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1968 Detroit Tigers (#40) 4, 1941 New York Yankees (#25) 1
MVP: Bill Freehan (Det 1968).389/.476/.778, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Two straight Tigers/Yankees matchups, two straight series where the winner of a blowout in Game 1 lost the next 4. This one just had a different winner. The Yankees scored 5 runs in both the 4th and 8th innings of Game 1, and Tommy Henrich hit a home run in each. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 1st inning of Game 2, and never looked back. They scored 4 runs in the 1st inning again in Game 3, this time on a Bill Freehan grand slam. Denny McLain 4-hit the Yankees, and only gave up one run. Game 4 was close for most of the game, with the Tigers holding onto a slight 2-1 lead. But then Detroit scored 6 in the 8th, including a 3-run homer by Tommy Matchick, to run away with it. With the exception of Norm Cash, who went 3-for-4, Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing held the Tigers offense mostly in check, giving New York a chance to extend the series. But Earl Wilson was better, only allowing 3 hits and no runs in 7 innings, and the game and series were finished by Roy Face's 2 entirely uneventful innings of pitching.
Scores:
NYY 13 Det 3
Det 8 NYY 2
Det 5 NYY 1
Det 8 NYY 1
Det 3 NYY 0
The 1968 Tigers' next opponent will be the 1912 Red Sox, who swept the 1952 Yankees in 4 straight.
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