1967 World Series

The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall.

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1967 - World Series - St. Louis Cardinals - Boston Red Sox

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The "Impossible Dream" Red Sox were led by Triple crown (baseball) winner and future Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski, who won the Most Valuable Player award for his 1967 performance. Their pitching staff was anchored by Cy Young Award winner Jim Lonborg. The Red Sox reached the World Series by emerging victorious from a dramatic four-team pennant race that revitalized interest in the Red Sox after eight straight losing seasons.

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Triple crown (baseball) - Hall of Fame - Carl Yastrzemski - Most Valuable Player - Cy Young Award - Jim Lonborg - Pennant race

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Pitching dominated this World Series, with Hall of Famer Bob Gibson leading the Cardinals. Lonborg pitched the decisive final game of the regular season, so he was unable to start Game 1. Gibson cemented his reputation as an unhittable postseason pitcher in this series, allowing only three total runs over three complete games. His efforts allowed the Cardinals to triumph despite the batting of Yastrzemski (.500 OBP, .840 SLG), and pitching of Lonborg, who allowed only one run in each of his complete-game wins in Games 2 and 5.

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Hall of Famer - Cardinals - Runs - Complete games - OBP - SLG

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The decisive Game 7 featured Gibson and Lonborg facing each other for the first time in the series, but Lonborg was starting on only two days' rest, and was unable to compete with Gibson, who only allowed three hits over the course of a complete game.

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Umpires: Johnny Stevens (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Ed Runge (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Paul Pryor (NL)

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Johnny Stevens - Al Barlick - Ed Runge - Augie Donatelli - Frank Umont - Paul Pryor

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MVP: Bob Gibson

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