Jim Price,
Willie Horton and Al Kaline shared
moments during a discussion of the
50th anniversary of the '68 WS
title. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us
Detroit)
Detroit
Tigers
announce
1968
World
Series
Champions
50th
Anniverssary
Weekend
at
Comerica
Park
DETROIT
– The
Detroit
Tigers,
in
partnership
with
Comerica
Bank,
today
announced
plans
for the
1968
World
Champions
50th
Anniversary
weekend,
presented
by
Comerica
Bank, as
part of
a
season-long
celebration.
The
weekend
celebration
will
include:
Friday,
September
7 –
Detroit
Tigers
vs. St.
Louis
Cardinals
at 7:10
p.m.
•
Members
of the
1968
team
will be
honored
at a
private
luncheon,
presented
by
Comerica
Bank.
• The
first
10,000
fans
attending
the
Tigers
vs.
Cardinals
game at
7:10
p.m.
will
receive
a pair
of
“Sockit
to ‘em”
socks,
courtesy
of
Comerica
Bank.
Saturday,
September
8 –
Detroit
Tigers
vs. St.
Louis
Cardinals
at 6:10
p.m.
•
Members
of the
Tigers
1968
World
Champion
team
will be
honored
during a
special
pregame
on-field
ceremony
prior to
the
Tigers
vs.
Cardinals
game at
6:10
p.m.
• The
first
20,000
fans in
attendance
will
receive
a 1968
commemorative
road
jersey,
courtesy
of
Comerica
Bank.
Sunday,
September
9 –
Detroit
Tigers
vs. St.
Louis
Cardinals
at 1:10
p.m.
• The
Detroit
Tigers
will
host a
fan Q&A
session
on the
concourse
featuring
members
of the
1968
World
Champion
team.
The fan
Q&A will
take
place
prior to
the
Tigers
vs.
Cardinals
game at
1:10
p.m.
• The
first
10,000
fans in
attendance
will
receive
a 1968
World
Champions
commemorative
pennant,
courtesy
of
Comerica
Bank.
“The
Detroit
Tigers’
1968
World
Championship
helped
unite
our
city,”
said
Michael
T.
Ritchie,
president
of
Comerica
Bank-Michigan.
“Comerica
is proud
to honor
that
achievement
by
sponsoring
the
season-long
celebration
of its
50th
anniversary.”
“It is
exciting
for the
Detroit
Tigers
to
announce
that our
great
partner
Comerica
Bank,
wanted
to team
up in
celebrating
the 50th
Anniversary
of the
1968
World
Champion
Tigers,
a
historic
and
significant
point in
time for
the City
of
Detroit,”
said
Chris
Granger,
Group
President,
Sports
and
Entertainment,
Ilitch
Holdings,
Inc.
“We’re
equally
thrilled
to
present
to
Tigers
fans, a
number
of
special
events
and
giveaways
tied
honoring
to that
great
’68 ball
club.”
As
part of
the
weekend
celebration,
Comerica
Bank
will
host the
Southwest
Tiny
Tigers
Detroit
PAL team
at the
game on
Saturday,
September
8. Team
coach
Ish
Ledsma
will
receive
an
invitation
to the
game on
behalf
of
Ritchie.
Honoring
the
season-long
celebration
of the
50th
Anniversary
of the
’68
World
Champions,
the
Detroit
Historical
Society
and the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
will
hold
special
exhibitions
paying
tribute
to the
1968
Tigers.
The
Detroit
Historical
Society’s
exhibit,
The Year
of the
Tiger:
1968
World
Champions
50th
Anniversary
Exhibition
will run
from
April 20
–
October
7, 2018
and will
be held
at the
Detroit
Historical
Museum.
In
concert
with the
50th
anniversary
of the
Detroit
Tigers
historic
win, the
Detroit
Historical
Society
will
debut
The Year
of the
Tiger:
1968
exhibit.
The
exhibit
weaves
together
stories
about
the
players,
the
manager,
the
stadium
and the
events
that
paved a
path
toward a
World
Series
victory
and
ultimately
changed
the mood
and
spirit
of the
city.
The
exhibition
at the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Play
Ball!
Baseball
is
running
now
through
September
17,
2018.
Take a
step
back in
time and
celebrate
the
great
American
pastime
of
baseball
at Play
Ball!
Baseball
at the
DIA,
featuring
items
from the
Michigan-based
E.
Powell
Miller
collection
and the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
This
exhibition
also
commemorates
the 50th
anniversary
of the
Detroit
Tigers1968
World
Series
victory
with
memorabilia,
baseball
cards
and
collectibles.
Visitors
will
experience
the
extraordinary
opportunity
to view
more
than 500
baseball
cards
known as
the
“T206
White
Border
Set.”
Miller’s
collection
of these
vintage
cards is
noted
for its
rarity
and
superlative
condition,
and
includes
a Joe
Doyle
“error
card” as
well as
the
coveted
and rare
Honus
Wagner
card.
Comerica
Bank is
the
presenting
sponsor
of the
Tigers
1968
World
Champions
50th
Anniversary
weekend.
The
partnership
includes
the
following:
Partner
Inclusion
• Media
Assets
(TV,
Digital,
Outdoor
and
Radio)
•
Inclusion
on
special
50th
Anniversary
logo
•
Sponsor
branding
on all
signage
for
celebratory
luncheon,
in-park
assets,
main
stage
signage
and gate
giveaways
Hospitality
Assets
•
Allocation
of 100
of each
gate
giveaway
for
sponsor
use •
Meet and
Greet
for 20
people
in
Detroit
Tigers
Corporate
Partnerships
Suite
with a
member
of the
1968
Team
(suite
tickets
and two
parking
passes
included)
at each
of the
three
weekend
celebration
games
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