It is just a few months short of 70 years when the Hank Greenberg, Rudy York, Hal Newhouser led the Detroit Tigers to their second World Series title, and second in 11 seasons, defeating the Chicago Cubs in a seven-game series.
That year was also notable as the Second World War ended in both Germany and Japan.
It is also notable in Chicago baseball circles as being the final World Series game that the Cubs have played to date. Thus the Tigers and Cubs will wear throwback jerseys in their Wednesday night game on the site of the last Cubs’ World Series game to date, played on October 10, 1945.