Don Wert received the J. Freeland Chryst Award in 1993 and the George W. Kirchner Award in 1978.
On Sept.17,1968, at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, the Tigers and New York Yankees played for the American League Pennant. In the bottom of the ninth inning the score was tied at 1. I was in the batter's box with 2 outs and the bases loaded.