Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: January 2011
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So after all the Hall of Fame ballots were counted, Tigers fans could only take solace in that Jack Morris saw his percentage of votes jump to 53.5 percent. That could bode well for the future but probably not next year. Anyway, all the debates about whether Morris or Alan Trammell belong in Cooperstown got…
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Steve Kemp Born: Aug. 7, 1954 in San Angelo, Texas Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 195 lb. Acquired: Drafted by the Tigers as the first overall pick of the 1976 amateur draft. Seasons in Detroit: 5 (1977-81) Uniform Number: 43, 33 Stats: .284 avg., 89 HR, 422 RBI, .826 OPS Awards: All-Star…
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Warren Morris Born: Jan. 11, 1974 in Alexandria, La. Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 190 lb. Acquired: Signed as a free agent by the Tigers Dec. 19, 2002. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (97 games in 2003) Uniform Number: 24 Stats: .272 avg., 6 home runs, 37 RBI, .689 OPS If you keep…
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Wayne Krenchicki Born: Sept. 17, 1954 in Trenton, N.J. Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 180 lb. Acquired: Traded by the Reds to the Tigers for Pat Underwood on June 30, 1983. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (59 games in 1983) Uniform Number: 15 Stats: .278 avg., 1 home run, 16 RBI The summer…
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Johnny Wockenfuss The first time my brother imitated the finger-waving batting stance of a Tigers player by the name of “Wockenfuss” I was convinced he made it up. Not only did the name sound like a cartoon character, the flapping of the right hand on the bat was too much for my nine-year-old brain to…
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Chris Brown Perhaps no other word best describes third baseman Chris Brown like enigmatic. After a promising start to his career with the Giants in 1985, his .271 average and 16 homers earned him a fourth-place finish in the National League Rookie of the Year Award, and an All-Star Game appearance in ’86, Brown began…
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Champ Summers Born: June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, Wash. Acquired: Traded by the Reds to the Tigers for a player to be named later on May 25, 1979. The Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside to the Reds to complete the trade October 25, 1979. Seasons in Detroit: 3 (1979-81) Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6′ 2″,…
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Gee Walker Born: March 19, 1908 in Gulfport, Miss. Died: March 20, 1981 in Jackson, MS Seasons in Detroit: 7 (1931-37) Uniform Numbers: 6, 11 Awards: All-Star (1937) Stats: .317 avg., 61 HR, 32 triples, 468 RBI, .820 OPS Gerald Holmes “Gee” Walker debuted with the Tigers on April 14, 1931, and though he didn’t…
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Mickey Tettleton Born: Sept. 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 200 lb. Acquired: Traded by the Orioles to the Tigers for Jeff Robinson on Jan. 11, 1991. Seasons in Detroit: 4 (1991-94) Uniform Number: 20 Stats: .249 avg., 112 HR, 333 RBI, .867 OPS Awards: Silver Slugger (1991, ’92) All Star (1994)…
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Tito Fuentes Born: January 4, 1944 in Havana, Cuba. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Feb. 23, 1977 Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 175 lb. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (1977) Uniform Number: 3, 44 Stats: .309 avg., 5 HR, 51 RBI, .745 OPS When the Tigers sought a player to oversee second base until Lou…
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