Author: david bancroft

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers July 16, 1968. vs. Oakland Athletics at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Tigers 3 Oakland 0 WP- Denny McLain (14-7) LP- Chuck Dobson Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 8H, 8K, 0BB (18-2) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 2H, 8K, 1BB (14-7) HR- Willie Horton (3) A very nice bounce back game for Denny McLain.…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers. July 12, 1968. vs. Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium Tigers 4 Twins 0 WP- Denny McLain (13-7) LP-Jim Katt HR- Dick Tracewiski (1) Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 5K, 4BB (17-2) Replay: 6IP, 0R, 9H, 3K, 1BB (13-7) This was a very odd game. Detroit won, 4-0, with McLain registering…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers July 7, 1968. vs. Oakland Athletics at Tiger Stadium Athletics 8 Tigers 1 WP- Lew Krause LP- Denny McLain (12-7) HR- Rick Monday, Randy Jackson; Jim Northrup (5) Real Life: 9IP, 4R, 5H, 9K, 1BB, 2HR (16-2) Replay: 6IP, 3R, 6H, 5K, 3BB, 1HR (12-7) McLain has hit a rough…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers July 3, 1968. vs. California Angels at Tiger Stadium California Angels 3 Detroit Tigers 1 WP- Jim McGlothin LP- Denny McLain (12-6) HR- None Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 4H, 10K, 2BB, 1WP, 1HR. (15-2) Replay: 7IP, 3R, 5H, 2K, 3BB. (12-6) The Tigers fell to the Angels by a score…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 29, 1968. vs. Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium Tigers 4 White Sox 0 WP- Denny McLain (12-5) LP- Cisco Carlos HR- Jim Northrup (4), Bill Freehan (4) Real Life: 9IP, 2R, 8H, 5K, 2BB, 1HR. (14-2) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 3H, 9K, 2BB. (12-5) McLain logged a three-hit shutout…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 24, 1968. vs. Cleveland Indians. at Municipal Stadium Tigers 4 Indians 0 WP- Denny McLain (11-5) LP- Mike Paul HR- Jim Price Real Life: 9IP, 3R, 9H, 8K, 0BB. (13-2) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 8H, 4K, 3BB. (11-5) Denny McLain spun his fifth shutout of the year, defeating the Cleveland…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 20, 1968. vs. Boston Red Sox. at Tiger Stadium. Tigers 4 Red Sox 3 WP- Denny McLain (10-5) LP- Sparky Lyle HR- Joe Lahoud; Dick McAuliffe (3), Bill Freehan (3) Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 10K, 2BB, 1HBP (12-2) Replay: 8IP, 3R, 10H, 6K, 3BB, 1HR (10-5) The Red…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 16, 1968. vs. Chicago White Sox. game two. Comiskey Park White Sox 4 Tigers 3 WP- Wilbur Wood LP- Jon Warden HR- Pete Ward Real Life: 7IP, 1R, 3H, 5K, 2BB (11-2) Replay: 7IP, 3R, 5H, 8K, 2BB, 1HR (9-5) McLain escaped with a no-decision, only his third of…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 13, 1968. vs. Minnesota Twins at Tiger Stadium Tigers 4 Twins 0 WP- Denny McLain (9-5) LP- Jim Merritt HR- Jim Price (1), Dick McAuliffe (2) Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 6H, 6K, 1BB, 2HBP Replay: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 6K, 1BB McLain bounced back in a big way after his…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers June 9, 1968. vs. Cleveland Indians at Tiger Stadium Indians 3 Tigers 2 WP- Luis Tiant LP-Denny McLain (8-5) HR- Willie Horton (2); Tommie Horton Real Life: 8IP, 2R, 3H, 4K, 0BB, 1HR (9-2) Replay: 7.2 IP, 3R, 6H, 7K, 0BB, 1HR, 1HBP (8-5) McLain lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to…