Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: February 2024
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Sometimes I don’t clear out the cut-and-paste document I have going with scattered goodies and other potential Fungo nonsense. Case in point, a few items from February 11: Ben Oglivie Ben Oglivie was born on Feb. 11, 1949. After the Tigers inexplicably traded him for Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers, he went on to hit 176 home runs…
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On this Date in 2000 Sparky Anderson and Detroit Stars slugger Norman (Turkey) Stearnes were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Random Game: April 6, 1992 Blue Jays 4 – Tigers 2 Jack Morris starting an Opening Day at Tiger Stadium for the visiting team was certainly different. As usual, he…
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Enos Cabell The Tigers acquired Enos Cabell on March 4, 1982, in trade with the Giants for Champ Summers. In 2011, Tom Gage wrote a piece in The Detroit News about Cabell (the original link to the article is here, but it’s not active for whatever reason) and I was interested to read why Cabell,…
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Ray Knight? On this date in 1988, the Orioles traded third baseman Ray Knight to the Tigers for lefty Mark Thurmond. I remember hearing about this move and thinking it was a brilliant way to further the ’84 team’s last-gasp effort to be a force in the American League East. :| Knight appeared in 105…
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Dennis Kinney The Tigers picked up southpaw Dennis Kinney from the Padres on Dec. 12, 1980 for Dave Stegman. After spending most of the ’81 campaign in Triple-A Evansville, Kinney appeared in six late-season games for the Tigers, debuting against the Red Sox in Detroit on Sept. 9, a 6-5 loss. His final appearance came…
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From the Archives: Jason Thompson On May 27, 1980, Sparky traded my favorite Tigers player — my first favorite Tiger — first baseman Jason Thompson, to the California Angels for outfielder Al Cowens. (For more on Cowens, check out this post from the archives.) The Hollywood native joined the Tigers full time in 1976 and…
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Tigers 23s On this 23rd of February, let’s look back at the players who wore #23 for the Tigers during the period of 1977 through 1994: If you’re wondering, the last players to wear 23 before it was retired were Gabe Kapler (1999) and Hideo Nomo (2000). Birthdays Rondell White, John Shelby and the late…
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Richie Hebner, One of My Favorites Richie Hebner didn’t swing at the baseball as much as he chopped at it. That hacker’s cut was, the Tigers thought, an ideal fit for Tiger Stadium’s right field porch. It also served him well in the offseason when he dug graves in the Boston area. According to the Associated Press…
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Random Game: Oct. 2, 1986 It’s hard to find a matchup more ’80s than Jack Morris versus Pete Vuckovich. Here’s your boxscore. Details Birthdays Alan Trammell, Bill Slayback, Doug Gallagher, Jack Billingham and the late Alex Remneas Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 325 9/9 — Rarity: 47 See you tomorrow.
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The Chris Brown Experiment 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,…
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