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The 1968 baseball season, known as the "Year of the Pitcher," was the Detroit Tigers' 68th since they entered the American League in 1901, their eighth pennant, and third World Series championship. Detroit pitcher Denny McLain won the Cy Young Award and was named the American League's Most Valuable Player after winning 31 games.
The 1968 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1968 season. The 65th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) champion (and defending World Series champion) St. Louis Cardinals .
In the 1968 World Series, the Tigers met the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, led by starter Bob Gibson, who had posted a modern-era record 1.12 ERA during the regular season, and speedy outfielder Lou Brock. [159] [162] [163] This was the first time the Tigers and Cardinals had met in the World Series since 1934. [164]
The union considers and rejects calling a strike for the 1968 World Series to force Salerno's and Valentine's reinstatement, but the two fired arbiters never regain their jobs. September 17 – Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants hurls a no-hitter at Candlestick Park as the Giants edge the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and Bob Gibson, 1–0.
The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that former utility infielder Tom Matchick, a 1968 World Series champion, has died. He was 78.
McLain's performance in the Tigers' 1968 World Series triumph over the Cardinals was not as impressive as his regular season. [ opinion ] [ 29 ] Having already pitched 336 innings and 28 complete games during the regular season, a sore-armed McLain lost twice to Gibson (including a still-standing World Series record 17-strikeout performance in ...