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1968
From BR Bullpen
| 1968 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1967 1969 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1968.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Detroit Tigers (AL) over the St. Louis Cardinals (NL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Habana (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido in the finals, 5 - 3
- Winter League of Sonora: Ostioneros de Guaymas
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Caguas-Guayama
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Hosei University defeated the Komazawa University in the final, 12 - 3 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Southern Illinois University in the finals, 4 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Chapman University over the Delta State University, 11 - 0 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: William Jewell College over the Georgia Southern College, 4 - 3 (13 inn.) in the finals
- Community College League of California: Long Beach City College over the Sacramento City College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Omiya Kogyo High School (Saitama) defeat Onomichi High School (Hiroshima), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Kokoku High School (Osaka) defeat Shizuoka High School (Shizuoka), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Wakayama (Osaka, Japan) defeat Tuckahoe (Richmond, VA), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- Heroes Behind the Mask, by Milton J. Shapiro
- The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop., by Robert Coover
[edit] Song
- Love Is Like a Baseball Game, by The Intruders
- Mrs. Robinson, by Simon & Garfunkel
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1968
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1968
