1968 World Series

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The 1968 World Series was a Major League Baseball championship series in which the Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, highlighted by standout pitching performances and a dramatic comeback from a 3–1 series deficit.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
ALChampion Detroit Tigers
CardinalsLedSeries 3–1
CardinalsManager Red Schoendienst
CardinalsRegularSeasonLeague National League
CardinalsRegularSeasonWins 97
champion Detroit Tigers
city Detroit
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1968-10-10
eraNickname Year of the Pitcher
followedBy 1969 World Series
game1Shutout St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 Detroit Tigers
game1StartingPitcherForCardinals Bob Gibson
game1StartingPitcherForTigers Denny McLain
game1StrikeoutsByBobGibson 17
game1WinningTeam St. Louis Cardinals
game2WinningTeam St. Louis Cardinals
game3WinningTeam Detroit Tigers
game4WinningTeam St. Louis Cardinals
game5WinningTeam Detroit Tigers
game6WinningTeam Detroit Tigers
game7FinalScore Detroit Tigers 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals
game7LosingPitcher Bob Gibson
game7WinningPitcher Mickey Lolich
game7WinningTeam Detroit Tigers
league American League
National League
MVP Mickey Lolich
MVPTeam Detroit Tigers
NLChampion St. Louis Cardinals
notablePitcher Bob Gibson
Denny McLain
Mickey Lolich
numberOfGames 7
precededBy 1967 World Series
runnerUp St. Louis Cardinals
season 1968 MLB season
seriesResult Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3
sport baseball
startDate 1968-10-02
TigersCameBackFromDeficit 3–1
TigersManager Mayo Smith
TigersRegularSeasonLeague American League
TigersRegularSeasonWins 103
venue Busch Memorial Stadium
Tiger Stadium

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Subject: 1968 World Series
Description of subject: The 1968 World Series was a Major League Baseball championship series in which the Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, highlighted by standout pitching performances and a dramatic comeback from a 3–1 series deficit.

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tigers WorldSeriesTitle 1968 World Series
subject surface form: Detroit Tigers
Tigers WorldSeriesAppearance 1968 World Series
subject surface form: Detroit Tigers
Willie Horton notableWork 1968 World Series
this entity surface form: 1968 Detroit Tigers season
Willie Horton participatedIn 1968 World Series
Willie Horton winnerOf 1968 World Series
1967 World Series followedBy 1968 World Series
Roger Craig worldSeriesChampionAsCoach 1968 World Series
Tiger Stadium hostedEvent 1968 World Series
this entity surface form: 1968 World Series games
Doug Harvey officiatedWorldSeries 1968 World Series
1969 World Series precededBy 1968 World Series