April 29, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2, Athletics 1 (12-4)
The Tigers returned home to Tiger Stadium and won their sixth straight home game behind Mickey Lolich’s first win of the season. Lolich gave up just a single run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in the complete game win.
Don Wert had a big day at the plate. He went three for four and he belted his first homerun of the season. And while Wert didn’t get the RBI, his ninth inning single pushed home the winning run after Rene Lachemann couldn’t hold onto a throw to the plate that could have gotten Norm Cash, the winning run, out.