Detroit Tigers Win World Series!

October 10, 2018 | SuzyQ

After clinching the American League pennant on September 17, 1968, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series on October 10, 1968 after defeating the heavily favored St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. Relive those exciting days by reading - and watching - all about it, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of that historic upset. And Go Get 'em Tigers!

Summer of '68 : the season that changed baseball-- and America-- forever by Tim Wendel
Also available in: e-book
The Tigers of '68 : baseball's last real champions by George Cantor
The year of the pitcher : Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the end of baseball's golden age by Sridhar Pappu
Also available in: e-book
Sock it to 'em Tigers : the incredible story of the 1968 Detroit Tigers
The essential games of the Detroit Tigers [videodisc] : 1968 World Series Game 5 vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 7, 1968

Mickey Lolich finished off a complete game with eight scoreless innings, and Al Kaline led a Tiger rally in the sixth inning.

Al Kaline : the biography of a Tigers icon by Jim Hawkins
The Detroit Tigers : a pictorial celebration of the greatest players and moments in Tigers history by William M. Anderson