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    Former Big Leaguers in the News…Today’s Hot Links!

                             Harold is back in the booth!

    Today’s best articles feature many former star infielders! Check ‘em out!

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    Former Big Leaguers in the News…Today’s Hot Links!

               Check out his latest interview!!

    Check out the following links to find today’s most interesting news featuring our former heroes!      

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    Former Big Leaguers in the News…The 1968 Tigers

    Dick Tracewski, Dick McAuliffe and Mickey Stanley talk with second baseman Placido PolancoThe Tigers honored the 40th anniversary of their 1968 team before their June 24th game against the Cardinals at Comerica Park with a 15-minute pregame ceremony. Eighteen formers members of the team (including Dick Tracewski, Dick McAuliffe, and Mickey Stanley, seen to the left) were in attendance.

    The 1968 Tigers was truly an amazing ball club, winning a 103 regular season games and taking the World Series from the Cardinals in game seven thanks to a gutsy pitching performance by Mickey Lolich who was pitching on only two days rest. In addition to Series’ MVP Lolich, the ‘68 Tigers also included Denny McClain (winner of 31 games), leftfielder Willie Horton (who smashed 36 homers), and Hall of Famer Al Kaline in his only World Series appearance. Denny McClain with Magglio Ordonez

    The stadium was packed for the tribute, and Tigers’ fans gave the eighteen surviving members a huge ovation, a sign that the 1968 club is still dear to their hearts.

    Said Al Kaline at the event: “The reason why they like the ‘68 team is because many of us stayed here and lived here. Now, and in other years, guys go back to wherever they’re from. Or most of them now go to warm weather places because they make so much money. The ‘68 team, we had a lot of guys who lived in town, that were available, accessible, going to the market, going to outings. So they would see us around.”

    The large ovation likely was not merely because of the accessibility of the ’68 team, but also because their winning ways played an important role in unifying Detroit following the city’s 12th Street Riot the previous year. Michigan’s then Governor, George Romney, credited the Tigers with helping calm the city. He wrote:

    “The deepest meaning of this victory extends beyond the sports pages, radio broadcasts, and the telecasts that have consumed our attention for several months. This championship occurred when all of us in Detroit and Michigan needed a great lift. At a time of unusual tensions, when many good men lost their perspective toward others, the Tigers set an example of what human relations should really be.”

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