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Richard Bak Archive
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Mike Sillinger was the NHL’s all-time traveling man
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a time when the mere mention of Mike Sillinger’s name made U-Haul operators across North America smile. During 17 National Hockey League seasons, the speedy forward played for... -
George Kell came to Detroit in 1946 and left a legend
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsIt was Saturday, May 18, 1946. With the Philadelphia Athletics in town for a series at Briggs Stadium, Philadelphia manager Connie Mack pulled off a trade that sent one popular... -
Ty Cobb and Coca-Cola: Two American originals
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsIt was perhaps inevitable that two American icons, Ty Cobb and Coca-Cola, would enjoy a long, satisfying relationship. Both were proud products of the state of Georgia, born just a... -
Giants of Adrian may have been best baseball team in Michigan in the 1890s
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsDespite the well-entrenched system of Jim Crow laws and customs that kept most black people out of the American mainstream at the turn of the 20th century, a handful of... -
The day luck ran out on “Yankee Killer” Frank Lary
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsFrank Lary was a pitcher with a locker full of nicknames. His rural Alabama roots led him to be dubbed “Mule” and “Taters,” while his mastery of the New York... -
Steve Sparks knuckled down with the Tigers in 2001
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsLike most young pitchers eyeballing a spot on a big-league roster, Steve Sparks was in a hurry. Trouble was, his fastball wasn’t. Burdened with a so-so speedball, he spent several... -
Gordie’s greatest hits: The night Howe took apart Lou Fontinato
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 1 CommentAsk any knowledgeable hockey fan of a certain age to name the meanest hombre in the National Hockey League in the 1950s and ‘60s and he won’t hesitate. When it... -
Michigan man George Sisler was hailed as the next Ty Cobb
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 1 CommentIn 1917, Baseball Magazine called the young and talented George Sisler “Ty Cobb’s probable successor,” a prediction that missed coming true by a nose. In 1920, the St. Louis Browns’... -
Pro football struggled in Detroit during the Roaring 20s (Part II)
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 1 CommentThis is part 2 of Richard Bak’s series on professional football in Detroit in the 1920s. Read Part 1 here. After the collapse of the Heralds/Tigers, Detroit had to wait... -
Pro football struggled in Detroit during the Roaring ’20s
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsMany people who believe professional football in Detroit began with the Lions are surprised to learn that the team that moved here from Portsmouth, Ohio in 1934 actually represented the...
