May 8, 1968 at Memorial Stadium
Tigers 3, Orioles 1 (16-9)
Earl Wilson had one of his best starts of the season as he gave up just one unearned run in eight innings of work. That lone run didn’t come until the ninth inning and it was Jon Warden who came in to put out the fire. He struck out one and got all three batters he faced out in the ninth to earn his second save of the season.
Jim Northrup put the Tigers on the board with a solo homer in the first inning. Willie Horton went two for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.
May 6, 1968 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 4, Tigers 0 (14-9)
Orioles starter Leohnard completely shutout down the Tigers as they managed just a single hit the entire game. Jim Northrup singled with two outs in the seventh inning and that was it for the Tigers.
Joe Sparma fell to 1-3 with a subpar outing. He gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.
May 2, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 3, Tigers 2 (13-6)
The Twins turned the tables on the Tigers in a ten inning, 3-2 game that replicated the previous days scores with the sides being switched. Still, it was a solid game as Jim Northrup drilled a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames. Still, Dennis Ribant gave up a pair of hits which resulted in a tenth inning run as the Tigers took the loss. Prior to that, John Hiller and Daryl Patterson threw two scoreless innings a piece to keep the Tigers in the game.
Northrup had the big day at the plate. He went two for three with the solo homer, a walk and he scored both Tigers’ runs.
May 1, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 3, Twins 2 (13-5)
Willie Horton drove in Dick McAuliffe with a sac. fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie to win their first game in the May. With just five hits, the Tigers needed a two run homer by Jim Northrup in the fifth inning to give them the additional runs they needed to pull this one out.
Denny McLain improved to 3-0 with a nice start. He gave up two runs (both on solo homers) on six hits with nine strikeouts in a complete game win.
April 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Athletics 3, Tigers 1 (12-5)
The Tigers ended April on a losing note but they had to be happy with 12-5 record during the month. The Tigers made three errors in this one but none of them came into play with regard to the score. Earl Wilson fell to 2-3 and he gave up three runs, all in the first inning. After that rough first, he threw eight innings of shutout ball and gave up just four hits but the Tigers couldn’t get the sticks going to give Wilson the win.
Jim Northrup singled, drew a walk and scored the lone Tiger run. Bill Freehan was the only player with two hits in the game.
April 28, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Tigers 1 (10-4)
The Tigers lost a tough one in a low scoring pitchers duel. Joe Sparma took a shutout into the eighth inning but both he and Jon Warden combined to give up two runs in the eighth to blow a 1-0 lead. Sparma dropped to 1-2 on the season and while one of the runs scored off of Warden, both were credited to Sparma.
The Tigers lone run came in the fourth inning when Roy Oyler drove in Jim Northrup with a sac. fly. No Tiger reached base more the once in the loss.
April 28, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 3, Yankees 2 (11-4)
The Tigers salvaged both a split in their doubleheader with the Yankees as well as their four game series at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers were down 2-1 heading into the ninth when Bill Freehan belted a solo shot to tie the game and then just two batters later, Jim Northrup drove in the winning run with a solo shot of his own. Don Wert singled twice and drove in a run to account for the other Tigers run.
Les Cain made his major league debut and while he didn’t get the win, he definitely kept the Tigers in this one. He gave up just a single run on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in seven innings. John Hiller threw 1 2/3 shutout innings and he picked up the win while Fred Lasher got the final batter out to earn his second save of the season.
April 27, 1968 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 7, Yankees 0 (10-3)
Denny McLain won his second straight start with his strongest outing of the season. The win ended the Tigers two game mini-skid. McLain gave up just five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Dick McAuliffe and Jim Northrup were the hitting stars in the win. McAuliffe went two for five with a homer, three RBIs and two runs while Northrup went three for five with a homer, two RBIs and two runs.
April 24, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 2, Tigers 0 (9-2)
The Tigers were held to just a single hit in series opening loss against the Indians. The loss also snapped their impressive nine game winning streak. The lone hit came in the third inning when Jim Northrup led things off with a single.
A solid start by Joe Sparma went to waste. He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in the complete game loss.
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