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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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Where does Cabrera rank among Tiger greats?
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 8 CommentsAs if to say “How you like me now?” or “See, I told you so,” Miguel Cabrera is off to a red-hot start to the 2013 season on the heels... -
For Kaline in the outfield, practice made perfect
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 11 CommentsOne word you almost always encounter when you read something about Al Kaline is underrated. The former Tiger outfielder and Hall of Famer is famous for being unappreciated. Sure, Kaline... -
Once upon a time, Tiger players held jobs in the off-season
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsA week before reporting to spring training, Justin Verlander played a round of golf at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am in California. For JV, it wasn’t a case of... -
Pistons’ Drummond latest teenage prodigy on Detroit sports scene
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsIt was Aristotle, who knew plenty about a lot of things, who said, “Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.” In sports that’s very true. Way to go... -
Remembering Tiger Stadium one last time 100 years later
Posted on December 26, 2012 | 7 CommentsApril 15, 1912 — RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, United Kingdom, to New York City. Five... -
Top 50 athletes in Detroit sports history
Posted on December 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsSome may shrink from the challenge, but not us. Here at Detroit Athletic Co., we’ve rolled up our sleeves in true Motor City workmanlike fashion and selected the Top 50... -
War hero Houk managed Tigers through transitional era in 1970s
Posted on December 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn 1972 an aging Tigers team won the American League East by a sliver. It was the last hurrah of the heroes from the ’68 Championship team and they were... -
Nine things you didn’t know about Al Kaline
Posted on December 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsToday is Hall of Famer Al Kaline’s 78th birthday. To Detroit fans he’s known as “Mr. Tiger,” a graceful performer during his playing career and a stately gentleman ever since.... -
Greatest Tiger of them all? It’s either Cobb or Kaline
Posted on December 17, 2012 | 5 CommentsWhenever the talk gets around to picking the greatest Detroit Tiger of them all, the argument typically boils down to two men: Ty Cobb and Al Kaline. Despite being separated... -
Detroit athletes by the numbers: a list from zero to 91
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 19 CommentsEvery kid who plays a sport has to make a choice at some point – what number do you want on your jersey? For some of us there’s no choice...
