8. OK, OK - we get it (jeez) - there will be a Game Seven
Oct. 9, 1968: Detroit Tigers 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1. The Cardinals began the day hoping they could clinch their third world title in five years, as they had won three of the first five games. It didn't take long for those hopes to falter.
Instead, the Cardinals lost - and in historic fashion. The Tigers scored 10 runs in the top of the third, the most ever allowed in one inning. A quartet of Redbird pitches combined to allow seven hits, four walks and a hit batsman in the inning of doom.
Detroit led 12-0 by the bottom of the third, making this the earliest any team ever attained a double-digit lead in the World Series. If anyone's curious, St. Louis' sole run came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
The Hardball Times
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