1968 in baseball

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Events

• January 23 - Joe Medwick is voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
• January 28 -Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler are admitted into the Hall of Fame by unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee.
• July 9 - At Houston Astrodome, in the first All-Star Game ever to be played in an indoor arena and on artificial turf, the National League defeats the American League 1?0. Appropriately, pitching dominates the Game. Willie Mays, playing in place of injured Pete Rose, tallies an unearned run in the first inning against American League starter Luis Tiant. Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Ron Reed and Jerry Koosman hold the AL to three hits, as Mays is named Game MVP.
• October 10 - In Game Seven of the World Series, and for the third time in the Series, Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers bests Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals and brings Detroit its first World Championship since 1945. Lolich hurls a five-hitter, giving Detroit a 4?1 win, and is named Series MVP.