August 6, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2, Indians 1 (68-41)
It can be tough enough playing a doubleheader, but when the first game goes seventeen innings, it makes it that much tougher. Down 1-0, Don Wert hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game up. Then neither side scored until the bottom of the seventeenth when Dick Tracewski singled home Bill Freehan for the game winner.
John Hiller threw the first eight innings and he held the Indians to just one run. Then five relievers held the Indians to just three hits in nine shutout innings to finish up the game. John Wyatt threw the final frame and he picked up the win to improve to 2-4.
August 6, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, Indians 2 (69-41)
The Tigers didn’t finish up their sweep over the Indians until August 7 because this one was suspended at the end of eight innings where they picked up the next day. Mickey Lolich picked up the win and he improved to 8-7 with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief while John Wyatt threw three shutout innings to pick up his first save of the season.
Norm Cash was the hiting star. He went two for four with a solo homerun while Al Kaline doubled in two at bats and he drove in a pair.