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Detroit Tigers 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals

Detroit Tigers won 4–1 · game 7 of the 1968 World Series

Winner-take-all — the Detroit Tigers took the 1968 World Series in game 7. The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 in game 7 of the 1968 World Series.

5
Total runs
3 runs
Margin
1968
Year
The winner-take-all finale of the 1968 World Series (game 7)
The scoreline — Detroit Tigers 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 in game 7 of the 1968 World Series on 1968-10-10.

Why this game is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a game qualifies only by structural singularity (a tied game, or the winner-take-all finale of a series that went the distance) or by holding an outright covered-era record. Fame carries no weight.

The game

Series1968 World Series (game 7)
Date1968-10-10
ScoreDetroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Innings9

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1968 World Series, game 7 (1968-10-10). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

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