Recalling Mickey Lolich and the 1968 World Series

So much happened in the world in 1968 including a great comeback win in the World Series by the Detroit Tigers.

Mickey Lolich won three games in that World Series including the deciding seventh game vs Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson had won games one and four in the 1968 World Series.

The year before Gibson won three games including the deciding seventh game against Jim Lonborg, who had won two games in the series.

Lolich, like Lonborg the year before, started the seventh game on two days rest. However, he won (4-1). Jim Northrup had the big hit, a two run triple in the top of the seventh inning.