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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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’84 Tigers were road warriers
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 7 CommentsOver the first seven weeks of the 1984 season, the Detroit Tigers were the best team baseball ever saw. At least by the numbers. In that magic spring, the Tigs... -
When Sparky Anderson came to Detroit, optimism came with
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 3 CommentsWhen a new leader takes the reins of a team, there are heightened expectations. When that leader comes with a winning pedigree, expectations can be sky high. Fans, media, and... -
Sparky Anderson came from a baseball incubator in southern California
Posted on April 28, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt’s possible that no young boy was ever more wrapped up in baseball than little Georgie Anderson. As a tyke growing up in urban Los Angeles, the kid who would... -
April of ’84 – the greatest month a baseball team ever had
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s an old saying in baseball that goes something like this: “The games in April count just as much as the games in September.” Of course that’s true, but it’s... -
20 years ago, Sparky’s sluggers thrilled fans at Tiger Stadium on Opening Day
Posted on April 7, 2013 | No CommentsComerica Park is only a few blocks away from The Corner of Michigan and Trumbull, but it’s light years removed from Tiger Stadium when it comes to being a hitter’s... -
April starts don’t always mean much in October
Posted on March 30, 2013 | No CommentsHow important to the Tigers is a fast start in April to securing a place in the World Series? To use history as a guide, it’s important, but not always... -
Before coming to Detroit, Sparky built a legend in Cincinnati
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 1 CommentLong before he was the gray-haired sage of Detroit, Sparky Anderson was the middle-aged, gray-haired leader of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, the best team in baseball in the 1970s, and... -
When Sparky Anderson became furious with Rickey Henderson and the A’s
Posted on March 6, 2013 | 5 CommentsFew baseball men – if any – respected the game more than Sparky Anderson. Though he had a passion for winning that fueled his career as a big league skipper... -
Sparky lives on through Trammell’s coaching
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 3 CommentsLast week was the 79th anniversary of Sparky Anderson’s birth, and though the great manager died more than two years ago, his legacy lives on in a meaningful way through... -
Sparky Anderson was a master during spring training
Posted on February 12, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhen the baseball starts to get zipped around the field at spring training in February, hope truly does spring eternal. Every prospect, every player, every team, has a chance to...
