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- 1968 On May 19, 1968, Al Kaline breaks the Tigers all-time home run record when he belts his 307th. Kaline hits the homer when he pinch-hits for Gates Brown in the sixth inning, surpassing Hank Greenberg’s franchise mark.
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Doubleheaders Used To Be a 4th of July Tradition in Detroit
Posted on July 4, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Ernie Banks walked into the Chicago clubhouse on the Fourth of July and said, “Let’s play two,” he wasn’t just whistlin’ Dixie. Ernie played for the Cubbies from 1953... -
1968 World Series Moment: Lou Brock Didn’t Slide
Posted on June 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn the course of the 1968 regular season, the Detroit Tigers came from behind to win in their last at bat no fewer than 28 times – i.e.: in well... -
A Tribute to Legendary Detroit Tigers GM Bill Lajoie
Posted on December 30, 2010 | 1 CommentIn a town where baseball has been blessed with great, high-profile general managers – from Frank Navin, to John McHale, to Rick Ferrell – Bill Lajoie stands out as arguably... -
Remembering the Detroit Tigers’ Duke of Earl
Posted on November 14, 2010 | No CommentsWhen he died of a massive heart attack in April of 2005, Robert Earl Wilson, the elegant Duke of Earl, left behind a void that went far beyond the parameters... -
1968 World Series Moment: Lou Brock Didn’t Slide
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 1 CommentIn the course of the 1968 regular season, the Detroit Tigers came from behind to win in their last at bat no fewer than 28 times – i.e.: in well... -
Magical Memories of Detroit’s Famous Corner
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsWhat a potpourri of memories come rushing back when fans drive by Detroit’s newest bit of urban prairie – memories, frankly, that some of the forces behind the destruction of... -
Hank Aguirre: Everybody’s Tiger
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments“Who’s your Tiger?” as a slogan hasn’t quite caught on the way “Bless you Boys” did in ’84, but it certainly does keep fans thinking. Who IS “your Tiger?” Is... -
Magical Memories of Detroit’s Famous Corner
Posted on January 8, 2010 | 1 CommentWhat a potpourri of memories come rushing back when fans drive by Detroit’s newest bit of urban prairie – memories, frankly, that some of the forces behind the destruction of... -
Remembering the Detroit Tigers’ “Durango Kid”
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsWe heard today from a former Tiger and were promptly jerked back the better part of half a century – to a time when rookie ballplayers, even ones who’d made... -
Remembering the Detroit Tigers’ Duke of Earl
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 1 CommentWhen he died of a massive heart attack in April of 2005, Robert Earl Wilson, the elegant Duke of Earl, left behind a void that went far beyond the parameters...


















