September 2, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum
Athletics 4, Tigers 0Â (86-52)
The Tigers were held to four hits in a shutout loss as the Tigers kicked off their series with the A’s with a pair of games. Bill Freehan had two of the Tigers hits while Willie Horton was the tough luck hitter at the plate. He struck out in all four of his at bats.
Mickey Lolich fell to 13-9 with a rough start. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
September 2, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum
Tigers 4, Athletics 3Â (87-52)
Bill Freehan belted a tenth inning homerun that proved to be the game winner as the Tigers salvaged a split in their doubleheader with the A’s. For Freehan, it was his 21st of the season and Jim Northrup pitched in with two singles, a double and an RBI.
Pat Dobson picked up the win after he threw two innings of shutout relief to close out the game. He improved to 4-5 on the season. Longtime reliever Roy Face made his Tiger debut in this game. He gave up a walk, a hit and he struck out one in 2/3 of an inning.