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- 2007 On June 20, 2007, Magglio Ordonez goes 3-for-4 in the Tigers
victory over the Nationals to push his batting average to .383, his
high point in an incredible season. Ordonez will finish at .363 to
win the batting title, and his 54 doubles also leads the American
League.
On June 20, 2000, seven different Tigers hit homers in Detroit’s 18-6 rout of the Blue Jays at Toronto’s SkyDome. The homers come from Juan Encarnacion, Tony Clark (2), Juan Gonzalez, Bobby Higginson, Deivi Cruz, Robert Fick, and Rich Becker. It’s just the fourth time in MLB history that as many as seven players hit homers in a game for one team.
On June 20, 1956, Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle hits two home runs into the bleachers in right-center field at Briggs Stadium, becoming the first player to hit a baseball to that section of the Detroit ballpark.
- 2007 On June 20, 2007, Magglio Ordonez goes 3-for-4 in the Tigers
victory over the Nationals to push his batting average to .383, his
high point in an incredible season. Ordonez will finish at .363 to
win the batting title, and his 54 doubles also leads the American
League.
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1968 Detroit Tigers Archive
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Do the 2010 Detroit Tigers Bear Resemblance to the ’68 Team?
Posted on February 16, 2010 | No CommentsThere was a reference in the newspaper over the weekend, a comparison of the 2010 Detroit Tigers to the 1968 Bengals team. As remote as the suggestion might seem, the... -
Tigers Clinched 1968 World Series on October 10, 1968
Posted on October 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsAfter the pivotal fifth game, all the momentum in the ’68 World Series belonged to the Tigers. Denny McLain started Game Six and went all the way, not allowing a... -
Would Old Age & Treachery Beat Youth & Talent? 1968 vs. 1984
Posted on October 2, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt’s a question guaranteed to ensure that the conversation stays as warm as the weather is cold, come hot stove league time. People have been talking about it for a... -
The Day the 1968 Detroit Tigers Clinched the Pennant
Posted on September 17, 2009 | 5 CommentsJoe Sparma was so much on his manager’s black list that he’d opted to eat Sunday’s game day dinner more or less by himself, instead of with his teammates. Al... -
1968 Detroit Tigers Mean More to Detroit Than Just a Championship
Posted on September 16, 2009 | 1 CommentForty-one years ago, the city of Detroit was enjoying the type of baseball season it hadn’t experienced since the end of World War II. The Detroit Tigers seemed destined to win... -
Denny McLain’s Two Year Dominance Over American League Hitters
Posted on August 13, 2009 | No CommentsUnfortunately when Denny McLain’s name is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is the former Tiger pitcher’s two stints in federal prison. It’s a shame,... -
Q & A with 1968 World Series Hero Jim Northrup
Posted on July 3, 2009 | 1 CommentA key figure in the Detroit Tiger’s magical 1968 season was left handed hitting outfielder Jim Northrup who is best remembered for his two out, two run seventh inning triple... -
Rare Video from 1968 Clubhouse at Tiger Stadium
Posted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsOver the years, I have seen bits and pieces of the interviews conducted by George Kell inside the Tiger Stadium clubhouse immediately following the Detroit Tigers 1968 pennant-clincher — but... -
Denny McLain’s 1968 Parting Gift To Mickey Mantle
Posted on February 10, 2009 | 1 CommentToward the end of the 1968 season — after Denny McLain had won his 30th game — the New York Yankees visited Tiger Stadium to play the Tigers. Mickey Mantle... -
1968 The Year of the Tiger Video
Posted on October 19, 2008 | No CommentsIt wasn’t much — but back then it seemed like everything. It was on the turntable of every faithful Detroit Tigers fan and it somehow seemed to capture all of the...
