Reggie Sanders played in 26 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1974, his only season in the big leagues. He spent 12 years in the minor leagues.
September 1, 1974 at Tiger Stadium: Reggie Sanders becomes the first Tiger to homer at The Corner in his first big-league at-bat, connecting off Oakland’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter.
September 3, 1976 at Tiger Stadium: Milwaukee catcher Mike Hegan hits for the cycle.
September 6, 1898 at Bennett Park: The Tigers’ doubleheader with Columbus draws 500 people, the lowest figure ever for a twin bill at The Corner.
September 6, 1905 at Bennett Park: Chicago’s Frank Smith no-hits the Tigers, 8-0.
About Richard Bak
Richard Bak grew up on Detroit's west side cheering for the likes of Jerry Lumpe, Karl Sweetan, and Fern LeBlanc, basically because he didn't know any better. He is a contributing writer to Hour Detroit magazine and the author of nearly 30 books, including Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours and Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933. Bak has two new books out: The Big Jump, the story of Charles Lindbergh and the great New York-to-Paris air race of the 1920s, and Detroitland, a collection of his history pieces. He currently is finishing When Lions Were Kings: The Detroit Lions and the Fabulous Fifties, which will be published in 2013.
