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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Cardinals

1968-10-03 · 1968 World Series · Game 2 of 7 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 54692 · 2:41

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 6th. Mickey Lolich earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	8	13
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Mickey Lolich L: Nelson Briles SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Bill Kinnamon · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: Bill Haller · RF: Tom Gorman

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	0	2	2	1	0
Mickey Stanley	5	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	5	2	2	0	0	0
Norm Cash	5	2	3	1	0	0
Willie Horton	3	2	2	1	1	0
Jim Northrup	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Freehan	4	0	0	0	1	2
Don Wert	2	0	0	1	3	1
Mickey Lolich	4	1	2	2	1	1
Ray Oyler	0	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	3	1	1	0	1	2
Julian Javier	4	0	2	0	0	1
Curt Flood	3	0	1	0	1	1
Orlando Cepeda	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Shannon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tim McCarver	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nelson Briles	2	0	0	0	0	2
Phil Gagliano	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Lolich	9.0	6	2	9

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nelson Briles	5.0	7	1	2
Steve Carlton	1.0	4	1	1
Ron Willis	2.0	1	2	2
Joe Hoerner	1.0	1	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 3/G
Mickey Stanley: 9
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 1

Lou Brock: K/C
Julian Javier: S7
Curt Flood: W.1-2
Orlando Cepeda: 9/F9LDF/FL
Mike Shannon: 9/F89

Top 2

Norm Cash: 5/FL
Willie Horton: HR/78D
Jim Northrup: 6/P
Bill Freehan: K/C

Bot 2

Tim McCarver: 23/BG
Ron Davis: K/C
Dal Maxvill: 8/F8D

Top 3

Don Wert: 4/P8S
Mickey Lolich: HR/7D
Dick McAuliffe: 43
Mickey Stanley: S5/G
Al Kaline: 2/FL

Bot 3

Nelson Briles: K/C
Lou Brock: K/C
Julian Javier: S56.B-2(E6)
Curt Flood: 43

Top 4

Norm Cash: S9
Willie Horton: 8/F78D
Jim Northrup: 8
Bill Freehan: 9/9L

Bot 4

Orlando Cepeda: 63
Mike Shannon: 43
Tim McCarver: 43

Top 5

Don Wert: W
Mickey Lolich: 56(1)/FO/BG
Dick McAuliffe: S3/G23.1-2
Mickey Stanley: K
Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ron Davis: 8/F78D
Dal Maxvill: 63
Nelson Briles: K

Top 6

Norm Cash: HR/9D
Willie Horton: S6/G
Jim Northrup: S8.1-2
Bill Freehan: 3/P
Don Wert: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Lolich: K
Dick McAuliffe: S8/L8S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Mickey Stanley: 9/L

Bot 6

Lou Brock: W
Julian Javier: SB2
Julian Javier: K
Curt Flood: S1.2-3
Orlando Cepeda: S7/F78S.3-H;1-3
Mike Shannon: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Al Kaline: S8
Norm Cash: S8.1-3
Willie Horton: W.1-2
Jim Northrup: 6(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3
Bill Freehan: K

Bot 7

Tim McCarver: 43
Ron Davis: 7/L
Dal Maxvill: K/C

Top 8

Don Wert: K/C
Mickey Lolich: S8
Dick McAuliffe: W.1-2
Mickey Stanley: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Phil Gagliano: 53
Lou Brock: S8
Julian Javier: SB2
Julian Javier: 53
Curt Flood: K

Top 9

Al Kaline: S7
Norm Cash: E5/TH2/BG.1-2;B-1
Ray Oyler: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Jim Northrup: K
Bill Freehan: IW
Don Wert: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Mickey Lolich: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 9/FL

Bot 9

Orlando Cepeda: S7
Mike Shannon: K
Tim McCarver: 8
Ron Davis: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Mickey Lolich
Debut game for Ron Davis
hot smash off Wert's glove toward Stanley whose dive inadvertently knocked the ball into foul territory
Debut game for Ray Oyler
Brock stole on pickoff throw to 1st

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