Leaving with a strained knee after five innings of pitching, Earl Wilson of the Tigers earns a 4 – 1 win in the opener of three games with the Orioles. Rookie Daryl Patterson provides spectacular relief coming in with the bases loaded in the 6th and striking out the side. Boog Powell’s homer in the 8th is the only tally for the O’s. The win increases the Tigers’ lead over the O’s to 6 1/2 games.

On July 26, 1968 — Leaving with a strained knee after five innings of pitching, Earl Wilson of the Tigers earns a 4 – 1 win in the opener of three games with the Orioles. Rookie Daryl Patterson provides spectacular relief coming in with the bases loaded in the 6th and striking out the side. Boog Powell’s homer in the 8th is the only tally for the O’s. The win increases the Tigers’ lead over the O’s to 6 1/2 games.

Source:
Baseball Reference July 26

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