This Week in Tiger Stadium History, October 13-19

By
Richard Bak
– October 15, 2012

Kirk Gibson shows emotion after hitting the second of his two home runs in Game Five of the ’84 World Series.

October 14, 1908 at Bennett Park: The smallest crowd in World Series history, 6,210 people, watches the Chicago Cubs close out a second straight championship over the Tigers with a 2-0 win.

October 14, 1984 at Tiger Stadium: Kirk Gibson’s two home runs power Detroit past San Diego, 8-4, and clinch a five-game World Series win.

October 16, 1909 at Bennett Park: Pittsburgh beats Detroit in Game Seven of the World Series, 8-0, as unheralded Babe Adams wins his third game of the Series.

October 18, 1938 at Briggs Stadium: The Detroit Lions lose to Washington, 7-5, in their first game at The Corner.

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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.