JULY 19TH AUCTION
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/20/2013
The 1968 Tigers are one of those magical teams that only come along one in a decade. Blessed with the right balance between sheer talent and dynamic personalities, Detroit had it all in the summer of ‘68 as the city, engulfed by horrific race riots, burned in the background. Led by keyboardist/bookie and left handed pitching phenom Denny McLain’s 31 wins, the Tigers claimed the AL pennant after missing it by one game the season before. Facing Bob Gibson’s tough Cardinals team, the exciting and hard-fought series went to seven games before Detroit finally prevailed. While McLain was the star of the regular season, it was the 2nd man in the Tigers rotation, Mickey Lolich, whose three complete game victories won the World Series for Detroit. 23 members of this memorable World Championship team have signed this Rawlings Commemorative bat including Hall of Famers Al Kaline, Eddie Mathews and Ernie Harwell. The other 20 key members are Denny McLain, Hal Naragon, Dick McAuliffe, Willie Horton, Bill Freehan, John Hiller, Mickey Stanley, Don Wert, Daryl Paterson, Johnny Sain, Earl Wilson, Wayne Comer, Jon Warden, Joe Price, Jim Northrup, Tom Matchick, Gates Brown, Pat Dobson and Bill Behm.
PSA/DNA numbered sticker S10929 is affixed to the knob end. Certificate of Authenticity from PSA/DNA.