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Year of the Pitcher' chronicles Detroit Tigers' 1968 championship
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A look back at the 1968 World Series-champion Tigers
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Today in Baseball History: Mickey Lolich makes his big league
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1968 Detroit Tigers World Series Champions Framed Front Page
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1968 World Series Champions - Detroit Tigers by The-17th-Man on
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1968 Detroit Tigers: 50th anniversary of the World Series champions
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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Tigers 1968 World Series champions look back
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Tigers take trip back to 1968 to commemorate World Series champs
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1968 Detroit Tigers: 50th anniversary of the World Series champions
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1968 Detroit Tigers: Lolich's World Series wins still epic