1968 St. Louis Cardinals

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1968 St. Louis Cardinals / Franchise: St. Louis Cardinals / BR Team Page[edit]

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

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

Awards and Honors[edit]

World Series[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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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