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1968 Detroit Tigers

103-59 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1968 Detroit Tigers went 103-59 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 671 runs, allowed 492, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Horton (36 HR, 85 RBI) and Denny McLain (31-6, 1.96 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

103 Wins
59 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
671 R 492 RA
Diff +179

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⚡ Quick Stats

671 Runs Scored
492 Runs Allowed
+179 Run Diff
2,032K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .235 2% above the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .306 3% above the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .385 14% above the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.71 9% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 671 21% above the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,032,257
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Avg per Game 25,089

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Gates Brown 0.370 2 Al Kaline 0.287 3 Willie Horton 0.285 4 Jim Northrup 0.264 5 Bill Freehan 0.263

Home Runs

1 Willie Horton 36 2 Norm Cash 25 3 Bill Freehan 25 4 Jim Northrup 21 5 Dick McAuliffe 16

RBI

1 Jim Northrup 90 2 Willie Horton 85 3 Bill Freehan 84 4 Norm Cash 63 5 Mickey Stanley 60
1968 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Stanley 153 583 88 151 16 6 11 60 42 57 4 0.259
Jim Northrup 154 580 76 153 29 7 21 90 50 87 4 0.264
Dick McAuliffe 151 570 95 142 24 10 16 56 82 99 8 0.249
Bill Freehan 155 540 73 142 24 2 25 84 65 64 0 0.263
Don Wert 150 536 44 107 15 1 12 37 37 79 0 0.200
Willie Horton 143 512 68 146 20 2 36 85 49 110 0 0.285
Norm Cash 127 411 50 108 15 1 25 63 39 70 1 0.263
Al Kaline 102 327 49 94 14 1 10 53 55 39 6 0.287
Tommy Matchick 80 227 18 46 6 2 3 14 10 46 0 0.203
Ray Oyler 111 215 13 29 6 1 1 12 20 59 0 0.135
Dick Tracewski 90 212 30 33 3 1 4 15 24 51 3 0.156
Jim Price 64 132 12 23 4 0 3 13 13 14 0 0.174
Denny McLain 44 111 7 18 1 1 0 4 1 37 0 0.162
Gates Brown 67 92 15 34 7 2 6 15 12 4 0 0.370
Earl Wilson 40 88 9 20 0 1 7 17 2 35 0 0.227
Mickey Lolich 41 70 5 8 3 0 0 3 6 25 0 0.114
Joe Sparma 34 60 2 8 1 0 0 2 1 24 0 0.133
Eddie Mathews 31 52 4 11 0 0 3 8 5 12 0 0.212
Wayne Comer 48 48 8 6 0 1 1 3 2 7 0 0.125
John Hiller 39 37 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.081
Pat Dobson 47 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.143
Daryl Patterson 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.000
Fred Lasher 34 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Dave Campbell 9 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.125
Les Cain 8 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Dennis Ribant 16 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Lenny Green 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Don McMahon 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Christian 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jim Rooker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jon Warden 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Wyatt 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roy Face 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Denny McLain 1.96 2 Don McMahon 2.02 3 Daryl Patterson 2.12 4 John Wyatt 2.37 5 John Hiller 2.39

Wins

1 Denny McLain 31 2 Mickey Lolich 17 3 Earl Wilson 13 4 Joe Sparma 10 5 John Hiller 9

Strikeouts

1 Denny McLain 280 2 Mickey Lolich 197 3 Earl Wilson 168 4 Joe Sparma 110 5 Pat Dobson 93
1968 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Denny McLain 31 6 1.96 41 41 0 336.0 241 73 63 280
Earl Wilson 13 12 2.85 34 33 0 224.1 192 71 65 168
Mickey Lolich 17 9 3.19 39 32 1 220.0 178 78 65 197
Joe Sparma 10 10 3.70 34 31 0 182.1 169 75 77 110
John Hiller 9 6 2.39 39 12 2 128.0 92 34 51 78
Pat Dobson 5 8 2.66 47 10 7 125.0 89 37 48 93
Daryl Patterson 2 3 2.12 38 1 7 68.0 53 16 27 49
Fred Lasher 5 1 3.33 34 0 5 48.2 37 18 22 32
Jon Warden 4 1 3.62 28 0 3 37.1 30 15 15 25
Don McMahon 3 1 2.02 20 0 1 35.2 22 8 10 33
John Wyatt 1 0 2.37 22 0 2 30.1 26 8 11 25
Dennis Ribant 2 2 2.22 14 0 1 24.1 20 6 10 7
Les Cain 1 0 3.00 8 4 0 24.0 25 8 20 13
Jim Rooker 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 4.2 4 2 1 4
Roy Face 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
DET def. SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (33)

Gates Brown Les Cain Dave Campbell Norm Cash Bob Christian Wayne Comer Pat Dobson Roy Face Bill Freehan Lenny Green John Hiller Willie Horton +21 more

33 players

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The 1968 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1968 Detroit Tigers won 103 games and lost 59, ending up 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. The Detroit Tigers scored 671 runs and allowed 492, a run differential of +179. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .235, 2% better than the league's .230. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 2.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.98.

Tiger Stadium was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 2,032,257. Willie Horton topped the Detroit Tigers with 36 home runs. The RBI leader was Jim Northrup, with 90. The pitching staff's wins leader was Denny McLain (31). In the World Series, the Detroit Tigers beat SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1968 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1968 Detroit Tigers finished 103-59 (.636 win pct).
Did the 1968 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1968 Detroit Tigers won the World Series.
Who led the 1968 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Willie Horton led the 1968 Detroit Tigers with 36 home runs.
What was the 1968 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1968 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.71.
Where did the 1968 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1968 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Horton (36 HR, 85 RBI) and Denny McLain (31-6, 1.96 ERA).
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