Author: david bancroft

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers May 25, 1968. vs. Oakland A’s. at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Tigers 9 A’s 0 WP- Denny McLain (7-3) LP- Lew Krause HR- Dick McAuliffe (1) grand slam Real Life: 9IP, IR, 6H, 8K, 1 BB (7-1) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 3H, 6K, 1BB, 1HBP. (7-3) Another gem from McLain. He…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers May 20, 1968. vs. Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium Twins 2 Tigers 1 WP- Jim Merritt LP- Denny McLain (6-3) Real Life: 10IP, 3R, 7H, 7K, 0BB, 1HR (6-1) Replay: 7IP, 2UER, 4H, 7K, 1BB, 1WP (6-3) Mickey Stanley made an unbelievable, three errors, at first base, allowing Minnesota’s Jim…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers May 15, 1968. vs Baltimore Orioles at Tiger Stadium Tigers 3 Orioles 1 WP- Denny McLain (6-2) LP- Jim Hardin HR- Norm Cash (2) Real Life: 2IP, 4R, 4H, 0K, 1BB, 2HR (5-1) Replay: 9IP, 1R, 2H, 11K, 0BB (6-2) This game was diametrically opposed to what happened in real…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers May 10, 1968. At Washington Senators. D.C. Stadium Tigers 4 Senators 3 WP- Denny McLain (5-2) LP- Barry Moore HR- Frank Howard Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 7H, 7K, 0BB, 1HR (4-1) Replay: 8IP, 3R, 6H, 6K, 2BB, 1HR (5-2) The Senators’ Frank Howard hit a two-run home run in the…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers Tigers 5 Angels 4 WP- Denny McLain (4-2) LP- Bob Brunet HR- Bill Freehan (2), Mickey Stanley (1); Paul Schall, Jim Fregosi, Don Mincher Real Life: 9IP, 2R, 7H, 7K, 1BB (4-0) Replay: 7IP, 3R, 5H, 7K, 0BB, 2 HR (4-2) After taking losses in his first two starts, Denny…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers May 1st, 1968. vs. Minnesota Twins at Tiger Stadium. Tigers 1 Twins 0 WP- Denny McLain (3-2) LP-Jim Merritt HR- Jim Northrup (3) Real Life: 9IP, 2ER, 6H, 9K, 0BB (3-0) Replay: 8.1IP, 0ER, 3H, 7K, 1BB (3-2) There was some drama in the top of the ninth, as the…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers April 27, 1968. Start #4. At Yankee Stadium Tigers 7 New York 0 McLAIN NO-HITS YANKEES, 7-0 WP- Denny McLain (2-2) LP- Fritz Peterson HR- Jim Northrup (2), Bill Freehan (1) Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 6BB (2-0) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 0H, 7K, 1 BB (2-2) One day after Sam…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers Start #3. April 21, 1968. At Chicago White Sox. Comiskey Park, Chicago, Il. Tigers 6 White Sox 0 WP- Denny McLain (1-2) LP- Cisco Carlos HR- Norm Cash, Jim Northrup McLain Complete Games (1) Shutouts (1) REAL LIFE: 9IP, 2ER, 7H, 8K, 1BB REPLAY: 9IP, 0ER, 1H, 9K, 2BB McLain…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers Start # 2. April 17, 1968. vs. Cleveland Indians at Tiger Stadium Cleveland 2 Detroit 0 SAM MCDOWELL TOSSES NO HITTER AGAINST TIGERS WP- Sam McDowell LP-Denny McLain (0-2) HR-Max Alvis, Cleveland Real Life: 7IP, 2ER, 6H, 9K, 2BB, ND (0-0) Replay: 8IP, 2ER, 8H, 3K, 1BB, L-(0-2) For the…

1968 Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Start #1. vs Boston Red Sox at Tiger Stadium. April 11, 1968 Real Life: 7IP, 3ER, 6H, 6K, 3BB, ND (0-0) Replay: 8IP, 1ER, 1UER, 5H, 8K, 3BB, L (0-1) Boston 2 Detroit 0 WP- Jose Santiago. LP- Denny McLain (0-1) HR- Rico Petrocelli, Boston. McLain was bested by Boston’s…