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The beginning of white flight!!!

Not 1 comment about the MVP of 68 Tigers, Dick McCaulife. Suspended 6 games n the Tigers lost 5 and the 6th was tied in xtra innings and suspended. He came back n the Tigers went on an 8 game winning streak. Am I the only one who remembers this?

I was heartbroken in ‘67 when the bosox won the pennant in a tight race with the chisox and the tigers. The tigers had to win a series with the angels, but couldn’t. Joe Northrop hit two grand slams in one game and came up to bat an additional time with the bases loaded. Very exciting, but also disappointing that the tigers lost the series with the angels. In ‘68, I was happy to see the tigers get off to a good start and take a commanding lead in the pennant race. The World Series was icing on the cake.

What I recall the most from the ‘68 season is that the Tigers seemed to ALWAYS come from behind to win games. And true to form, they got behind in the World Series and came back to win. (National Media seemed to always favor Detroit’s opponents). Detroit fans are a unique breed & the most loyal anywhere!

I was a 10 year old Cincinnati Reds fan, but all I wanted to see in 68 was for the Tigers to beat the Cardinals. 67 and 68 were the only years I rooted for an AL team in the Series. I followed Denny McLain's season in the newspaper, and I actually got to meet Denny just a few weeks ago. That was very cool. I realize Lolich won 3 games, but the game Denny won he got a Northrup grand slam. I think during the season Northrup hit two grand slams in one game in support of Denny - the team scored for him. Back then I hated the Cardinals because they tended to beat the crap out of the Reds - who otherwise were in contention but could not beat the Cardinals. I can look back with respect for the Cardinals, the Red Sox of 67, and the Tigers of 68.

I was 10 years old, the 1968 World Series was the first one I remember being glued to and picking a team.. The Detroit Tigers! Mickey Lolich joined the ranks of Superman, Batman and every other super hero of the day in my eyes...

Thanks AL Kaline, for being the class guy you are. And, a world series champ!

So many improbable things happened in that series starting with Freehan blocking Brock of at the plate in game five to Gibson losing game seven on threes consecutive pitches with two out. If Brock had slid he would have scored easily .I believe he was trying to bowl over Freehan as payback for being thrown out on a steal attempt on pitchout earlier in the game. Big mistake

The joy this man brought to my life ! He was a pitchers pitcher ! What he did in the 1968 World Series will never be duplicated Number 29 should be on Comerica's wall and in the Hall of Fame !

Our 68 little league Chalmers cubs won championship that year my family gets sick of me saying we won same year but I'll never get sick of saying it rip Tom Schmid

Great memory.

I listened to games under my bed covers at night.

I was 8 years old and worshiped these guys. Thank you for the terrific tribute to Mickey and the team. Bless you.

This is WJR the great voice of the Great Lakes power station for TIGER NIGHT BASEBALL

They don't even mention the fact that Lolich also hit a 3 run homer off of Gibson.

Great team.

Great memories! A+++

He played for the mets! I remember him saying he drank a case of cola a day!

Give credit to Denny McClain. The press was trying to bait him concerning Gibson and Lolich about who was the better pitcher and why.

This was the highlight of my childhood at 13 years old. I have the record album, "Detroit Tigers 1968, The Year of the Tiger." I still have it even on CD, which I play in the car on long trips. I remember where I was on just about every highlight. Most of the games were on the radio at that time. Some nights i took a trasistor radio to bed (on school nights). One of those nights was when Don Wert singled in Al Kaline to clinch the American League pennant (two "household" names for real - "WERT" they sequence of keys on the typewriter and Al Kaline like alkaline batteries). I enjoyed listening to the play-by-play by legendary broadcaster, Ernie Harwell assisted by Ray Lane. My father and I went to the 4th game of the Series at Tiger Stadium. Not only did Bob Gibson pitch a great game, he hit a home run. I came home from school (8th grade) to see the rest of Game 7. As soon as Bill Freehan made that catch, the sirens went off all over Detroit. Later that evening I joined the celebration on Woodward Ave. with thousands of other fans.

Tiger Stadium. "Heaven For Hitters. Hell For Pitchers". Who said that?

Lou Brock batted .464 with 13 hits and they still lose.

Norm Ca$h needed the $500 for booze on his boat. RIP

Bill bonds, al Kaline , ernie harwell three voices of my youth I will always remember

My mother was driving me back from a piano lesson on Mound Rd. with radio on when game 7 ended. They played day games back then. All of a sudden people started honking their horns, waving arms out of windows and several pulled over to jump up and down, waving arms. It was pure jubilation !

what a time for sure .i was 13 yrs old and i was from the upper peninsula and got to see the 67 ending game when mac hit into a double play to end the season,than the 68 team,i was in 8th grade at a catholic school and the game 7 was in the day time,so i brought my transistor radio to school and had to keep lifting my desktop up to check the score,so i asked to go to the bathroom and i made my way upstairs to the highschool and ran in to a sister who was from st.louis and we ducked into the principals office and i got to hear northrup's hit over flood's head and the tiger's win,i will never forget it.

I was a die hard oriole fan, but after the tigers won the 68 world series, i fell in love with the tigers. In my mind, the greatest team ever in detroit

Lolich only HR of his career was in this series.

And then....Denny McLain had one more decent year and went to prison.

That last pitch to Horton in game #1 was not a strike. Tigers were on the verge of a comeback.

sue barker you are a a true example of a dumb ass racist. you can't even spell. Who is Kline? you must mean Kaline. Bob Gibson chocked? Is that anything like choked? It might also surprise you to know that Lolich is Jewish...does that cross him off your list of heroes? You are a truly pathetic bigot.

2:55 - I heard McCarver do an interview once, and he said that he heard an audible grunt from Horton on that pitch. Horton thought the ball was going to hit him. That is how on Gibson was that day.

Since this video was done, without releases, Dan Kramer, the chemist whomtalks about his heart surgery has had a terrible time with HAP. As his attorney demanded HAP remove this video from their web site. That is the only thing HAP has done, still giving Dan Kramer grief for the last 6 weeks about a prescription renewal that he has taken for 10 -20 years. HAP is not what they claim, and should be avoided at all costs.

1968 Tigers are the best all time Tiger team ... best combination of talent and heart ...

The greatest summer of my childhood....my lifetime.

Lolich may have been the most underated pitcher in baseball history.

I always have been a Dodger fan but in 68 my little league was the Tigers. So I also followed the Tigers that season. What a year!

You are an evil person.

The racism is strong with this one.

Ho dare you refer to me in that way! By the way,,,,THE ONLY ROTTEN THING ABOUT THE 1968 WORLD SERIES WAS THAT DISRESPECTFUL , AND PUTRID VERSION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM DONE BY THE AWFUL MAN "FELICIANO". POPULAR CULTURE EVEN IN 1968 TRYING TO DESTROY SOMETHING AS WONDERFUL AS BASEBALL!!!!

nice little racist comment there, you schmuck

Thank you. I was ten years old in 1968 and this team was MY team. They are still MY team. I cried and laughed while watching this. A beautiful tribute especially with the updated interviews including the voice of "God" Ernie Harwell. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

The thing I loved about that team is that the star players for Detroit were white. Willey Horton was good,He was colored, but he was not the impact type player that Cash, Kline, and Freehan were.This is a great video. Love seeing those players from a better time on the field. Not trying to be mean spirited, but Bob Gibson chocked. Much like Tiger Woods does all the time, and like Mike Tyson. Good old Johnny U, never did. And Left handed Mickey showed what white character was all about.