Official Site of the Tigers · Sep 8, 2018
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DETROIT -- Denny McLain might have summed up the mood best for his 1968 Tigers teammates as they embarked on the 50th anniversary celebration of their World Series title on Friday night.
"Where the heck did the 50 years go?" the American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner from that team asked aloud as he talked with reporters.
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It doesn't feel that many years ago, he said.
"When I get up in the morning, it does," John Hiller, who finished off some of McLain's 31 wins that year, said later. "But he's right. Fifty years, it just seems impossible. We're all mid-70s to 80 years old now, and that doesn't seem possible now, either. I guess it is."