World Series 1968

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World Series 1968
team Victories Regular season
Detroit Tigers 4th 103-59, 63.6%, GA: 12
St. Louis Cardinals 3 97-65, 59.9%, GA: 9
Period: October 2 - October 10, 1968
MVP: Mickey Lolich (Detroit)
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1968 World Series venues

The 1968 World Series was the 65th edition of the finals of Major League Baseball . The champions of the American League , the Detroit Tigers , and the champions of the National League , the St. Louis Cardinals , faced each other. The Best-Of-Seven series started on October 2 and ended on October 10, 1968. The winners after seven games were the Detroit Tigers 4-3, who were able to win their third World Series .

As the MVP of the series , Detroit pitcher Mickey Lolich was awarded three wins . It was also the last time a pitcher threw and won three complete games in a World Series .

Overview of the games

game date guest Score home Score Total status

(DET-STL)

Ball park spectator
1 2nd October 1968 Detroit Tigers 0 St. Louis Cardinals 4th 0-1 Busch Stadium 54,692
2 3rd October 1968 Detroit Tigers 8th St. Louis Cardinals 1 1-1 Busch Stadium 54,692
3 5th October 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7th Detroit Tigers 3 1-2 Tiger Stadium 53,634
4th October 6, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Detroit Tigers 1 1-3 Tiger Stadium 53,634
5 7th October 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Detroit Tigers 5 2-3 Tiger Stadium 53,634
6th October 9, 1968 Detroit Tigers 13 St. Louis Cardinals 1 3–3 Busch Stadium 54,692
7th October 10, 1968 Detroit Tigers 4th St. Louis Cardinals 1 4-3 Busch Stadium 54,692

The games in detail

Game 1

Wednesday October 2, 1968 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis , Missouri

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
St. Louis 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 4th 6th 0

WP : Bob Gibson (1–0)   LP : Denny McLain (0–1)  

HRs :   STL - Lou Brock (1)

Game 2

Thursday October 3, 1968 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 8th 13 1
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6th 1

WP : Mickey Lolich (1–0)   LP : Nelson Briles (0–1)  

HRs :   DET - Norm Cash (1), Willie Horton (1), Mickey Lolich (1),

Game 3

Saturday October 5, 1968 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit , Michigan

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 4th 0 3 0 0 7th 13 0
Detroit 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4th 0

WP : Ray Washburn (1–0)   LP : Earl Wilson (0–1)   SV : Joe Hoerner (1)  

HRs :   STL - Orlando Cepeda (1), Tim McCarver (1) DET - Al Kaline (1), Dick McAuliffe (1)

Game 4

Sunday October 6, 1968 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
St. Louis 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4th 0 10 13 0
Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4th 1

WP : Bob Gibson (2–0)   LP : Denny McLain (0–2)  

HRs :   STL - Lou Brock (2), Bob Gibson (1) DET - Jim Northrup (1)

Game 5

Monday October 7, 1968 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
St. Louis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Detroit 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 5 9 1

WP : Mickey Lolich (2–0)   LP : Joe Hoerner (0–1)  

HRs :   STL - Orlando Cepeda (2)

Game 6

Wednesday October 9, 1968 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 1
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1

WP : Denny McLain (1–2)   LP : Ray Washburn (1–1)  

HRs :   DET - Al Kaline (2), Jim Northrup (2)

Game 7

Thursday October 10, 1968 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4th 8th 1
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0

WP : Mickey Lolich (3–0)   LP : Bob Gibson (2–1)  

HRs :   STL - Mike Shannon (1)

summary of results

WS 1968 (4–3): Detroit Tigers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit Tigers 0 3 13 3 2 3 7th 0 3 34 56 11
St. Louis Cardinals 5 0 2 5 4th 1 4th 4th 2 27 61 2
Total viewers : 379 670   Average number of audience : 54239

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 1 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 3 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 4 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 5 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 6 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ 1968 World Series Game 7 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Baseball reference. Retrieved June 3, 2014.