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1968 Detroit Tigers

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1968 Detroit Tigers game quiz
"After coming heart-breakingly close to winning the AL pennant in 1967, Detroit enjoyed a magical year in 1968. They won the pennant, and the World Series. Denny McLain won 31 games. But that's the stuff everyone knows. How much more do you know?"

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1. Denny McLain won 31 games. How many losses did he have?
    6
    10
    8
    5


2. Which team came in 2nd for the AL pennant in 1968?
    Boston Red Sox
    New York Yankees
    Baltimore Orioles
    Minnesota Twins


3. Who was Detroit's catcher in 1968?
    Norm Cash
    Mickey Stanley
    Willie Horton
    Bill Freehan


4. Which veteran player refused to accept tickets to see the World Series until he had played in one?
    Norm Cash
    Willie Horton
    Earl Wilson
    Al Kaline


5. In one of the most daring coaching moves ever, Mayo Smith moved an outfielder to play shortstop for the last 9 regular season games, and all 7 games of the World Series. Which outfielder was it?
    Al Kaline
    Jim Northrup
    Mickey Stanley
    Willie Horton


6. After 4 games in the World Series, what were the standings?
    Detroit 2, St. Louis 2
    Detroit 1, St. Louis 3
    Detroit 3, St. Louis 1
    Detroit 4, St. Louis 0


7. Which pitcher was the hero of the World Series?
    Earl Wilson
    Joe Sparma
    Denny McLain
    Mickey Lolich


8. What activity was Denny McLain reported to have engaged in on the night before he started game 1?
    Playing piano in a bar
    Meeting with gamblers
    Drinking heavily
    Doing 100 pushups on a bet


9. 1968 marked the end of an era in baseball. What fundamental change occurred at the beginning of the 1969 season?
    Two Canadian teams were formed in Toronto and Montreal
    Designited hitters were introduced
    Each league split into 2 divisions
    Substitution rules were changed for pitchers


10. Detroit winning the 1968 World Series was redemption for a city that had seen bad times in 1967. What had happened in Detroit in the summer of 1967?
    Martin Luther King was assasinated there
    A tornado killed 248 people on June 15th
    A plane crash killed 143 people including 25 people on the ground
    A race riot resulted in 43 deaths


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Compiled Jun 28 12