Baseball Historians

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 17, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 4, Indians 3  (5-1)
The Tigers picked up their fifth straight win and their second extra inning win in three games in their opener against the Indians.   Willie Horton provided the heroics with a two run, walk off homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to win it for [...]

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 [...]

 It’s really hard to put Denny McLain’s 1968 season into words.  Yeah, he probably wasn’t even the best pitcher in 1968 (Bob Gibson) but his numbers are still nothing short of staggering.  And it’s also worth keeping in mind that McLain was 24 years old throughout most of the season (his birthday is September 21, [...]