The Detroit Tigers were world champions in 1968, breaking a 23 year old drought. However, it would be another 16 years before they made it back to the World Series, in their magical 1984 season. In the meantime, what happened? Staff writer Jim Kramer takes a look:
A different era of baseball
Following the successful 1968 campaign, the Detroit Tigers struggled to regain their championship ways. The 1969 Bengals finished a distant second place to the Baltimore Orioles.
In the newly established American League Eastern Division, they completed the season with a 90-72 record.