August 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 9, Orioles 1 (85-50)
The Tigers blew out the Orioles for their third straight win as the two teams kicked off a weekend series. The Tigers scored three in the second and five in the third to put this game away pretty early. Earl Wilson not only pitched a good game, but he belted his fifth homerun of the season and he finished with four RBIs. Jim Northrup went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.
Wilson improved to 12-11 with a four hitter. He gave up one run and he walked one and struck out nine in the complete game.