THE 1968 WORLD SERIES: GAME 5
St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers
Monday, October 7, 1968
50 YEARS AGO TODAY. THE NBC RADIO NETWORK
Note: For the game’s complete stats (10/07/1968) click on the Baseball Reference (highlighted) link above.
NBC RADIO SPORTS * Curt Gowdy & George Kell * WWJ 950 DETROIT * 10/07/1968 (A)
Tiger Stadium * Jose Feliciano * October 7, 1968
NBC RADIO SPORTS * Curt Gowdy & George Kell * WWJ 950 DETROIT * 10/07/1968 (B)
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).
Note: In this Game 5 feature only — Motor City Radio Flashbacks preempts the NBC Radio broadcast (with NBC Radio Jack Buck and Pee Wee Reese; poor audio) for the NBC Sports televised play-by-play for best audio quality.
NBC Sports (TV) Curt Gowdy and George Kell called the televised play-by-plays during the 3 game home-stand at Tiger Stadium, October 5, 6, 7.
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks features Game 5 of the 1968 World Series — today — the represented date the game actually aired 50 years ago, October 1968.
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October 7, 1968: Tigers 5 – Cardinals 3
