Detroit Tigers Make a Home Run to World Series

Magglio Ordonez has powered the Detroit Tigers into the World Series.
Ordonez blasted a three run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers a 6-to-3 victory and a four-game sweep of Oakland in the American League Championship Series.

In St. Louis, Jeff Suppan has given the St. Louis Cardinals control of the National League Championship Series.

Suppan tossed eight shutout innings and belted a solo homer as the Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-to-0 to take a two-games-to-one lead in the series.

Detroit Tigers fans who have been waiting 22 years for a championship party spilled into the streets after the win.

Fans jumped for joy, hugging strangers and waving brooms to celebrate Detroit's A-L championship series sweep over the Oakland
Athletics.

In 1984, the euphoria of a championship was replaced by the shame of rioting that left one man dead and dozens injured.

There were no reports of any trouble last night.