Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World Champions

October 12, 1967

— Greatest Moments —

World Champions Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. World Champions Marker

Inscription. The Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 in Game Seven to win their eighth World Championship. Bob Gibson, in his third win of the Series, defeated Boston starter Jim Lonborg, in spite of the Boston morning paper's headline that read "Lonborg and Champagne."

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list.

Location. 38° 37.375′ N, 90° 11.476′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on South Broadway south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Two Million (here, next to this marker); Gibson Gets Five (here, next to this marker); 5 Shutouts for Jaster (here, next to this marker); Back-to-Back No-Hitters (here, next to this marker); Gibson Dominates (here, next to this marker); All-Stars at Busch (here, next to this marker); Busch Memorial Opens (a few steps from this marker); NL Pennant (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . 1967 World Series on Wikipedia. Gives details about the legendary series, which was the first World Series win for the Cardinals while making their home at the "new" Busch Stadium. It was considered to be a rematch of the 1946 World Series, in which the Cardinals played against the Red Sox. The Sox lost both the 1946 and 1967 series, but would later have their revenge decades later in the 2004 (where they broke the so-called "Curse of the Bambino") and 2013 World Series games, where they both won against the

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Cardinals. (Submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.