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The 1968 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 68th season and the 57th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers won the 1968 World Series , defeating the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three. 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 ...
William Ashley Freehan (November 29, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. The premier catcher in the American League for several years from the 1960s into the early 1970s, he was named an All-Star in 11 seasons, the most All-Star seasons for a ...
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 .
The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that former utility infielder Tom Matchick, a 1968 World Series champion, has died. He was 78.
This is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Detroit Tigers, with their main position and years played. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
On Opening Day 2013, Horton threw out the first pitch at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Tigers went on to win 8–3 over the New York Yankees. Horton's autobiography 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great was published in July 2022. [19] Horton and his wife, Gloria reside in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The couple have ...
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Northrup led the 1968 Tigers in hits and RBIs, hit five grand slams, broke up three no-hitters, and had the game-winning triple off Bob Gibson in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series. In his 12-year major league career Northrup batted .267 (1254-for-4692), with 153 home runs , 610 RBIs , 603 runs, 218 doubles, 42 triples, 39 stolen bases and 449 ...