We're all behind our baseball team.

Go get on, Tiger.

World Series bound and picking up steam.

Go get on, Tiger.

There'll be joy in Tiger Town.

We'll sing you songs when the Bengals bring the pen it home where it belongs.

We're all behind our baseball team Go get them

Detroit Tigers

Go get them, tigers

We're all behind our baseball team.

Go get them.

Detroit Tigers.

Go get them, Tigers!

The year before, troubled Detroiters had too many other problems to be caught up in the 14 fight for the pennant.

The Red Sox won in 1967 on the last day of the season.

But a new Tiger spirit was forged in the heat of that campaign.

They lost a pennant and won a future.

One man who saw that future was Bill Freehand. Here's what he said at Lakeland during spring training of 1968. Bill, can the Tigers do it this year? Well, Ernie, I'll tell you what, I'm convinced that we can do it. We've got some real good talent. I think we gained something last year by virtue of the fact that we had a lot of young guys who went to an experience we'd never been through before.

And I'll tell you what, if we can keep our guys free from injuries, we're going to win, 68.

The year of the Tiger began unhappily. Before 41,429 fans at Tiger Stadium, Earl Wilson hit a home run, but lost to the Red Sox.

But ah, that next day, that was the tip off of a whole season of Earl Wilson hit a home run, but lost to the Red Sox.

But ah, that next day, that was the tip-off of a whole season of wonderful next day.

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