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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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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... -
Tiger draft picks of the 1970s were some of the best in history
Posted on June 5, 2012 | No CommentsThey are the “Black Ops” of baseball – the scouting department. Hovering in the darkness, hiding in the bushes, sneaking away to see a switch-hitting shortstop in Alabama who hits... -
When I met Bill Freehan at my first major league baseball game
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsHis hands were huge, I remember that. I don’t recall much else, but that I remember. I was sitting in Tiger Stadium for the first time, seeing my very first...
