SLN @ DET
Final Score: SLN 10 - DET 1
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Tiger Stadium
- Attendance
- 53,634
- Game Duration
- 154 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Bob Gibson
- Losing Pitcher
- Denny McLain
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Bill Kinnamon
- First Base
- Doug Harvey
- Second Base
- Bill Haller
- Third Base
- Tom Gorman
Line Score
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .600 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Curt Flood | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Bob Gibson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Roger Maris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dal Maxvill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim McCarver | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .325 |
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Pat Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Fred Lasher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tommy Matchick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eddie Mathews | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Denny McLain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Northrup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Daryl Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Sparma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 |
SLN Pitching
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobson | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Hiller | - | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fred Lasher | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denny McLain (L) | L | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10.12 |
| Daryl Patterson | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Sparma | - | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8.00 | |
St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, October 6, 1968
This box score records a 10-1 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium, October 6, 1968 in a World Series game. The St. Louis Cardinals won comfortably. The information panel shows attendance of 53,634, a game time of 154 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the St. Louis Cardinals crossing the plate in the first, third, fourth, and eighth; the eighth brought 4 runs. The Detroit Tigers' only run came in the fourth inning. The St. Louis Cardinals had 13 hits and the Detroit Tigers 5, with 0 and 4 errors. The win went to Bob Gibson, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. Denny McLain took the loss after 2.2 innings and 4 runs. Bob Gibson led all pitchers with 10 strikeouts. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Pat Dobson, John Hiller, Fred Lasher, Denny McLain, and Daryl Patterson. For the St. Louis Cardinals, Lou Brock went 3 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 4 RBI. Bob Gibson also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. Al Kaline led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 double. Jim Northrup also homered for the Detroit Tigers. Bill Kinnamon worked home plate.
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