Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: January 2011
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Dave Stegman Dave Stegman debuted with the Tigers on Sept. 4, 1978. As a youngster, Stegman clearly was a stud player. According to Baseball Reference.com: The University of Arizona alum was drafted by Detroit in the first round — second pick overall — of the 1976 amateur draft. He played in eight games in 1978 — all…
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Armando Galarraga, according to this headline, appears to be a popular Diamondbacks player already, which is relative, of course. In this city, fans are more likely to know the Suns’ 12th man than the Dbacks’ fifth starter. But columnist Dan Bickley says Galarraga’s reaction to the blown call and the aftermath could make him “the…
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It never gets old.
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I suppose it was inevitable that the Tigers would retire Sparky Anderson’s number 11. The only question, at least in my mind, was whether it would happen before or after owner Mike Ilitch moved on to the next life. Two months after Sparky’s death, todaythe Tigers announced they’ll retire his number 11 and wear a patch…
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This week is the big Barrett-Jackson classic car auction here in Scottsdale and while I’m not, by any stretch of the imagination, a car guy, I find myself riveted to the coverage. Every year I watch and ask the same questions about the buyers: Who are these people and where do they get their money?…
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Hank Aguirre Born: Jan. 31, 1931 in Azusa, Calif. Died: Sept. 5, 1994 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Throws: Left Bats: Right Height: 6′ 4″ Weight: 205 lb. Acquired: Traded by the Indians with Jim Hegan to the Tigers for Jay Porter and Hal Woodeshick on Feb. 18, 1958. Seasons in Detroit: 10 (1958-67) Uniform Number:…
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Former Tigers catcher Robert Fick earned his reputation as a bad seed thanks to some poor on-field decisions and in-flight activities. If you followed the Tigers during his five years (and five uniform numbers) in Detroit, you won’t be surprised by this Fick-related anecdote from former-Tigers flamethrower Matt Anderson: First Anderson drove from Louisville to…
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Jason Thompson Born: July 6, 1954 in Hollywood, Calif. Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6′ 4″ Weight: 200 lb. Acquired: Drafted by the Tigers in the fourth round of the 1975 amateur draft. Seasons in Detroit: 5 (1976-80) Uniform Number: 30 Stats: .256 avg., 98 HR, 354 RBI, .779 OPS Awards: Three-time All Star (1977,…
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George Cappuzello Born: Jan. 15, 1954, in Youngstown, Ohio Bats: Right Throws: Left Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 175 lb. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 28, 1980. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (1981) Uniform Number: 41 Stats: 1-1, 3.48 ERA, 1 save George Cappuzello, the man who allegedly was on an ice cream and…
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Morris Madden Born: Aug. 31, 1960 in Laurens, S.C. Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 155 lb. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Nov. 23, 1985. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (1987) Uniform Number: 42 Stats: 0-0, 16.20 ERA, 1.2 IP Don’t feel bad if you don’t remember Morris Madden‘s mini-career with the…
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