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Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 · 1968-10-02 to 1968-10-10 · 7 games · attendance 379,670 · season overview
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Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968-10-02 | Detroit Tigers 0 at  St. Louis Cardinals 4 | 0–1 | Busch Stadium II | 54,692 | Bob Gibson | Denny McLain | |
| 2 | 1968-10-03 | Detroit Tigers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | 1–1 | Busch Stadium II | 54,692 | Mickey Lolich | Nelson Briles | |
| 3 | 1968-10-05 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | 1–2 | Tiger Stadium | 53,634 | Ray Washburn | Earl Wilson | Joe Hoerner |
| 4 | 1968-10-06 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | 1–3 | Tiger Stadium | 53,634 | Bob Gibson | Denny McLain | |
| 5 | 1968-10-07 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | 2–3 | Tiger Stadium | 53,634 | Mickey Lolich | Joe Hoerner | |
| 6 | 1968-10-09 | Detroit Tigers 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | 3–3 | Busch Stadium II | 54,692 | Denny McLain | Ray Washburn | |
| 7 | 1968-10-10 | Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | 4–3 | Busch Stadium II | 54,692 | Mickey Lolich | Bob Gibson |
The players
Detroit Tigers
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kaline | 7 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .379 |
| Jim Northrup | 7 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| Mickey Stanley | 7 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .214 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 7 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| Norm Cash | 7 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .385 |
| Bill Freehan | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .083 |
| Willie Horton | 7 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .304 |
| Don Wert | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .118 |
| Mickey Lolich | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| Denny McLain | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Eddie Mathews | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Tommy Matchick | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Price | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Wayne Comer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gates Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Oyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 0 | 27.0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1.67 |
| Denny McLain | 3 | 3 | 1–2 | 0 | 16.2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3.24 |
| Pat Dobson | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 |
| Earl Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.23 |
| Daryl Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don McMahon | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Fred Lasher | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Sparma | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Shannon | 7 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .276 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .464 |
| Curt Flood | 7 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .286 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 7 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Julian Javier | 7 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .333 |
| Tim McCarver | 7 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Dal Maxvill | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| Roger Maris | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .158 |
| Bob Gibson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| Ron Davis | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Nelson Briles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Phil Gagliano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Washburn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Dave Ricketts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Spiezio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Tolan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1.67 |
| Nelson Briles | 2 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5.56 |
| Ray Washburn | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9.82 |
| Joe Hoerner | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ron Willis | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8.31 |
| Steve Carlton | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Wayne Granger | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mel Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dick Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |