That’s what made winning the 68 World Series so special, we beat the best in the game.
Al Kaline and Bob are probably reminiscing right now about it.
Yes, I remember that 1968 World Series.
I recall some of the storylines.
Center fielder Mickey Stanley played shortstop during the series, so that the Tigers got Al Kaline’s bat in the lineup. . Stanley replaced the light hitting Ray Oyler at short.
Anticipated pitching duels between 31 game winner Denny McLain and Bob Gibson didn’t materialize. Instead, we saw workhorse Mickey Lolich pitch the deciding 7th game for the Tigers against Bob Gibson. As I recall it was a scoreless tie for 6 innings? Then in the 7th, Jim Northrup’s 2 run triple over the stumbling Curt Flood in center field opened the scoring for the Tigers.
In 1968, The Year of the Pitcher, Bob Gibson had an unbelievable 1.12 ERA.
Good memories of the past.