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September 28, 1968 at Tiger Stadium Senators 2, Tigers 1  (103-58) river of darkness movies Denny McLain failed to pick up his 32nd win of the season despite seven shutout innings as the Tigers dropped their second straight game.  McLain gave up just two hits, gave up no walks and struck out four.  Don McMahon [...]

September 21, 1968 at D.C. Stadium Tigers 4, Nationals 3  (101-54) The Tigers tied their franchise record in wins with 101st and they did it with their eleventh straight victory.  Mickey Stanley went three for five with a run while Al Kaline went two for five with an RBI. Earl Wilson didn’t get the decision [...]

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 9, 1968 at Anaheim Stadium Tigers 6, Angels 0  (91-54) Mickey Lolich had one of his best starts of the season as the Tigers snapped a two game losing streak.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in the shutout win which pushed his record to 14-9 on the [...]

September 7, 1968 at Tiger Stadium Twins 2, Tigers 1  (90-53) The Tigers outhit the Twins 8-6 but they came up short where it counted in a 2-1 loss that ended their four game winning streak.  Pat Dobson went the distance but he gave up a ninth inning run to fall to 5-6.  He gave [...]

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 4, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum Tigers 4, Athletics 2  (89-52) The Tigers march towards the American League pennant continued behind a solid start by John Hiller.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Pat Dobson picked up his sixth save of the season [...]

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 25, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Tigers 5  (81-48)
The Tigers blew a four run lead as they dropped their third straight to the Yankees in another doubleheader.  Pat Dobson gave up the first five runs in 5 2/3 innings but it was Daryl Patterson who gave up the final run, and for that he [...]

August 23, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Tigers 1  (81-46)
There was no late inning comeback in this one as the Tigers kicked off both their doubleheader and series against the Yankees with a loss. A solid start by Earl Wilson and the Tigers pen went to waste.  Wilson fell to 10-11 and he gave up [...]

August 21, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, White Sox 2  (80-45)
The Tigers got some timley hitting and some good pitching as they came back to beat the White Sox to ensure at least a split in their four game series.  Down 2-1, Mickey Stanley belted a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to [...]

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 13, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 1, Tigers 0  (75-43)
The Tigers four game winning streak came to an end as they were held to just four hits in a shutout loss to the Indians.  No Tiger reached base more then once and Mickey Stanley had the only extra base hit with a triple.
A solid start [...]

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 [...]

August 11, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Red Sox 4 (73-42)
A long day was made even longer as the Tigers and Red Sox kicked off a doubleheader with a 4 1/2 hour, 14 inning contest.  The Tigers were down 4-0 after the Red Sox scored four in the first but the pitching staff held the [...]

June 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
White Sox 12, Tigers 0 (48-27)
The Tigers five game winning streak came to an abrupt end as Tommy John shut out the Tigers and Joe Sparma and the Tigers pen were pummelled for twelve runs.  Sparma fell to 6-8 and he gave up six runs in 2 2/3 innings and [...]

June 28, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 4 (47-26)
After two days off because of rain, the Tigers got right back to it with their fourth straight win in front of a home crowd against the White Sox.  Mickey Stanley homered and drove in three runs while Norm Cash hit a two run shot.  [...]

June 22, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 2, Tigers 0 (43-25)
The Tigers dropped their second straight game to the Indians in a contest that saw the road team pick up just five hits.  Willie Horton was the only hitter to reach base twice with a single and a walk while Mickey Stanley and Norm Cash both [...]

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 18, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2, Red Sox 1 (42-22)
Earl Wilson got it done on the mound for the Tigers as they came back home to take on the Red Sox.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work and the win pushed [...]

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 11, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Twins 1 (36-20)
Pat Dobson outdueled Dean Chance as the Tigers took the first game of a series opening doubleheader that saw an over an hour rain delay in the second inning.  Dobson improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on five hits and five walks with [...]

June 8, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Indians 1  (35-19)
Mickey Lolich was fantastic as he pitched the Tigers to their fifth straight win.  He gave up just a single run on seven hits without a single walk and he struck out ten.  The win pushed his record to 4-3 on the season.
Mickey Stanley was a [...]

June 7, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Indians 4  (34-19)
The Tigers needed five runs in the final three innings but they did it to win their fourth straight game.  Norm Cash had a big game with a pair of solo homers while Willie Horton joined him with a solo shot of his own.  For Horton, [...]

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 26, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum
Athletics 7, Tigers 6  (24-15)
The Tigers lost a bizare one as Joe Sparma was pummelled for six runs total in the second, third and fourth innings.  The Tigers then scored two in the fifth and four in the sixth to tie it before the game settled down and the [...]

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 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 [...]