[DOC] [TLE] 1968 World Series - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1968 World Series featured the American League champion Detroit Tigers ... 
The Tigers roared into Game 1 by setting a team record with 103 victories ... The 
Cardinals could fly on the bases stealing 110 bases, leading ... five hits, and he 
struck out a World Series-record 17 Detroit Tigers batters. [DOC] [TLE] Gibson strikes out 17 in World Series - Oct 02, 1968 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On October 2, 1968, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson strikes out 17 Detroit 
Tigers in the first game of the World Series, breaking Sandy Koufax's record for... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Gibson on Pitching in the Series - The Daily Beast [PAR] Oct 7, 2015 ... The Hall of Fame Cardinals pitcher and author of 'Pitch by Pitch: My View of One 
Unforgettable Game,' recalls a postseason with only one playoff: the World Series
. ... That unpleasant memory was made in 1968, the season before the .... I set a 
record that day by striking out 17 Tigers, which I mention only... [DOC] [TLE] Forty years later, Gibson's 1.12 ERA remains magic number [PAR] Feb 7, 2008 ... Forty years ago, Bob Gibson had one of the most dominant seasons of ... His 1.12 
ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals ranks as the third-best mark ... When the Cards 
faced the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, ... He pitched another five, six 
innings to finish the game, then it turned out he had a broken leg. [DOC] [TLE] October 2, 1968 World Series Game 1, Tigers at Cardinals ... [PAR] Team Totals, 31, 0, 5, 0, 1, 17, 32 .161 .188 .194 .381, -0.318, 0.66, 0.136, -0.456, 
-3.4, 24, 7 .... Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson 
facing 1-2-3 .... D. McLain, -5%, 52%, Fielder's Choice P; Maxvill out at 3B/P-SS; 
Brock to 1B .... Pat Dobson replaces Tommy Matchick (PH) pitching and batting 
9th. [DOC] [TLE] Bob Gibson wills Cardinals to Game 7 victory in 1964 World Series ... [PAR] Pitching on two days rest, Gibson muscled out four innings of two-run ball and led 
... his record-setting 18th career World Series home run  in the top of the sixth. ... 
and struck out 17 Detroit Tigers batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series. [DOC] [TLE] Baseball History in 1968: Year of the Pitcher - This Great Game [PAR] Denny McLain, winner of 31 games in 1968, pitching for the Detroit Tigers. In the 
1920s, baseball fans discovered Babe Ruth and locked in on him. ... Although 
Cardinal hitters continued to play dead for Gibsonthey averaged only 2.8 ... 
were reserved for the 17 Tigers he struck outa World Series record that still 
stands. [DOC] [TLE] 1968: Tigers @ Cardinals - Golden [PAR] This series presents the final game of each post-season series that went all the 
way. ... I threw 336 innings, struck out 280 batters, and pitched on two days' rest ... 
perfect game in 1956 - when he struck out 17 Tigers in Game One - a record that
... [DOC] [TLE] 1968 World Series by Baseball Almanac [PAR] Tim McCarver set the pace for the Cardinals in Game 3 and hammered a three ... 
Pitching his best game of the Series, the Tiger ace finished a 13-1 victor thanks to 
... The Tigers' spree matched the one inning Series scoring record set by the ... 
the mental setback, Lolich remained focused and struck out the following batters
... [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: Gibson was Series-ously successful [PAR] As outstanding as the St. Louis Cardinals' scowling right-hander was at other 
times, ... He holds Series records for winning seven consecutive games and 
pitching ... And nobody has ever struck out as many batters in a Series game (17) 
or in a ... And there was that marvelous year of 1968 when Gibson entered the 
record... [DOC] [TLE] 'Pitch By Pitch,

Question: In game one of the 1968 Series, this Cardinals pitcher struck out a record 17 Tigers
Answer: Bob Gibson