I love that we have this footage. As a huge baseball/Mets fan I think the history of baseball is amazing. Unparalleled by any other American sport. There's just something about baseball for me.
@@historyandhorseplaying7374 I'm still around. Their offense has been frustrating, so have all of the injuries, but somehow they're still in first place haha.
@@southpaw817 Haha yep but they won’t be if offense doesn’t improve. Am hopeful - Nimmo returning has helped so far. Lindor needs to improve his batting and spend less time painting his multicolored gloves and more time practicing fielding hehe.
For a telecast that's over 50 years old, the way it's shot by NBC is way more exciting and dynamic than any baseball game on TV today. I wish we can go back to games like this where there's more camera angles than just a hardcam in center field for pitches and a 2nd hardcam opposite side for fielding plays.
I watched this game as a 13 year old pitcher and just watched it again at age 64. It impressed me back then to the extent that I honestly think, now the second time around, I could have rattled off the starting lineups and batting order for both teams. Bob Gibson was one the most intense and focused athletes I've ever seen over all my years of watching sports. I honestly never cared much for Curt Gowdy as an announcer and the decades haven't improved my impression, but his voice sure took me back. I'm so glad this game is available online today, thanks to MLB Vault for uploading it!
I am your age and pitched too thu High school. I had a good fast ball that moved. I live in Detroit and it was great to watch the tigers and cardinals. I couldnt believe Detroit pulled it off. I think Curt Gowdy favored St. Louis. It was Mickey Lolich that was the hero. McLain was a 31 game winner that year and didnt pitch well. Every kid back then had a bike with a baseball glove on his handle bars. I still got my Rawlings Brooks Robinson autographed glove haging up in my garage. Wana go and play catch?
Gibson's smooth delivery looks the same with every pitch, whether it's a fast ball or breaking ball. Effortless, deceptive, graceful, and powerful is how I would describe Gibson.
Effortless!? Graceful? Are you serious? He looks like he's going to fall on his ass every time he throws a pitch. You can tell he's working really hard out there. He's one of my all-time favorites, but I would not use those adjectives.
As I type this, today marks exactly fifty years since Gibson threw this historic game, and absolutely nobody is covering it. Not that I was expecting any major news outlet to cover it, but I was at least expecting an article on MLB.com or the Cardinals official website commemorating the event and as of 3:54 EST.... nothing, not even a whisper, and that's a tragic shame. In my opinion, while it does not have the drama of Game 7, this could be considered the greatest game ever pitched. Gibson's 1968 Season deserves to be honored in the highest possible fashion and not even MLB has the courtesy to publish an article. Shame on you MLB for ignoring one of your greatest moments!!!
The only game I would take over it was Koufax in game 7 of the 65 WS. He only K’d 10 but pitched a 3 hit shutout on 2 days rest. Koufax and Gibson were the 2 best pitchers I have seen.
@@floydparr8006 There were so many great pitchers back then. Jenkins, Palmer, Lolich, Perry, Bunning, Ford, Pappas, Kaat, Marichal, Carlton. So many great pitchers, I only wish I had the privilege to see those men as you did.
Thanks MLB for this... a great gift to my dad who watched this when he was 12.. he loved watching Willie and now has the pleasure of watching Miggy ! Go Tigers!
That World Series may still be my greatest sports moment, and that includes a lot of memories (MSU grad, too). I was a high school senior that fall. And Mickey Lolich was no fluke - he won 217 games. Very close to Hall stats.
Thanks a lot to MLB Vault for making this available. When this happened, I was 16 and living in Michigan, but didn't have the time free to watch much of the series, so now I can finally relive those moments. It was certainly a big deal in those parts, the first series they won after, I think, 1945. And to come back from 3-to-1 made it even cooler. A nice note to have in the latter part of a very trying year.
So many great players in this game, really brings back the memories. Gibson was the greatest RHP of this epic era of great pitchers, in my humble opinion. I like how he just walks off casually after pitching a 17 KO complete game.
I believe Marichal was the better regular season pitcher and Gibson was a superior post season pitcher. Marichal was a pitcher from the beginning and got significant support. Gibson had to deal with a racist Manager his first 3 years. He was yanked out early in games, shuffled to the minors, kept out pitchers meetings and demeaned.. Finally they replaced that manager with Gibson's minor league manager and all the new manager did was put Gibson in the starting rotation and had confidence in him. Gibson record was 2 wins 6 losses under the old manager his third year and 11 wins and 6 losses under the new manager the remainder of the year. Whereas Marichal was winning big from the beginning, Gibson improved each year and by 1966 was Marichal equal and Gibson was better than Marichal ever was in 1968. If Gibson was supported from the beginning he probably would have won 300 games.
@@jamestillman9810 I love Marichal too. Every kid growing up up the 60's tried to imitate that high-kick at least once (and fell back on my ass). Your points are well taken. In a World Series or Pennant game 7, in some imagined situation where and I've got a choice of either of the two, my choice is Gibson without much hesitation. I just love the way he handled himself on the mound defensively, the way he worked fast and controlled line-ups, and the way he intimidated batters. (Not that Juan didn't intimidate guys)
@@uncascrooge2699lol. 'Just saying' that you don't know jack shit about baseball or how to look at stats. Or you're just looking for attention. I'll give you a little. Here you go.
One thing that interests me in this compared to modern baseball is the cinematography. The camera angles of todays game are so standardized it’s crazy to see that most pitches are shown from behind the catcher. I prefer what we have now, but I do enjoy this difference.
The 1968 World Series was the last true Fall Classic. No playoffs, no DH, no night games. Just the best in the American League versus the best the National League. The way it should be.
According to Gibson he actually didn't have a curve. Just two variations of a slider. A sharp downward biting one that is mistaken for a 12-6 curve, and a laterally breaking one he'd prefer to use to only righties.
He said afterwards what I heard so many times from announcers: umpires get the call right 99 out of 100 times, or 999 out of 1000, something to that effect. They cared mainly about the perceived integrity of the game.
I was 13 and had to fight for the tv to watch this.I'd listened on the radio to most of the Cardinal games during that season and the previous one. The Cardinals were my favorite team and Gibson still is my favorite pitcher. Sadly, game 7 happened and a year later I became a Royals fan and still am. hehe.
Denny McLain seemed to be working very high in the strike zone and sometimes batters would even swing at these pitches. It is understandable because in the period from 1963 through 1968 the top of the strike zone was at the shoulders. In 1969, to increase offense, the top of the strike zone was lowered to the arm pits and the height of the mound was reduced from 15 inches to 10 inches. McLain won 31 games in 1968. In doing so he made 41 starts, completed 28 games, and pitched 336 innings. Mclain has said that his arm hurt all year and he took frequent cortisone shots, including before the World Series. This took a toll on McLain since he lost his effectiveness after 1969.
I remember where I was at. I was in the fifth grade and the teacher brought in a radio so we could listen to the game, thats when they played the world series games in the afternoon
Love this video! I'm a huge Cardinal fan and Mr. Gibson is my second favorite Cardinal of all time (Ozzie is my favorite). And we get to see Harry Carey when he called the game for the Birds...I really miss him (even when he broadcast for the Cubs). And how about the introduction by Harry of the old Busch stadium, where I saw my first MLB game in 1978.
I love how Harry takes the mic away from Gowdy, you could tell he was a different cut from the rest! And watching him call the game before his stint with the Cubs you realize how good of an announcer he is, it wasn't just him being a lovable old announcer in his advancing years.
He had a great year indeed, but the Tigers scored the most runs in the AL by a large margin in 1968. The Tigers provided him an average of 5 runs per start. Gibson, by contrast, had a much better 1.12 ERA with the Cardinals, but only got 3 runs per start. His record was "only" 22-9.
1:38:56: STENGEL: "Nice to see you here, Kubek, the last World Series I was at was 1960, you was playin' for me and you got hit in the Adam's apple." KUBEK: "You had to bring that up, didn't you..." STENGEL: "Yeah!"
What an incredible character. Come on, Make a movie about Casey Stengel. lmagine the vehicle for the star playing him ? Who could play him ? Bill Murray
one of the most exciting WS ever in a wild controversial year (1968). Series had everything---drama, Tigers comeback from 3-1 deficit, 30 gm winner vs pitcher w/ record setting ERA, (neither having come close to being matched)Gibson's record setting performance, great performances by Brock and Lolich, controversy on Brock being thrown out at plate. Cards were big favorites but Tigers hung in and won it.Sad that Curt Flood ws blamed for the 7th gm loss when he misplayed the fly ball.
Its somehow comforting to know that they hated the yankees just as much back then. But seriously bob gibson was absolutely dealing in this game, great camera work, love the old games like this.
Looking at the Baseball Reference website, Gibson had a stretch in May 1968 where he lost four games where the team scored a combined three runs while Gibson allowed only nine runs. Two of those games he lost were complete games.
Yes - it's still both a MLB post season game record as well as a MLB World Series Game record. Gibson struck out a total of 35 Tigers in his three starts of the 1968 WS, which is also a record that still stands for a single post season series as well as a single World Series.
I remember watching the last inning of this game after coming home from school. Didn't realize that Gibson had broken Koufax's single game World Series strikeout record.
I was lucky. I had all male teachers that year who were big baseball fans. They let us watch the game during the last class of the day. When school let out and I remember running home full speed to se if Gibby broke the record. He was an amazing pitcher who always came through in the big games.
Just watching this raises a question. Is it me...or is Fox Sports deliberately trying to make every ballgame they cover as unwatchable as they possibly can??
I agree. Sports networks try to make everything a spectacle nowdays rather than celebrate the sport. Art, sport, and leisure have been replaced by product and content. And our culture has suffered because of it.
It's always a competition for viewers just like most of youtube is about clickbait and over the top antics to get views. As baseball becomes less important the networks will do what they can to spur interest in those that don't normally watch baseball right up until they quit covering it one day. Be glad we have it to watch and quit bitching.
Gibson was simply terrifying - he was at his best in this game and he shows how he finished the season with the lowest ERA in major league baseball history.
The Cards lost this series because they relied to much on Gibson. They always felt that he would always win. McCarver said that they just relied on Gibby to win it. Tigers had a helluva team too.
Throughout this (Fall Classic) - it was Bob Gibson dominating through this game and in Game 4 and 7 for the Champs the Detroit Tigers. Jim Northrup hitting (2) Homers in the series for the Tigers.
"On October 2, 1968, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson strikes out 17 Detroit Tigers in the first game of the World Series, breaking Sandy Koufax's record for the most strikeouts in a Series game."
Whenever you hear of Gibson you always hear how he was this mean and angry guy, but I see these old tapes and when they interview him (like at the end of this game) he seems to be pretty good natured and genial. Of course, he just won a World Series game, so he should be happy.
1968 was the last year of the two league system before the leagues were divided into divisions in 1969. 1968 is the last year of pre-playoff era of baseball.
Ahh, 1968, "Year of the Pitcher" and what they never say the "3 run homer". Heh, Stanley was safe BTW at 2nd.Notice Stormin' Norman Cash wears no helmet! WOW, guts there, I was 10 in little league and had every Tiger batting stance down pat, including McAuliffe's his stance was unique because he had his head straight forward hence both eyes at the pitcher and not standing sideways craning his neck.I remember watching this in my 5th-grade class Mrs. Emerick brought in a tiny B&W set with bunny ears remember those? The world series was played always only during the day until the profit vultures swooped in a beer cost probably 2 bucks and still considered expensive. The crowd seemed so subdued for a world series game, but, what a classic game. I never cared for Curt Gowdy's style as an announcer, even at 10. I was wondering why George Kell a much more gifted broadcaster didn't get the job? I didn't understand national vs Local yet. We watched the set and listened to Ernie Harwell. I hit very well using McAuliffe's open stance.Gibson's throwing gas. Love the way Harry yanks the mic from Gowdy lol
1968, the Year of the Pitcher. Gibson's 1.12 modern era ERA, will probably never be lowered by a pitcher qualifying for an ERA title which is 162 innings pitched for the season. Jacob DeGrom had a 1.08 ERA in 2021 but got hurt and only pitched 92 innings. Would he have gone lower than 1.12? We will never know. Denny McLain won 31 games. With the current 5 man rotation, a pitcher will never win 30 games again. Never unless baseball goes back to 4 man rotations for the starters. Incredible statistics for pitchers in 1968 made baseball lower the mound from 15 to 10 inches. Gibson became a HOFer and McLain had some personal problems in his life later on. Thanks for the video.
The reason the Tigers won this series in 7 games was Mickey Lolich, the left handed Tiger pitcher. For some reason, he pitched "out of his mind." Nobody expected him to pitch so well. He had a series like the one Steve Blass of Pittsburgh had in 1971. In both cases, as well as the Miracle Mets of 1969 and Baltimore's baby Birds of 1966 the underdog team won. Otherwise, the champions would have been like this 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1964 St.Louis Cardinals, 1965-66 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1967-68 St. Louis Cardinals, 1969-71 Baltimore Orioles, 1972-74 Oakland A's, These were the "Big Four" best teams in baseball during this decade 1963-1974.
Harry Caray looked no different in 1968 than he did during his days "Behind the Mic" with the Chicago Cubs, only a bit older. Didn't know that Caray wore his Coke Glasses back then.
gibson is awesome, love his delivery. anyone interested should read 60 ft 6 inches, basically gibson and reggie jackson talking to each other, what's going on in their head, strategy, etc. very very good book
When you two aces like Gibson vs Marichal on the mound games would often only last two hours. It was a joy to watch compared to the snoozefest that baseball is now.
When did Bowie Kuhn become commissioner of baseball I don’t remember a Commisioner Echkert Masterful. Pitching by Bob Gibson and neat listening to Haray Caray and Curt Gowdy
The last Major League Baseball World Series of the great '60's before the dreaded expansion of '69 that brought into Major League Baseball ~The San Diego Padres, The Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals & The Seattle Pilots and introduced post season playoffs.
Tell that to the Cincinnati Reds. They invented night games in 1935. I also recall that, when the Cubs won the East Division in 1984, they were flatly told they would not be allowed to play any World Series games at (then-unlit) Wrigley Field. They would have had to play "home" games at the nearest National League park: Busch Stadium in St. Louis. No doubt ABC-TV forced the issue.
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I love that we have this footage. As a huge baseball/Mets fan I think the history of baseball is amazing. Unparalleled by any other American sport. There's just something about baseball for me.
Southpaw 86 well said
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You still around? What do you think of the Mets this season?
@@historyandhorseplaying7374 I'm still around. Their offense has been frustrating, so have all of the injuries, but somehow they're still in first place haha.
@@southpaw817 Haha yep but they won’t be if offense doesn’t improve. Am hopeful - Nimmo returning has helped so far. Lindor needs to improve his batting and spend less time painting his multicolored gloves and more time practicing fielding hehe.
For a telecast that's over 50 years old, the way it's shot by NBC is way more exciting and dynamic than any baseball game on TV today. I wish we can go back to games like this where there's more camera angles than just a hardcam in center field for pitches and a 2nd hardcam opposite side for fielding plays.
My thoughts exactly.
Way before my time, but just came to watch Bob Gibson pitch.
I watched this game as a 13 year old pitcher and just watched it again at age 64. It impressed me back then to the extent that I honestly think, now the second time around, I could have rattled off the starting lineups and batting order for both teams. Bob Gibson was one the most intense and focused athletes I've ever seen over all my years of watching sports. I honestly never cared much for Curt Gowdy as an announcer and the decades haven't improved my impression, but his voice sure took me back. I'm so glad this game is available online today, thanks to MLB Vault for uploading it!
That first sentence of yours is so beautiful! There's nothing else in this world like baseball.
I am your age and pitched too thu High school. I had a good fast ball that moved. I live in Detroit and it was great to watch the tigers and cardinals. I couldnt believe Detroit pulled it off. I think Curt Gowdy favored St. Louis. It was Mickey Lolich that was the hero. McLain was a 31 game winner that year and didnt pitch well. Every kid back then had a bike with a baseball glove on his handle bars. I still got my Rawlings Brooks Robinson autographed glove haging up in my garage. Wana go and play catch?
Rest In Peace Bob ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼 You will always be remembered
I like how experimental they were with the camera angles. In modern day broadcasts it is just the same behind the mound angle.
Incredible performance by Gibson. Truly a gem of a game.
Back when the World Series was played in the daytime.
are you kidding me. i cannot believe this exists. thank you for putting this up, whoever you are. I loved every second of it.
What a treat to get to watch that after all these years! I hadn't quite been born yet when this game occurred.
Gibson's smooth delivery looks the same with every pitch, whether it's a fast ball or breaking ball. Effortless, deceptive, graceful, and powerful is how I would describe Gibson.
Effortless!? Graceful? Are you serious? He looks like he's going to fall on his ass every time he throws a pitch. You can tell he's working really hard out there. He's one of my all-time favorites, but I would not use those adjectives.
I was a 9 year old little league kid and remember this WS fondly. GREAT PITCHERS! Portland Oregon product Mickey Lolich was MVP of this series.
Me too, 9 years old, I'd never heard of lolich but after this series his name was etched in my mind.
It's almost medicinal watching a great game without advertisements.
As I type this, today marks exactly fifty years since Gibson threw this historic game, and absolutely nobody is covering it. Not that I was expecting any major news outlet to cover it, but I was at least expecting an article on MLB.com or the Cardinals official website commemorating the event and as of 3:54 EST.... nothing, not even a whisper, and that's a tragic shame. In my opinion, while it does not have the drama of Game 7, this could be considered the greatest game ever pitched. Gibson's 1968 Season deserves to be honored in the highest possible fashion and not even MLB has the courtesy to publish an article. Shame on you MLB for ignoring one of your greatest moments!!!
The only game I would take over it was Koufax in game 7 of the 65 WS. He only K’d 10 but pitched a 3 hit shutout on 2 days rest. Koufax and Gibson were the 2 best pitchers I have seen.
@@floydparr8006 There were so many great pitchers back then. Jenkins, Palmer, Lolich, Perry, Bunning, Ford, Pappas, Kaat, Marichal, Carlton. So many great pitchers, I only wish I had the privilege to see those men as you did.
@@floydparr8006 I just watched that Koufax game earlier today.
Bob Gibson was so competitive that he would only talk to Cardinals players during All Star games. He's still my favorite pitcher of all time.
He's definitely in my starting five of all time rotation. Probably number two behind Pedro.
Thanks MLB for this... a great gift to my dad who watched this when he was 12.. he loved watching Willie and now has the pleasure of watching Miggy ! Go Tigers!
great world series, its so nice to be able to see again
And the old wind up, love this footage
On this day, 4-0 might as well have been 40-0.
Hell, 1-0 would have felt like 100-0 the way Gibson was throwing.
1:13:42 Shannon’s RBI Single
1:14:45 Javier’s 2-run Single
1:56:55 Brock’s solo HR
That World Series may still be my greatest sports moment, and that includes a lot of memories (MSU grad, too). I was a high school senior that fall. And Mickey Lolich was no fluke - he won 217 games. Very close to Hall stats.
Should be in the HOF.
Came to watch Gibson. He's the master.
RIP, Gibby. You’ll be missed 😞
Thanks a lot to MLB Vault for making this available. When this happened, I was 16 and living in Michigan, but didn't have the time free to watch much of the series, so now I can finally relive those moments. It was certainly a big deal in those parts, the first series they won after, I think, 1945. And to come back from 3-to-1 made it even cooler. A nice note to have in the latter part of a very trying year.
I was always expecting him to fall down! Loved Bob 💙
I remember watching this game, and this series, as a kid.
So many great players in this game, really brings back the memories. Gibson was the greatest RHP of this epic era of great pitchers, in my humble opinion. I like how he just walks off casually after pitching a 17 KO complete game.
Marichal won more games in the sixties than Gibson. Just sayin'.
I believe Marichal was the better regular season pitcher and Gibson was a superior post season pitcher. Marichal was a pitcher from the beginning and got significant support. Gibson had to deal with a racist Manager his first 3 years. He was yanked out early in games, shuffled to the minors, kept out pitchers meetings and demeaned.. Finally they replaced that manager with Gibson's minor league manager and all the new manager did was put Gibson in the starting rotation and had confidence in him. Gibson record was 2 wins 6 losses under the old manager his third year and 11 wins and 6 losses under the new manager the remainder of the year. Whereas Marichal was winning big from the beginning, Gibson improved each year and by 1966 was Marichal equal and Gibson was better than Marichal ever was in 1968. If Gibson was supported from the beginning he probably would have won 300 games.
@@jamestillman9810 I love Marichal too. Every kid growing up up the 60's tried to imitate that high-kick at least once (and fell back on my ass). Your points are well taken.
In a World Series or Pennant game 7, in some imagined situation where and I've got a choice of either of the two, my choice is Gibson without much hesitation. I just love the way he handled himself on the mound defensively, the way he worked fast and controlled line-ups, and the way he intimidated batters. (Not that Juan didn't intimidate guys)
@@uncascrooge2699lol. 'Just saying' that you don't know jack shit about baseball or how to look at stats. Or you're just looking for attention. I'll give you a little. Here you go.
One thing that interests me in this compared to modern baseball is the cinematography. The camera angles of todays game are so standardized it’s crazy to see that most pitches are shown from behind the catcher. I prefer what we have now, but I do enjoy this difference.
RiP Mr Gibson thank you for making tigers victory a lil extra special because of the kind of year you were having but 68 was Detroit's year
this is a pleasure to watch and listen to !!! thx for posting
Bib Gibson had a great delivery. I wish I'd been around back then to see him pitch.
The 1968 World Series was the last true Fall Classic. No playoffs, no DH, no night games. Just the best in the American League versus the best the National League. The way it should be.
Amen! That 1969 Series, the one with the Mets winning, UGH! After that, I vowed never to watch another baseball game again...
...until the next year!
According to Gibson he actually didn't have a curve. Just two variations of a slider. A sharp downward biting one that is mistaken for a 12-6 curve, and a laterally breaking one he'd prefer to use to only righties.
It was probably like a slurve
1:47:03 Carey’s suggestion that NBC share their replay with the umpires on close calls shows how far ahead of his time he was.
He said afterwards what I heard so many times from announcers: umpires get the call right 99 out of 100 times, or 999 out of 1000, something to that effect. They cared mainly about the perceived integrity of the game.
I was 13 and had to fight for the tv to watch this.I'd listened on the radio to most of the Cardinal games during that season and the previous one. The Cardinals were my favorite team and Gibson still is my favorite pitcher. Sadly, game 7 happened and a year later I became a Royals fan and still am. hehe.
Denny McLain seemed to be working very high in the strike zone and sometimes batters would even swing at these pitches. It is understandable because in the period from 1963 through 1968 the top of the strike zone was at the shoulders. In 1969, to increase offense, the top of the strike zone was lowered to the arm pits and the height of the mound was reduced from 15 inches to 10 inches.
McLain won 31 games in 1968. In doing so he made 41 starts, completed 28 games, and pitched 336 innings. Mclain has said that his arm hurt all year and he took frequent cortisone shots, including before the World Series. This took a toll on McLain since he lost his effectiveness after 1969.
Denny could never adjust to losing his fastball because he had no viable breaking pitches.
I remember where I was at. I was in the fifth grade and the teacher brought in a radio so we could listen to the game, thats when they played the world series games in the afternoon
Gibby's masterpiece - 17 ! i remember it as a kid growing up in st lou.
1:47:05 - Harry predicts instant replay review! BTW, Javier was safe.
Joe Schultz from Ball Four the Pilots manager was the Cardinals 3rd base coach!
Excellent. I was too young to see this game at the time it was played, I've made up for that now. Gibson was great!
Love this video! I'm a huge Cardinal fan and Mr. Gibson is my second favorite Cardinal of all time (Ozzie is my favorite). And we get to see Harry Carey when he called the game for the Birds...I really miss him (even when he broadcast for the Cubs). And how about the introduction by Harry of the old Busch stadium, where I saw my first MLB game in 1978.
Thanks for sharing this. Outstanding players from both teams and two Hall of Fame Broadcasters in Caray and Gowdy.
Great seeing Roger Maris in another World Series. He was my favorite Yankee in the '60s.
I love how Harry takes the mic away from Gowdy, you could tell he was a different cut from the rest! And watching him call the game before his stint with the Cubs you realize how good of an announcer he is, it wasn't just him being a lovable old announcer in his advancing years.
So that was Harry endlessly mouthing off to fill the intense moments at the end of the game?
Superb....what a great World Series!
Curt Gowdy, Harry Caray, & Tony Kubek (field reporter) on NBC.
Dang, that Cardinals line up is STACKED! All of them are total Legends!
Great quality.
Some year Denny McLain had in 1968, 31-6 with a 1.96 ERA in 336 Innings, 28 CG, 6 SHO, 63 BB, 280 K, 0.90 WHIP.
Yup. It wasn't just one of those 'Oh, he won a lot of games' type things. Shutouts, ERA, complete games, K/BB ratio.
He had a great year indeed, but the Tigers scored the most runs in the AL by a large margin in 1968. The Tigers provided him an average of 5 runs per start. Gibson, by contrast, had a much better 1.12 ERA with the Cardinals, but only got 3 runs per start. His record was "only" 22-9.
Yeah, how in the heck did he lose 9 games giving up an average of only 1.12 runs per nine innings??
@@davidmedlin57 Good question.
Haray Caray is my favorite announcer.....and its a gem to listen to early Haray
Love this or don't call yourself a baseball fan, *at all.*
agree
Well said my friend I second that :). That also applies to history buffs like myself :).
Either or for some folks. No middle ground. That sums up today's world.
1:38:56:
STENGEL: "Nice to see you here, Kubek, the last World Series I was at was 1960, you was playin' for me and you got hit in the Adam's apple."
KUBEK: "You had to bring that up, didn't you..."
STENGEL: "Yeah!"
Stengel is a awesome classic dude
What an incredible character.
Come on, Make a movie about Casey Stengel. lmagine the vehicle for the star playing him ? Who could play him ? Bill Murray
Must have been a strange linguistic journey to have Stengel and Yogi Berra on the same club.
They did make him work for this, though - 145 pitches, including 28 in the 9th inning.
A lot of pitches waooo
Back then it really wasn't unusual for studs like gibson, Drysdale or magical to throwr 150 pitches during a conplete game.
Lol now they can barely throw 50.
The World Series at its best!!
no dh.
the great Bob Gibson. considered by many to be the fiercest competitor in any sport ever.
I’ve read a few times that he was so competitive that he wouldn’t even talk to players from other teams on the NL squads.
I meant NL All Star squads.
Did anyone hear that kid in the crowd throughout the game? It was Nelson Muntz. When the umpire is hit by the pitch you hear the kid go "ha ha!"
Brian .Peter he was rooting for every player by name. seemed to be about 6 years old. very funny.
Back when the world series was played in day time
Rest In Peace Bob Gibson.
Just discovered all of these games on youtube!
one of the most exciting WS ever in a wild controversial year (1968). Series had everything---drama, Tigers comeback from 3-1 deficit, 30 gm winner vs pitcher w/ record setting ERA, (neither having come close to being matched)Gibson's record setting performance, great performances by Brock and Lolich, controversy on Brock being thrown out at plate. Cards were big favorites but Tigers hung in and won it.Sad that Curt Flood ws blamed for the 7th gm loss when he misplayed the fly ball.
In this series, Lolich proved he was the real ace for Detroit.
Wow. Even the players' introductions before the game was done at a brisk pace.
Its somehow comforting to know that they hated the yankees just as much back then. But seriously bob gibson was absolutely dealing in this game, great camera work, love the old games like this.
Looking at the Baseball Reference website, Gibson had a stretch in May 1968 where he lost four games where the team scored a combined three runs while Gibson allowed only nine runs. Two of those games he lost were complete games.
Yes - it's still both a MLB post season game record as well as a MLB World Series Game record. Gibson struck out a total of 35 Tigers in his three starts of the 1968 WS, which is also a record that still stands for a single post season series as well as a single World Series.
I remember watching the last inning of this game after coming home from school. Didn't realize that Gibson had broken Koufax's single game World Series strikeout record.
I was lucky. I had all male teachers that year who were big baseball fans. They let us watch the game during the last class of the day. When school let out and I remember running home full speed to se if Gibby broke the record. He was an amazing pitcher who always came through in the big games.
Just watching this raises a question. Is it me...or is Fox Sports deliberately trying to make every ballgame they cover as unwatchable as they possibly can??
gerrythrash what do u mean?
You mean you don’t appreciate launch velocity or arm slot position?
I agree. Sports networks try to make everything a spectacle nowdays rather than celebrate the sport. Art, sport, and leisure have been replaced by product and content. And our culture has suffered because of it.
It's always a competition for viewers just like most of youtube is about clickbait and over the top antics to get views. As baseball becomes less important the networks will do what they can to spur interest in those that don't normally watch baseball right up until they quit covering it one day. Be glad we have it to watch and quit bitching.
@@mikeyoung9810 What do you mean less important?
RIP Bob You were something
I remember watching this with my late father.
Thanks MLB for this great games!!!
7 of 9 of the Cardinals' starters are in the team's Hall of Fame. Phenomenal lineup!!!
RIP Bob Gibson and Lou Brock.
RIP, Mr. Gibson
Gibson was simply terrifying - he was at his best in this game and he shows how he finished the season with the lowest ERA in major league baseball history.
The Cards lost this series because they relied to much on Gibson. They always felt that he would always win. McCarver said that they just relied on Gibby to win it. Tigers had a helluva team too.
+Mryrhodesian they were heavy favorites going in, having won it yr before.
'67 and '68 Cards were great pitching but weak hitting. They were lucky in '67 to play the jinxed Red Sox or they could have lost two straight.
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Throughout this (Fall Classic) - it was Bob Gibson dominating through this game and in Game 4 and 7 for the Champs the Detroit Tigers. Jim Northrup hitting (2) Homers in the series for the Tigers.
so cool to see the great Roger Maris in his final season....4th inning....McClain walks him on 4 pitches....would have loved to see Roger rope one.
Who's here after Jon Bois's video
"On October 2, 1968, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson strikes out 17 Detroit Tigers in the first game of the World Series, breaking Sandy Koufax's record for the most strikeouts in a Series game."
Whenever you hear of Gibson you always hear how he was this mean and angry guy, but I see these old tapes and when they interview him (like at the end of this game) he seems to be pretty good natured and genial. Of course, he just won a World Series game, so he should be happy.
Perhaps they were talking on the field. Jordan was genial to the press
Bob Gibson was awesome..
Gibson had 14 shut outs that year 1968 incredible
1968 was the last year of the two league system before the leagues were divided into divisions in 1969. 1968 is the last year of pre-playoff era of baseball.
love the slow motion !
Ahh, 1968, "Year of the Pitcher" and what they never say the "3 run homer". Heh, Stanley was safe BTW at 2nd.Notice Stormin' Norman Cash wears no helmet! WOW, guts there, I was 10 in little league and had every Tiger batting stance down pat, including McAuliffe's his stance was unique because he had his head straight forward hence both eyes at the pitcher and not standing sideways craning his neck.I remember watching this in my 5th-grade class Mrs. Emerick brought in a tiny B&W set with bunny ears remember those? The world series was played always only during the day until the profit vultures swooped in a beer cost probably 2 bucks and still considered expensive. The crowd seemed so subdued for a world series game, but, what a classic game. I never cared for Curt Gowdy's style as an announcer, even at 10. I was wondering why George Kell a much more gifted broadcaster didn't get the job? I didn't understand national vs Local yet. We watched the set and listened to Ernie Harwell. I hit very well using McAuliffe's open stance.Gibson's throwing gas. Love the way Harry yanks the mic from Gowdy lol
that was fun to watch .
Gibson and McClain were 1968 MVPs second time in major league history since 1924
1968, the Year of the Pitcher. Gibson's 1.12 modern era ERA, will probably never be lowered by a pitcher qualifying for an ERA title which is 162 innings pitched for the season. Jacob DeGrom had a 1.08 ERA in 2021 but got hurt and only pitched 92 innings. Would he have gone lower than 1.12? We will never know. Denny McLain won 31 games. With the current 5 man rotation, a pitcher will never win 30 games again. Never unless baseball goes back to 4 man rotations for the starters. Incredible statistics for pitchers in 1968 made baseball lower the mound from 15 to 10 inches. Gibson became a HOFer and McLain had some personal problems in his life later on. Thanks for the video.
I watched this after school as a sophomore
The reason the Tigers won this series in 7 games was Mickey Lolich, the left handed Tiger pitcher. For some reason, he pitched "out of his mind." Nobody expected him to pitch so well. He had a series like the one Steve Blass of Pittsburgh had in 1971. In both cases, as well as the Miracle Mets of 1969 and Baltimore's baby Birds of 1966 the underdog team won. Otherwise, the champions would have been like this 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1964 St.Louis Cardinals, 1965-66 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1967-68 St. Louis Cardinals, 1969-71 Baltimore Orioles, 1972-74 Oakland A's, These were the "Big Four" best teams in baseball during this decade 1963-1974.
All I know is it would get big time hot down there at Bush Stadium. That place was like an oven at times...
Harry Caray looked no different in 1968 than he did during his days "Behind the Mic" with the Chicago Cubs, only a bit older. Didn't know that Caray wore his Coke Glasses back then.
gibson is awesome, love his delivery. anyone interested should read 60 ft 6 inches, basically gibson and reggie jackson talking to each other, what's going on in their head, strategy, etc. very very good book
The Year of the Pitcher! Must have been nice to just watch a game without juiced balls and homeruns every other at bat.
When you two aces like Gibson vs Marichal on the mound games would often only last two hours. It was a joy to watch compared to the snoozefest that baseball is now.
RIP Gibby
When did Bowie Kuhn become commissioner of baseball I don’t remember a Commisioner Echkert Masterful. Pitching by Bob Gibson and neat listening to Haray Caray and Curt Gowdy
Curt Gowdy (PBP) & Harry Caray (C) 1st half
Caray (PBP) & Gowdy (C) 2nd half
Tony Kubek (field reporter)
Gowdy is much better. I grew up in Chi, wearied by listening to Harry Carry call every lost Cubs game, and then, Hey-Hey-gag-me, Jack Brickhouse.
Harry Carey and Curt Goudy? What a gem.
The last Major League Baseball World Series of the great '60's before the dreaded expansion of '69 that brought into Major League Baseball ~The San Diego Padres, The Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals & The Seattle Pilots and introduced post season playoffs.
Day games, no playoffs, no dh, 1968 seems 100 years ago.
Best of all, NBC carrying the game.
baseball was supposed to played in the daytime
Tell that to the Cincinnati Reds. They invented night games in 1935. I also recall that, when the Cubs won the East Division in 1984, they were flatly told they would not be allowed to play any World Series games at (then-unlit) Wrigley Field. They would have had to play "home" games at the nearest National League park: Busch Stadium in St. Louis. No doubt ABC-TV forced the issue.
Gowdy & Kubek were the best broadcast team IMHO
When baseball was king...