This baseball is signed
by the 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers. Notice
that Casey Stengel, longtime manager of the Yankees,
has signed the ball. In spring training, before
the '68 season had begun, Casey was at a Tigers
game and probably signed it there.
Hero of '68
In the 1968 World Series, The Detroit Tigers went
up against the powerful Bob Gibson-led St. Louis
Cardinals in the World Series. The Cards, led by
the base-stealing heroics of Lou Brock, jumped out
to a 3 games to 1 lead. Then, the Tigers made a
dramatic comeback, culminating with a triple by
Tiger center fielder Jim Northrup in the seventh
inning of the final game to snatch the Series away
from the stunned Cardinals. This is the jersey that
the clutch Northrup (who had 5 grand slams that
season alone) was wearing when he hit that triple.
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