1968 St. Louis Cardinals

1968 St. Louis Cardinals / Franchise: St. Louis Cardinals / BR Team Page

Record: 97-65, Finished 1st in National League (1968 NL)

Clinched Pennant: September 15, 1968, At 1968 Houston Astros

Managed by Red Schoendienst

Coaches: Bob Milliken, Billy Muffett, Joe Schultz and Dick Sisler

Ballpark: Busch Stadium

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Steve Carlton, Curt Flood, Bob Gibson and Julian Javier
• NL MVP: Bob Gibson
• NL Cy Young Award: Bob Gibson
• NL Gold Glove: Curt Flood (OF), Bob Gibson (P) and Dal Maxvill (SS)

World Series

AL Detroit Tigers (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Tigers – 0, Cardinals – 4	October 2	Busch Memorial Stadium	54,692	2:29
2	Cardinals – 1, Tigers – 8	October 3	Busch Memorial Stadium	54,692	2:41
3	Tigers – 3, Cardinals – 7	October 5	Tiger Stadium	53,634	3:17
4	Tigers – 1, Cardinals – 10	October 6	Tiger Stadium	53,634	2:34
5	Tigers – 5, Cardinals – 3	October 7	Tiger Stadium	53,634	2:43
6	Cardinals – 1, Tigers – 13	October 9	Busch Memorial Stadium	54,692	2:26
7	Cardinals – 1, Tigers – 4	October 10	Busch Memorial Stadium	54,692	2:07

Further Reading

• Brendan Donley: An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It, Sports Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. ISBN 9781683582021
• Doug Feldmann: El Birdos: The 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• Washington Post: "Cardinals clinch Pennant; Beat Astros as Reds stop Giants", historic-newspapers.com, September 16, 1968

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