THE 1968 WORLD SERIES: GAME 1
Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, October 2, 1968
THE NBC SPORTS RADIO NETWORK. 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
For the game’s complete stats (10/02/1968) click on the Baseball Reference (highlighted) link above.
NBC RADIO SPORTS * Ernie Harwell & Pee Wee Reese * WWJ 950 DETROIT * 10/02/1968
A NOTE ABOUT THESE 1968 WORLD SERIES BROADCASTS
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All seven games of the 1968 World Series aired on Detroit radio NBC affiliate WWJ-AM 950 and also on Detroit CBS affiliate WJR-AM 760.
WJR was the flagship station for the Detroit Tigers baseball broadcasts with Ernie Harwell and Ray Lane calling the games.
The 1968 World Series games was telecast on Detroit CBS WJBK TV (Channel 2) and also on Detroit NBC WWJ TV (Channel 4).
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks features Game 1 of the 1968 World Series — today — the represented date the game actually aired 50 years ago, October 1968.
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October 2, 1968: Cardinals 4 – Tigers 0
