1968 World Series Game 5 St Louis@Detroit 1of2

Jose Feliciano's unconventional pre-game singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" aroused considerable controversy, with the Tigers and NBC receiving thousands of angry letters and telephone calls about the performance.] Lolich also blamed Feliciano's unusually long rendition for causing him to get cold after his warm-ups and thus give up three early runs.

[@sportsmedia25]

When real professionals called the game. No silly catchphrases just solid announcing. They don't make em like this anymore, the players, ballparks, or broadcasters

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

and no joe buck....howard cowsell.....tim mccarver....

[@johnhenryclark911]

Joe Buck And Tim McCarver Were Horrible Announcers! Anytime Joe Buck And Tim McCarver Commentate A World 🌎 Series Game 🏟️🥎I Turn The Mute 🔕🤐 Button On My TV 🖥️And Listen To The Game 🏟️🥎On The Radio 📻 But, Rest In Peace, Tim McCarver You Were A Great Baseball 🏟️⚾ Player. Typed By John Clark, Here On Tuesday Morning 🌁🏙️, 9:20 a.m.,February 28, 2023.

[@cjones3710]

Jack buck ans tim were good.

[@frankalbin8547]

I skipped school that day. Got in trouble but I'd do it again in a second.

[@chucknasty1532]

Ha ha ha, half the people who were kids in Detroit in 1968 claim to have ditched that day.

[@justincharlswick8848]

my grandpa pulled my dad from school and took him to the game. i know have his ticket and had it signed by Micky.

[@drbobperkins]

Frank Albin I was in 4th grade and brought a transistor radio to school and listened when I could.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

@@justincharlswick8848 That is tooo awesome!

[@frederickrapp5396]

I got home from school just in time to watch the Tiger 7th in Game 7. I was very happy that they won the Series. I can still see Northrup’s triple sailing over the stumbling Curt Flood in center field.

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

You get to enjoy the mastery of color commentary offered by George Kell, who was a good enough hitter and player to make the Hall of Fame that way. From the iconic (for Tiger fans) play at the plate, at 1:25:10, he describes the 2nd replay..."These umpires, they amaze you with these calls, Curt, watch it now...Doug Harvey pointed right in front of the plate, and you can see, as he plants his foot there, that he is just in front of it, he did not touch the plate." We were blessed with decades of his folksy, unimpeachable knowledge of the game in Michigan.

[@billny33]

This is the first time I ever heard George Kell announce. He has a distinctive voice and an accent that reminds me of my late grandfather. His manner of speaking is so strong and certain that it feels like when he states something as fact, or even states the name of the players during the lineups, it's like he's planting a stake into the ground. He sounds like a real hardened man's man. Pretty cool that I get to listen to him call this.

[@williamdunphy352]

billny33 George Kell called Tigers games on radio & television from 1959-1994, with the exception of the 1964 season.

[@jerryg1964]

I had the pleasure and privilege of listening to George Kell on TV and Ernie Harwell on radio growing up in the Detroit area. So easy to take them for granted at the time, but I really appreciate their excellence. Thanks to Justin for posting!

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@williamdunphy352 where was he in 1964?

[@mdumas43073]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 George had given up broadcasting that year to spend more time at home in Arkansas. They were able to lure him back in '65 by splitting up the radio and TV crews, so Kell would only have to work the 40 or so TV games each year and go back home the rest of the time.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Kell’s voice sounded like your late grandfather??? Did you mean to say “[your] late grandfather BEFORE he died?” They have noise restrictions in the cemetery, you know.

[@kenodil904]

Great upload of one of the greatest games in the history of the Tigers franchise.

[@philiptucci2458]

Great World Series & great memories of life forever

[@MichaelJReynoldsEsq]

My dad got us tickets in the left field upper deck, I skipped school, and we sat in the sun for what I still consider to be my greatest sporting event I ever attended, and I've been to the 1971 All Star game, 1984 World Series, the 1976 NCAA Regionals and Final Four (Go Blue!!), a Men's World Cup soccer match, and the 2015 Women's World Cup Final. Got the Tigers back on track to win their first World Series since 1945, and help heal some of the wounds from the 1967 riots that tore Detroit apart. After the World Series, the following appeared on the bulletin board by the entry to school: "The faculty and administration of University of Detroit High School would like to extend condolences to all the students who lost aunts, uncles, grandparents, and other relatives during the course of the World Series." Gotta love Jesuitian logic and a good sense of humor!

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Where were your seats for the 1971 All-Star Game? How close were you to Reggie Jackson's titanic blast?

[@fredmar6436]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 I was in the lower deck in right. Thought it was on Trumbull Ave as I couldn't tell that it hit a transformer. So many HRS and so many legendary players.

[@markschlesinger]

these games were seen in color in canada, but were preserved on b&w kinescopes. thanks to the cbc, these games (and one super bowl) survive for history. nbc saved virtually nothing from the 1970;s, cbc saved many sports telecasts including their own grey cups and stanley cup hockey games.thank you, cbc-tv, even though they are in b&w.

[@oldiesgeek1]

That is what I don't get. If the games were shown in color in Canada, why aren't the Kinescopes in color? Plus, why are the Kinescopes so grainy?

[@1189paris]

@@oldiesgeek1 Color film costs more money than Black & White plus these films were never meant to be seen more than once if at all. They were mostly filmed for archival purposes.

[@paganjew0108]

That’s OK. I saw them in black-and-white in those days, so it brings back clearer Debris.

[@mortimersnerd8939]

Awesome upload. One of my favorite games of all time. I'd love to see games 2 and 6 as well. Thanks!

[@justincharlswick8848]

just up loaded game 2 and game 6

[@loyaldude10]

thanks for posting these games---one of the best WS of all times. I watched all of the games as a kid, and feigned illness to stay home from school to watch gm 7

[@danielmccurdy9948]

@@justincharlswick8848 I watch the games you have uploaded once a year. Thanks bro!

[@krustymadrid4953]

I love Jose Feliciano, and he did a beautiful version!

[@64yanks]

Freehan was a great catcher…. He blocked Brock off perfectly

[@mangrove]

Ernie always stood by his choice of Jose for the anthem, and the two were friends until Ernie's passing. Jose's wife is from Michigan, and it was great that the Tigers brought Jose back.

[@John-me6hy]

I loved hearing the Tiger Stadium Crowd roar ,, when Lou Brock got thrown out at 2nd base ,,I was at the 5th game and this was the pivotal game ,,where everything Shifted in our Favor ,, seeing the game 50yrs Later in 2018 and hearing all the National league people they interviewed,, Oh we got Bob Gibson's glove for his 1st game victory ,,My thought was,, you should have got his arm,, and Tony kubek interviews ,, well the National league is just a better league and St Louis is running away with the Series and To hear them all Sing a different tune was so great ,,As a 11yr old kid ,,i had no doubt We were going to Win and see the Whole city rejoicing was outstanding ,, dancing in The streets ,, Michigan Ave ,,hot dogs food Cokes ,,cars honking their horn's going 5 mph ,, what a celebration ,, thank you Lord For helping us be World Champs in 1968+ Thank you Sir,, for helping your Church Win Many Souls in this final hr before your 2 ND Coming and taking back Christian America and Win the Nations also to God our Heavenly Father,, when the wicked rule In government ,,the people mourn but when the Righteous take it all back ,, the people Shout and there will be a WorldWide celebration such as never been before,, Thank you FatherJesusHolyGhost for all Your Goodness and Wonderful works to the Children of men and many upon many,, upon Many People becoming BornAgain Mankind in Jesus Holy Name !!! Amen and Amen !!! Our Finest hour is on the way ,, Amen !!!

[@raulmacias1311]

Can you believe, back in 1968, 51 years ago!, they utilised better camera angles than today! I especially like the camera angle behind the catcher! This was the last World Series before the dreadful 1969 Baseball expansion. I miss World Series games being played in the daytime! I believe World Series games played on the weekend should be played in the daytime!

[@mortimerzilch9437]

MLB is really screwed up now. Need a new/real Commish.

[@cjones3710]

I cannot belive I miss Selig. Compared this shithead in there.now he was tradional. Its been awfuk since this new Rob Manfred.has ruined bazeball. A clock in a time less gamr. Can't pivk off. Belts and shoes. Wear whatever you want? Yeo.

[@radiocameron]

Finally! Thanks for uploading.

[@chucknasty1532]

Stormin Norman Cash was my favorite Tiger. Seems like he hit one out every game I went to.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Every game??? The Tigers should have paid you to come!

[@jimcoleman4435]

Go Get Em Tigers! Favorite team of all time!

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Disagree. The ‘84 club was much better. The 2013 team was pretty good, too - just got unlucky when David Ortiz got unbelievably lucky.

[@jimcoleman598]

@@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 I said my favorite team, not the best of all time. So there's nothing to disagree about

[@gregoryzechmeister2553]

@@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 You Never experienced 1968 Detroit Tigers.Growing up below 8 Mile Road. We were Win or Lose Detroit Tiger Fans.In Detroit Neighborhoods. We disliked the Band Wagon People from the Suburbs or Out State. Who supported Detroit Only When Winning !

[@danielmccurdy9948]

@@gregoryzechmeister2553 My parents lived up near Alpena Michigan in 1968. We were fanatical Tigers fans win or lose. We moved from downtown Detroit in 1962 to a little town up north. 1968 was the highlight of my baseball cards collecting years. I almost had the complete 1968 set. My dad was from Indiana and grew as a Cardinals fan and he would tell me about all the players, especially Dizzy Dean. He was happy that McClain won 31 games that year. Have a good day.

[@ottodetroit]

Doug Harvey made the right call. Brock picked off at 1B by Mickey in game 7 as well.

[@gilbertgiles]

wow what a great channel! you post great stuff thanks!

[@russellthornton9283]

Biggest moment of the World Series at 1:25:15. That’s when the Winds shifted and everything from that point on went the Tigers way.

[@frederickrapp5396]

Russell Thornton If Brock slides instead of trying to score standing up, Cards win game 5 and repeat as World Champions 4 games to 1. Why Brock did not slide is still a mystery to this day. It cost him and his teammates a lot of money.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@frederickrapp5396 You know for sure the Cardinals would have won had Brock slid? What if he still would have been out? Remember Freehan block the plate so well that Brock missed the plate. Moreover, it wasn't like the Tigers had come from behind all season long. Oh wait..... Forty of their then-club-record 103 wins came when they were either tied or trailing from the seventh inning on, 30 of which were in their final at-bat. This team was never out of it.

[@frederickrapp5396]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 I take your points. You make some good ones. Tigers might still have found a way to win. They won 103 ballgames during the season.

[@adamthornberry8475]

​@dallasbrubaker6054 Lou Brock didn't "miss" the plate... His foot landed on the outside part. Yes, Bill Freehan had excellent position, whereas the umpire really didn't as he was kinda up the line behind Brock. Moreover, the throw from Willie Horton being excellent, and Brock not sliding to break up the bang-bang play made it Detroit's call... And from there, the St. Louis offense all but evaporated the next 22 innings, while the Tiger bats roared to life. 🤔⚾️👌

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

​@@adamthornberry8475brock screwed up

[@joebearhughes]

"We got a dandy..." George Kell

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Temp-pet-tur

[@fredmar6436]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 Cincinnata

[@debrachampagne7715]

Thanks Larry and ​@@dallasbrubaker6054

[@rpryce2140]

The Play is at 1:25:07. You're welcome.

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

...and thank you. :)

[@williamdunphy352]

Curt Gowdy (PBP) & George Kell (C) 1st half Kell (PBP) & Gowdy (C) 2nd half Tony Kubek (field reporter)

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (Game 5) (9:25) HP Doug Harvey (NL) 1B Bill Haller (AL) 2B Tom Gorman (NL) (CC) 3B Jim Honochick (AL) LF Stan Landes (NL) RF Bill Kinnamon (AL)

[@frederickrapp5396]

If Lou Brock slides into home plate on Julián Javier’s basehit to left in the top of the 5th inning, then there never would have been a Game 7 and Jim Northrup never hits his triple and Curt Flood never stumbles in centerfield, and Bob Gibson or Lou Brock himself is the World Series MVP, and the Cardinals are back to back World Champions. Oh, if Lou Brock only slid. Sometimes, things can change instantly in life. In the words of Curt Gowdy: “events suddenly turning around.”

[@deveryfairbanks4395]

When Curt Flood, a truly great glove man missed that fly ball it changed the history of the game. Cardinal management got mad and traded him to Philadelphia, and Flood didn't report, challenging the Reserve Clause, which ultimately led to free agency. Comment?

[@RayManzarekRocks]

Ron Davis in right field? Cardinals GM Big Devine needed to add a power bat before the trade deadline, and he failed miserably. #AchillesHeel

[@mdumas43073]

Around the 3:58 mark you can hear the mike pick up George Kell telling someone (Gowdy?) that "there's gonna be a lot of empty seats here". Official attendance for Game 5 at Tiger Stadium was 53,634. Maybe there were a lot of late arrivals? Or did Kell mean there would be empty seats if the Tigers, facing elimination, were to fall behind early?

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@ 1:25:44 "Just about any other player would have held up at third." Just about any other player would have slid.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

I wish Brock had tried the “no slide” technique in Game One the year before. The Red Sox would have been champions in six games... ...and #45 for St. Louis would have been known as “Bob Who?”

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 LOL, you're funny. Brock scored easily twice in the 2-1 win in Game 1. He didn't slide either time, didn't have to. So he did the "no slide" technique. Bob who? He of the 22-9 record and 1.12 ERA, the following year, that's who.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 Please follow my logic. Brock’s steal attempt in the 7th inning of Game One in ‘67 was successful because he had the good sense to slide. If he had been as arrogant as he was in this game and tried to get in standing up he’d have been thrown out and St. Louis would have lost. The only reason anyone even knows anything about Gibson is because of his 3-0 record in the World Series. If he’d lost Game One, there would have been no Game Seven. The best he could have possibly done was 1-1. Nobody makes a big deal about a pitcher who goes 1-1 in the Series.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 If you had said that you were talking about his steal of second base and not when he scored either run it would have made better sense to me because in that World Series he was stealing second base, in the 1968 World Series it was on an attempt to score. I have never seen anyone steal second base standing up, unless there is no throw. I have seen runners score both standing up or sliding.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@paultheaudaciousbradford6772 "The only reason anyone even knows anything about Gibson is because of his 3-0 record in the World Series." Okay, now that I stopped laughing at such an idiotic remark let me say this: He was one of the most dominate pitchers of his era. Gibson had a 1.12 ERA in 1968 and was a major reason why the mound was lowered in 1969. 13 shutouts that year. 22-9, which is hard to believe he actually lost 9 games with an ERA like that. He won 7 World Series games in a row and had a 7-2 World Series record. Was one of just a handful of pitchers who won 3 World Series games that were complete games. In fact 8 of his 9 World Series decisions were complete games. The only one that wasn't was Game 1 in 1964, he went 8 innings. Then of course there is the record that will stand forever: 17 strikeouts in a single World Series game. Along the way there were 2 Cy Young Awards and a no-hitter. Look at all his other accomplishments: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gibson#Career_MLB_statistics But his 1968 season is the second-greatest season a pitcher had ever had in my lifetime behind his former teammate Steve Carlton's 1972 season when he went 27-10 on a Philadelphia Phillies team that went 59-97. He won 46% of their games. But yeah, keep dreaming that he is only known for being 3-0 in the 1967 World Series.

[@deveryfairbanks4395]

I'm 66 years old and this was the first World Series I watched in entirety. When they got Brock at the plate I knew they just might win. Especially after they threw him out earlier trying to steal.

[@RickDesotell]

hard to believe the anthem was controversial

[@justincharlswick8848]

I know i think its great.

[@mangrove]

Ernie took a lot of criticism for choosing Jose. True to his character, Ernie stood by his choice. The two men were friends until Ernie passed. Jose even credits Ernie and the performance for helping him meet his wife, who was a president of a Tigers fan club.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

I did not know that. I knew Ernie faced a lot of heat choosing Jose, but never knew Ernie introduced Jose to his future wife or that she was president of a Tiger fan club.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

who gives a shit over a ugly ass song?

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

The same people who give a shit over an (not a) ugly ass opinion.

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

Go to 1:30:10 to see Sid Hartman, who was 48 then and 100 now, an iconic writer and broadcaster from the Twin Cities area.

[@CArchivist]

Shame this was letterboxed cutting off the top and bottom of the original broadcast. You can’t see Brock’s foot not touching home plate!

[@paganjew0108]

Curt Guwdy says that those sunglasses will come in handy today out in the field. At the same time, the camera is on a shot of the entire field and it looks like there’s a total eclipse of the sun.

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

33:04 Isn't that a young Christopher Lloyd of "Back To The Future" doing that commercial? He was 29 years old at the time.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

I’m thinking no.

[@jamesd2128]

Similar looks, but that wasn't him. I do recognize the actor, but I can't recall his name.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

Nice dodge charger commercisls

[@flyingdutchman913]

Never touched the plate. The black IS NOT the plate. Umpire shows Red where his footprint is and he just says, "oh." Brock even tries to kick his footprint mark. I've used the footprint half a dozen times ad an umpire. AZ umps

[@drbobperkins]

Maybe the best version I’ve ever heard.

[@johnfahey7215]

Very strange . . .Haven’t seen one player go back to the dugout and smash something with his bat.

[@randywalsh8383]

Gotta love ''Thumbs down guy'', ...

[@trewsdetroit5]

Two Thumbs down must be still bitter Cardinals fans

[@mikeforte7585]

Without a doubt....the better team won.....

[@johnhenryclark911]

Nah.... Not 🚫 Happy. But With Maturity, Content 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ With The Results. Bob Gibson Should Have Never Been Allowed To Pitch A Complete Game, 🏟️🥎 Game 4. Bob Gibson Just Ran Out Of Gas ⛽, In Game 7.

[@williamdunphy352]

50 Years Ago it happened. 6:59

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

A minute, 39 seconds in its rendition. You got through it fine, Mickey.

[@karencarter4072]

Cepeda had some attitude problems in regard to his managers and teammates throughout his career, as is displayed in this game.

[@careyconley4690]

Why was Cardinals broadcaster Harry Caray good enough to call the games in St. Louis, but Tigers announcer George Kell wasn't good enough to call the games in Detroit? In Detroit, Kell is relegated to occasional color commentary. He speaks so infrequently, he might as well not even be there.

[@mdumas43073]

Kell picks up the play-by-play in the bottom of the fifth (around the 1:30:30 mark). The way it worked back then was that NBC would have Curt Gowdy split duties with the home team's guy, each one calling 4½ innings while the other did color. Which one went first would alternate from one game to the next.

[@mikevanriel7573]

I did not know that NBC were still showing baseball games especially the World Series in "Black and White". They were known as the "Color Network".

[@justincharlswick8848]

this is a rebroadcast from Canada, and they didn't start to get alot of color broadcast untill 1966, and at that point less then one percent of the population had Color TVs. so 3 years later it still hadn't caught on yet

[@justincharlswick8848]

it wasn't untill 1977 when everything was broadcast in color in Canada

[@sportsmedia25]

Networks back then didn't save their color telecasts. It was too expensive and they'd record over those games to use the color videotape again. Thankfully the Kinoscope from Canadian TV lives on

[@oldiesgeek1]

But why are the Kinescopes grainy compared to video tape? And, why aren't the Kinescopes in color?...Thanks in advance.

[@ForeverYoung58]

The original broadcasts were in color, and have been since the 50's. For some reason, before the 1969 Series, the only taped versions of the World Series are in black and white.

[@mostlyautumn]

Brock slides and the series is over.

[@1959markie1]

Gibson45, but he didn't, and it wasn't.

[@kennethreilly5697]

Thank you Gibson45. Al Kaline years later said there was controversy at the time and soon after the game, as to Brock sliding. I am still SORE he did not. Kaline closed his remark as to Lou SCORING---- not sliding, "Now I am glad he didn't." All sports fans go through this 'hurt', but the grounder skipped over Javier's head for a run and Detroit scores off that when it was 3-2. Ron Davis in right did NOT come in far enough for St Louis, and the looping single fell in front of him with score 3-3, it was 4-3. A fan held up a sign behind home plate, 2006 Series, Cardinals -- Tigers: "REMEMBER 1968 WORLD SERIES" That was SOME retribution. St Louis won series, 4 - 1.

[@sergiouxsergiou7596]

I agree, too bad for the Cardinals and too good for Tigers he didn't do it. A little overconfident about his legs and he was punished.

[@randywalsh8383]

As much as I didn't like his not sliding, I thought the decision to not lift Lolich, and the key hits after was the turning point.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

That was the most tender and beautiful rendition of the National Anthem I’ve ever heard. I’ve always liked Feliciano anyway, but he shone more than ever for this game!

[@mortimerzilch2608]

Jose can you sing!! historic prformance!

[@wonglee2424]

Today Jose's anthem rendition is considered the best of all time second to Whitney Houston's Super Bowl version

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

houston? ugh

[@RobMoldovan]

Was a nice version but also at the time controversial. Was considered too long and Mickey Lolich complained it ruined his routine getting ready for game.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

@@RobMoldovan Which, I guess, explains why Lolich did so poorly (?).

[@mdumas43073]

I'd still give the nod to Marvin Gaye's performance at the NBA All-Star Game in '83.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

and no howard cowsell...no whine ass micheals....

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

McCarver was at the game, but thankfully he was nowhere near the mic.

[@jimmyqjones7122]

detroit's tiger stadium ,..love the ugly padding on the walls ,..what a scrap heap ,..

[@jimcoleman598]

Hardly a scrap heap, idiot. It was a GREAT PLACE to watch a ballgame!