60's Finals Mclain twirls Gem, Horton ,McAuliffe homer , Tigers beat Yanks 4-1
Reporting from Strat-o-Matic heaven, action sports replay-Nostalgic baseball. Once again the Detroit Tigers of 1968 have met the challenge and overcame their biggest obstacle to date, in the championship of the 1960's finals by defeating the powerful, heavily favored 61 New York Yankees 4-1 today in game 1 of the finals at Yankee stadium. Denny Mclain (31-6 1.96) Went the distance scattering 5 hits giving up 1 earned run, Striking out 8 Yankees on his way to his 3rd straight victory in the Tournament against 0 losses. The lone run Mclain surrendered was a Home run off the bat of Yankee slugger Roger Maris (3). The Tigers got started early when Dick McAuliffe sent Whitey Fords first pitch of the game sailing into the stands in center fie...