1968 Detroit Tigers Archive
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Michigan author Tom Stanton remembers the 1968 Tigers
Posted on September 25, 2018 | No CommentsAs a writer, I’m invariably asked about other writers and authors whose work I enjoy. One of the first names that comes to mind is Tom Stanton, a Michigan-based author […] -
1968 Detroit Tigers were not a team of destiny
Posted on May 2, 2018 | No CommentsIn retrospect, it’s easy to see why the 1968 Detroit Tigers ran away with the American League pennant on their way to a World Series win against a very good […] -
Exhibit honoring ’68 World Champions to open at Detroit Historical Museum
Posted on April 17, 2018 | No CommentsHard to believe it was 50 years ago when the city of Detroit was riveted by their baseball team as they captured the pennant and went on to win the […] -
Documentary “City On Fire” looks back to 1968 and troubled 1967 in Detroit
Posted on February 13, 2018 | No CommentsWith spring training right around the corner, I think I’ve found a good way for Detroit Tigers fans to prepare for the upcoming season. Given that this year marks the […] -
Ranking the Detroit Tigers greatest teams
Posted on September 25, 2016 | No CommentsWhich team was the greatest in the history of the Detroit Tigers? Who would win a series between the ’68 Detroit Tigers and the ’84 Detroit Tigers? How great was […] -
Northrup talked Mayo Smith into playing him the day he hit two grand slams
Posted on September 14, 2016 | No CommentsOnly 13 players in the history of major league baseball have hit two grand slam home runs in one game. Interestingly, ten of them were in the American League. Fans […] -
McAuliffe had the heart of a champion
Posted on May 18, 2016 | No CommentsHe was a hero to a generation of Detroit Tiger fans, a tough competitor who took no prisoners on the diamond. He was the star second baseman on a championship […] -
Long forgotten Bob Christian was a small part of the 1968 Detroit Tigers
Posted on December 4, 2015 | No CommentsHe might be the least known member of the 1968 world championship team. Bob Christian played in all of three games for the Detroit Tigers at the tail-end of that […] -
1968: When A Tiger & His Town Were Atop the Baseball World
Posted on December 14, 2014 | 3 CommentsI boarded the idling bus just as the autumnal dusk began its irrevocable turn towards the dark of the October night. It was no longer day; but not yet evening. […]