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1	1934-09-20	Ny Yankees Vs Detroit Tigers Pt1 (45 min)
2	1934-09-20	Ny Yankees Vs Detroit Tigers Pt2 (41 min)
3	1934-09-20	Ny Yankees Vs Detroit Tigers Pt3 (30 min)
4	1934-09-20	Ny Yankees Vs Detroit Tigers Pt4 (26 min)

1968 World Series
Detroit Tigers
vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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Game 1

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1968 was frequently called "The Year of the Pitcher," and that season,
few were more dominant than Cards ace Bob Gibson. The menacing Gibby
was in peak form in Game 1, as the NL MVP and Cy Young winner matched
up against Tigers ace Denny McLain, whose 31 regular-season wins were
the most since 1931. Gibson was at his best against the Tigers' best
hitters, striking out Al Kaline and Norm Cash three times each, and
fanning 17 to set a World Series record, steamrolling to a five-hit
shutout. The Cardinals took the game, 4-0.

Game 2

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The Cards sent Nelson Briles (19-11, 2.81 ERA) to the mound to follow
Gibson's historic Game 1 performance. The Tigers countered with Mickey
Lolich (17-9, 3.19 ERA). Briles proved to be less dominant than Gibson,
giving up solo homers to Willie Horton, Lolich and Cash. Lolich,
however, proved to be very much like Gibson, going the distance and
giving up one run while striking out nine. The Tigers won 8-1 to even
the Series at one game apiece.

Game 3

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As the scene moved to Tiger Stadium, Detroit looked to Earl Wilson
(13-12, 2.85 ERA) to keep the Cards' bats off balance. St. Louis went
with Ray Washburn (14-8, 2.26 ERA). But this would be a game of long
ball. Specifically, three-run homers by Cards catcher Tim McCarver and
first baseman Orlando Cepeda would more than overcome three runs given
up by St. Louis pitching. The Cardinals took the game, 7-3, and led the
Series, 2-1.

Game 4

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Rain fell on Tiger Stadium for Game 4. But the storm cloud the Tigers
were worried about was on the mound in the fearsome form of Game 1
winner Gibson. Gibson did not disappoint, striking out 10 and holding
the Tigers to one run in another overpowering complete game
performance. The Cards' Lou Brock created some thunder of his own,
falling a single short of the cycle and driving in four runs. McLain,
the first 30-game winner in three decades, took his second loss of the
Series as St. Louis won, 10-1, to take a seemingly comfortable 3-1
Series lead.

Game 5

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The sun came out on Tiger Stadium for Game 5. It also came out on the
Tigers. The Cards jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead against Game 2 winner
Lolich in the top of the first. But Lolich beared down, aided by superb
Detroit defense. He struck out eight and gave up no more runs, pitching
a complete game. He also started the bottom of the seventh off with a
single, starting a rally that would lead to Kaline driving in the
winning run. Detroit won, 5-3, and cut the Cards' Series lead to 3-2.

Game 6

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Returning to Busch Stadium, the Tigers played inspired baseball. Their
offense exploded for 13 runs, 10 of them coming in the third inning to
tie a World Series record. Highlights included a grand slam by Jim
Northrup and a four-RBI day for Kaline. McLain, who had been 0-2 in the
Series, looked more like the pitcher he was during the regular season,
going the distance and giving up one run while striking out seven. The
Tigers won, 13-1, evening the Series at three and forcing a Game 7
showdown.

Game 7

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By the time the '68 Series made it to a decisive Game 7, the Tigers had
already been victimized by Gibson twice -- striking out a Series-record
17 times in Game 1, and managing only one run on five hits in Game 4.
But Lolich had already won two games in the Series himself (Games 2 and
5), and he was up to the challenge of taking on Gibson in Game 7 on
only two days' rest. Lolich spun a gem, with only a ninth-inning homer
by Mike Shannon spoiling his shutout as the Tigers won the World Series
in seven games. The Tigers won, 4-1.

VIDEO

1968 World Series


OCTOBER 2-10, 1968
-- A pitcher's duel is common in the World Series. But the 1968 World
Series turned out to be a pitcher's duel between two pitchers:
Detroit's Mickey Lolich and the Cards' Bob Gibson. Both
were dominating on the mound. Both kept their teams in the Series by
winning their first two starts. It would all come down to the decisive
game 7, where the veteran World Series pitcher Gibson would go head to
head with Lolitch for the first time in the Series. Only one pitcher
could win this duel ... and the Series. Go to the Series >>

1968 World Series | Game 7


OCTOBER 10, 1968 -- By the time the '68 Series made it to a decisive Game 7, the Tigers had already been victimized by Bob Gibson twice -- striking out a Series-record 17 times in Game 1, and managing only one run on five hits in Game 4. But Mickey Lolich
had already won two games in the Series himself (Games 2 & 5), and
he was up to the challenge of taking on Gibson in Game 7 on only two
days' rest. Lolich spun a gem, with only a ninth-inning homer by Mike Shannon spoiling his shutout as the Tigers win the World Series in seven games.
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1968 World Series | Game 1


OCTOBER 2, 1968 -- 1968 was frequently called "The Year of the Pitcher," and that season, few were more dominant than Cards' ace Bob Gibson. The menacing Gibby was in peak form in Game 1, as the NL MVP and Cy Young winner matched up against Tigers' ace Denny McLain, whose 31 regular-season wins were the most since 1931. Gibson was at his best against the Tigers' best hitters, striking out Al Kaline and Norm Cash three times each, and fanned 17 to set a World Series record, steam-rolling to a five-hit shutout.
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