gave up just a pair of runs on seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.
Mickey Stanley and Bill Freehan were the [...]

May 1, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Twins 2  (13-5)
Willie Horton drove in Dick McAuliffe with a sac. fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie to win their first game in the May.  With just five hits, the Tigers needed a two run homer by Jim Northrup in the [...]

May 1, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Twins 2  (13-5)
Willie Horton drove in Dick McAuliffe with a sac. fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie to win their first game in the May.  With just five hits, the Tigers needed a two run homer by Jim Northrup in the [...]

April 27, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 7, Yankees 0  (10-3)
Denny McLain won his second straight start with his strongest outing of the season.  The win ended the Tigers two game mini-skid.  McLain gave up just five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Dick McAuliffe and Jim Northrup were the hitting [...]