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Going into the game, Detroit's Deny McLain fairly oozed confidence. "I want to humiliate the Cardinals," said Denny, whose regular-season record of 31-6 makes him the big leagues' biggest winner in 34 years. "If that's the way he feels, he'll get his chance," retorted the Cardinals' Bob Gibson, 32, whose 22 victories this season included 13 shutouts and whose earned-run average of 1.12 was the lowest ever in the National League...
Humiliation was the word. But it was Gibson who did the humiliating, with a virtuoso performance unmatched in the 65-year history of the Series. For McLain, the contest was over quickly; uncharacteristically erratic, he walked three batters, gave up three hits and three runs, and retired to the showers after five innings. "I wish I were Jewish," he said glumly, reflecting on the fact that the game was being played on Yom Kippur. "Then I wouldn't have had to pitch today." Religion might have helped Denny. Nothing could have helped Detroit...
...Tigers were awed, and they admitted it. Loser McLain praised Gibson for "the best pitching performance I've ever seen," and Detroit Manager Mayo Smith sighed: "When a pitcher is like that, the hitters are just not going to get him." But the Tigers were not about to give up. "We'll be back tomorrow," promised Manager Smith. And back they were, pounding four Cardinal pitchers for 13 hits and three home runs, staking Lefthander Mickey Lolich to an 8-1 victory that evened up the Series at one game apiece. Two days later, in Detroit, the Cards...
Detroit's highly-touted Denny McLain finally won a game, but the Tigers' batters stole most of McLain's thunder. It was Northup's 380-foot blast into the right-field stands off reliever Larry Jaster which burst the game open in the third...
Then Ron Willis came in for the Cards. He promptly walked catcher Bill Freehan, hit Don Wert with a pitch, and finally got McLain on a sacrifice bunt. By then the Tigers had batted around...