The ’68 World Series games heads back to St. Louis!
NBC Sports Radio covers Game 6 of the 1968 World Series — resuming October 9 on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature the ’68 World Series’ finally Game 7 on October 10, when the series reverted back to Busch Stadium for the final two games, 10/1968.
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50th! Reliving the 1968 World Series — as it happened — on Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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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.
Game 6: Tuesday,October 9, 2018 Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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All seven games of the 1968 World Series was 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 wastelecast 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 4 of the 1968 World Series — today — the represented date the game actually aired 50 years ago, October 1968.
Game 5:Sunday,October 7, 2018 Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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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 3 of the 1968 World Series — today — the represented date the game actually aired 50 years ago, October 1968.
Game 4: Saturday, October 6, 2018 Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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The Tigers Are World Champs* ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK
1968 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!
‘TIGERS ARE WORLD CHAMPS’
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Besides the voice of Ernie Harwell, the various narratives you will hear throughout the entire audio book is by Raleigh, N.C. sports broadcaster Gordon Miller. Occasional questions you will also hear is by veteran Duke University sports broadcaster Bob Harris.
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Ernie Harwellpassed away onMay 4, 2010. He was known as “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over 40 years. He calledhis last Tiger gamein Toronto, on September 29, 2002. In 1981, Harwell was awarded baseball’s most prestigiousFord C. Frick Award.
He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
When the ’68 World Series games came home to Detroit!
NBC Sports Radio covers Game 3 of the 1968 World Series — resuming October 5 on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature the ’68 World Series’ Game 4 on October 6 and Game 5 on October 7, when the games shifted back to Detroit for a three-game home stand, October 1968.
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50th! Reliving the 1968 World Series — as it happened — on Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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 forthe 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 2 of the 1968 World Series — today — the represented date the game actually aired 50 years ago, October 1968.
Game 3: Friday, October 5, 2018 Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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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.
Game 2: Tuesday,October 3, 2018 Motor City Radio Flashbacks
Detroit Free PressThursday, October 3, 1968 (Dick Mayer)
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