Our current MLB Monday miniseries is approaching the end of the 1960s, and before we get to divisional playoffs in 1969, we have this fun entry from the 1967 season—memorable for a lot of reasons. Not only did it feature the second-to-most recent Triple Crown achievement by a position player, but it also had a pennant race and a World Series for the ages. Read on below to remember it and enjoy our Memory Lane.

1967 World Series MVP: Bob Gibson, SP, St. Louis (original, confirmed)

The St. Louis Cardinals won their second World Series title in four seasons with a 7-game victory over the Boston Red Sox, a team that hadn’t been to the Fall Classic in 21 years. Cardinals ace Bob Gibson won the MVP vote again, too, thanks to three wins—including Game 7 on the road at Fenway Park—and a 1.00 ERA, coupled with 26 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched over three complete games (1, 4, 7). This is still legendary.

When current 7-game series arise in the postseason, this is the goal for an ace to start those three games, potentially … all because of Gibson’s efforts in ’67. Red Sox ace Jim Lonborg had started Games 2 and 5, winning both, but the extra day of rest helped Gibson take him down in Game 7. St. Louis left fielder Lou Brock (1.107 OPS, 7 steals) also had a great Series, but there is no way Gibson doesn’t get this award again.

1967 AL MOTY: Bill Rigney, California

The top five teams in the league all finished within 7.5 games of each other, including the top four within 3 games—and the top three within 1 game. Just incredible. However, the managers themselves were mostly underwhelming. Boston Manager Dick Williams and second-place Detroit Manager Mayo Smith both posted minus-1 PPP marks; second-place Minnesota employed two managers during the year. Dilemma!

Those two guys combined for a plus-1 PPP effort: Sam Mele (25-25) was surely outpaced by Cal Ermer (66-46). That puts Ermer at the top of our list, but what about fourth-place Chicago Manager Eddie Stanky (plus-2 PPP) or fifth-place California Manager Bill Rigney (plus-6 PPP)? This is complicated. Ermer looks solid here, but Rigney did a smash-bang job with a lesser team to get it within shouting distance of the top.

The issue we have with Ermer is that the Twins were in first place with 9 games to play and then lost their last three games to fall out of the top spot. And the final two games were head-to-head with the Red Sox, and Minnesota lost both of them by a combined 11-7 score. That’s not quite delivering … and even though the Angels had the least pressure on them, Rigney got the most out of his team, for sure. He’s our pick.

1967 NL MOTY: Red Schoendienst, St. Louis

The Cardinals won the pennant by 10.5 games over the San Francisco Giants as St. Louis Manager Red Schoendienst posted the best PPP mark (plus-4) in the league. That seals an easy deal for this award, without further commentary.