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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
1968-08-06 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 48413 · 2:33
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Mickey Lolich earned the win and John Wyatt picked up the save. Norm Cash went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Mickey Lolich L: Stan Williams SV: John Wyatt
Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russ Snyder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Sims | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Klimchock | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Azcue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Salmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cardenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gates Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Price | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Tracewski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Sparma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Lolich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Williams | 5.1 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
 Eddie Fisher | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sparma | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Lolich | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wyatt | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Russ Snyder: S8
- Lee Maye: 46(1)3/GDP
- Lou Johnson: 6/P
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: K
- Mickey Stanley: K
- Jim Northrup: S7
- Gates Brown: 43
Top 2
- Duke Sims: 9
- Tony Horton: 6/L
- Lou Klimchock: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: HR
- Don Wert: K
- Jim Price: 8
- Dick Tracewski: S7
- Joe Sparma: K
Top 3
- Billy Harris: S6
- Larry Brown: 5/FL
- Stan Williams: 46(1)/FO
- Russ Snyder: 53
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: 13
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Jim Northrup: 8
- Gates Brown: K
Top 4
- Lee Maye: S7
- Lou Johnson: 54(1)/FO
- Duke Sims: W.1-2
- Tony Horton: HP.2-3;1-2
- Lou Klimchock: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Joe Azcue: 3/FL
- Larry Brown: 53
Bot 4
- Norm Cash: 4/P
- Don Wert: 7
- Jim Price: K/C
Top 5
- Stan Williams: 53
- Russ Snyder: 43
- Lee Maye: 8
Bot 5
- Dick Tracewski: 7
- Mickey Lolich: 7/FL
- Dick McAuliffe: S9
- Mickey Stanley: W.1-2
- Jim Northrup: K
Top 6
- Lou Johnson: 53
- Duke Sims: S9
- Tony Horton: 7
- Lou Klimchock: 4/P
Bot 6
- Gates Brown: D
- Norm Cash: S8.2-3
- Don Wert: S8.3-H;1-2
- Bill Freehan: W.2-3;1-2
- Dick Tracewski: FC1.3XH(12);2-3;1-2
- Al Kaline: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Dick McAuliffe: WP.3-H;2-3
- Dick McAuliffe: FC1.3XH(12)
- Mickey Stanley: 43
Top 7
- Vern Fuller: 4/P
- Larry Brown: K
- Chico Salmon: S9
- Russ Snyder: S8.1-2
- Lee Maye: 63
Bot 7
- Jim Northrup: K23
- John Wyatt: K/C
- Norm Cash: 3/G
Top 8
- Lou Johnson: 63
- Duke Sims: 6/P
- Tony Horton: K
Bot 8
- Don Wert: 7
- Bill Freehan: 8
- Dick Tracewski: E5
- Al Kaline: SB2
- Al Kaline: 5/FL
Top 9
- Jose Cardenal: S8
- Vern Fuller: 9
- Jimmie Hall: 46(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Suspend=19680807,DET04,2,5,48
- suspended,19680807,DET04,curfew $Game suspended until the next day due to a 1:00 a.m. curfew