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A brief history of the Tigers in the World Series
Posted on October 22, 2012 | 3 CommentsEven the most avid fan of the Detroit Tigers hasn’t witnessed every game in the team’s World Series history. But just because some of the big moments happened a long... -
Tigers original Prince won a World Series ring in 1945
Posted on September 24, 2012 | No CommentsHenry “Hank” Oana got the nickname “Prince” because someone thought he came from a royal family in Hawaii. He didn’t, but he lived a charmed life nonetheless, playing baseball for... -
Steady Eddie Mayo helped drive Tigers to World Series title in ’45
Posted on July 17, 2012 | 1 CommentFans who insist that the Detroit Tigers make hot prospect Nick Castellanos a second baseman should pay attention to the story of Eddie Mayo. He might be their best argument... -
This Week in Tiger Stadium history, June 29-July 5
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsJune 29, 1907 at Bennett Park: Ty Cobb steals home for the first time in his career, victimizing the Cleveland battery of pitcher Heinie Berger and catcher Howard Wakefield. June 30, 1948... -
Trucks pitched one game for Tigers in ’45, but it clinched the pennant
Posted on May 27, 2012 | No CommentsWe may think that manager Steve O’Neill was crazy for using a pitcher for the first time in the last game of the season with his team needing a victory... -
Tigers played longest tie game in AL history in 1945
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s not often that you see a batter go 0-for-9 in a game, but that’s what two Tigers did on a warm Saturday in Philadelphia in July 1945. The game...
