SLN @ DET

October 07, 1968

Final Score: SLN 3 - DET 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
53,634
Game Duration
163 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Mickey Lolich
Losing Pitcher
Joe Hoerner

Umpires

Home Plate
Doug Harvey
First Base
Bill Haller
Second Base
Tom Gorman
Third Base
Jim Honochick

Line Score

SLN @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
DET 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 x 5 9 1

SLN Batting

SLN @ DET — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Nelson Briles 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Brock 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600
Orlando Cepeda 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Ron Davis 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Curt Flood 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Phil Gagliano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Hoerner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Julian Javier 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Roger Maris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dal Maxvill 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim McCarver 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Dick Schofield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Shannon 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Spiezio 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ron Willis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 1 8 2 0 1 1 .257

DET Batting

SLN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Norm Cash 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Freehan 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Horton 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Al Kaline 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Mickey Lolich 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Dick McAuliffe 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Northrup 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ray Oyler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Stanley 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Don Wert 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 5 9 5 4 6 0 2 0 0 .290

SLN Pitching

SLN @ DET — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nelson Briles - 6.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 4.26
Joe Hoerner (L) L 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0.00
Ron Willis - 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 9 5 5 4 6 0 5.62

DET Pitching

SLN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mickey Lolich (W) W 9.0 9 3 3 1 8 1 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 3 3 1 8 1 3.00

St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, October 7, 1968

On October 7, 1968, the Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at Tiger Stadium in the World Series. The information panel shows a crowd of 53,634, a running time of 163 minutes, and a day start. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 3 in the first and nowhere else. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the fourth and seventh innings, 3 of them in the seventh. The St. Louis Cardinals had 9 hits and the Detroit Tigers 9, with 0 and 1 errors. Mickey Lolich was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 9 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Joe Hoerner after 0.0 innings and 2 runs. Mickey Lolich led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The St. Louis Cardinals used Nelson Briles, Joe Hoerner, and Ron Willis on the mound. For the St. Louis Cardinals, Lou Brock went 3 for 5 and 2 doubles. Orlando Cepeda drove in 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Orlando Cepeda also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. For the Detroit Tigers, Al Kaline went 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. Norm Cash drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. Behind the plate was umpire Doug Harvey.

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