The Tigers Lose One from the ’68 Team

The Tigers lost one of the heroes from the 1968 World Series winning team.  Jim Northrup, versatile outfielder with the Tigers for eleven seasons, died Wednesday after a lengthy illness.  He was 71.  Northrup is perhaps best known to Tiger fans for a two-out, bases-loaded triple in the top of the seventh off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson in the seventh game of the 1968 World Series.  His hit broke a scoreless tie and propelled the Tigers to a 4 - 1 victory and the World Series championship.