Spring Film Series: Year of the Tiger '68

May 12 2018 | 3:00pm to May 13 2018 | 3:55pm

Go Get ‘Em Tigers! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers' 1968 World Series win with this month's film series feature. This vintage documentary from WWJ-TV – which later became WDIV-TV Local 4 – is narrated by Ernie Harwell and directed by Edward Mayo “Catfish” Smith. It follows the Tigers during the ’68 season to show Detroiters and baseball fans around the nation why 1968 is known as the “The Year of the Tiger.”

Admission is FREE. Shown at the Detroit Historical Museum. Running time: 34 minutes.