Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: January 2011
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It’s early January which means I have to write a post about how I’ll hold out hope that Jack Morris will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gobs of articles have been written in the past couple of weeks, the majority of which put The Cat squarely in the “great but not Hall-of-Fame…
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Richie Hebner Born: Nov. 26, 1947 in Boston Acquired: Traded by the Mets to the Tigers for Phil Mankowski and Jerry Morales on Oct. 31, 1979. Seasons in Detroit: Parts of three seasons (1980-82) Uniform Number: 2 Stats: .267 avg., 25 HR, 128 RBI, .769 OPS Richie Hebner didn’t swing at the baseball as much…
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Mickey Stanley Born: July 20, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Acquired: Signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1961 Seasons in Detroit: 15 (1964-78) Uniform Numbers: 49, 24 Stats: .248 avg., 117 HR, 500 RBI, .675 OPS Awards: 4 Gold Gloves (1968-70, 1973) For many fans, Mickey Stanley’s defining moment with the…
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Today I’m launching a project that I’ve wanted to explore since I started The Daily Fungo in March 2006. I’m calling it Today’s Tiger, a daily look at a Tigers player from the past, posted each day of 2011. Some installments will be brief, others more in-depth but hopefully you’ll learn a little bit about…
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