And that 1968 Tigers team was pretty loaded - Al Kaline, Bill Freehan, Norm Cash, even the immortal Gates Brown. And Lolich and that guy McClain as starting pitchers...
One of my greatest boyhood memories.
We were flying from Detroit to California, and it just so happened that the Tigers were on the flight. I got an autographed baseball with the signatures of Gates Brown, Norm Cash and Bill Freehan.
What a classic! Game 7 in 1968.
Curt Flood admitted after the game that he completely misplayed Northrup’s triple. If he makes that play, it’s still 0-0.
The Cards also killed themselves on the bases, getting 2 runners picked off (Brock and Flood).
Yet, in spite of all that, when reporters asked Bob Gibson “what happened” he said “the other guy pitched a better game”. A true sportsman.
For his part, series MVP Lolich was just incredible, turning in that Game 7 performance on just 2 days rest! What a series.