1968 10-10 Tigers at Cardinals World Series Game 7

The Thomas Paine Podcast presents a riveting live broadcast of Game 7 of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium. With the series tied 3-3, the stage is set for a legendary pitching duel between Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Mickey Lolich of the Tigers. Both pitchers had won two games each, and both were seeking their third victory to clinch the championship. The game is a tense, scoreless battle through six innings, with Gibson dominating early and Lolich showing signs of fatigue from only two days of rest. The turning point comes in the seventh inning when the Tigers finally break through, scoring three runs on singles by Norm Cash and Willie Horton, a triple by Jim Northrup, and a double by Bill Freehand. The Cardinals’ offense remains stifled, and despite a late rally in the ninth inning—featuring a home run by Mike Shannon—the Tigers hold on for a 4-1 victory. This marks the first time since 1958 that a team has come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series, a feat achieved by the Tigers with Lolich’s heroic performance. The broadcast captures the drama, emotion, and historical weight of the moment, culminating in a celebration of one of baseball’s most iconic comebacks.