SLN @ DET
Final Score: SLN 7 - DET 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Tiger Stadium
- Attendance
- 53,634
- Game Duration
- 197 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Ray Washburn
- Losing Pitcher
- Earl Wilson
- Save
- Joe Hoerner
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Stan Landes
- First Base
- Bill Kinnamon
- Second Base
- Doug Harvey
- Third Base
- Bill Haller
Line Score
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .750 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Curt Flood | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Joe Hoerner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Roger Maris | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Dal Maxvill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim McCarver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Mike Shannon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Ray Washburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .342 |
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Cash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wayne Comer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pat Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willie Horton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Kaline | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Tommy Matchick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Don McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daryl Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Wert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .129 |
SLN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hoerner (SV) | SV | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ray Washburn (W) | W | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.06 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 | |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobson | - | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 |
| John Hiller | - | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don McMahon | - | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Daryl Patterson | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Earl Wilson (L) | L | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.23 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7.00 | |
St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, October 5, 1968
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 at Tiger Stadium on October 5, 1968, a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 53,634, a game time of 197 minutes, and a day start. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came in the fifth and seventh innings, 4 of them in the fifth. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the third and fifth innings, 2 of them in the third. Hits were 13 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 4 for the Detroit Tigers, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Ray Washburn, allowing 3 earned runs on 3 hits in 5.1 innings. The loss was charged to Earl Wilson after 4.1 innings and 3 runs. Joe Hoerner earned the save. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Pat Dobson, John Hiller, Don McMahon, Daryl Patterson, and Earl Wilson. For the St. Louis Cardinals, Lou Brock went 3 for 4. Tim McCarver drove in 3 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals got more home runs from Orlando Cepeda and Tim McCarver. Dick McAuliffe led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Al Kaline drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers got another home run from Al Kaline. Behind the plate was umpire Stan Landes.
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