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⚾️🐅On October 10, 1968 in Game 7 of the World Series, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 to win their 3rd Fall Classic in franchise history. The Tigers came back from a 3-games-to-1 deficit to win 3 consecutive games, largely on the arm of Mickey Lolich, who was named World Series MVP. The Cardinals Bob Gibson, who set the mark for total strikeouts (35) in a World Series, went the distance in his 8th consecutive World Series game. The only time Gibson, who would compile a 1.89