Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: February 2024
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On Vinyl! “The Year of the Tiger ’68” Last week I posted the Channel 4 review of the 1968 season, but this is the original as far as I’m concerned. My Dad bought this 33 rpm record for me in 1978 — we had to send away for it, as we said then — and…
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Happy Birthday, Jerry Morales On Dec. 4, 1978, outfielder Jerry Morales was acquired, along with Aurelio Lopez, from the Cardinals for Bob Sykes and minor leaguer John Murphy. Not sure if Jim Campbell saw Señor Smoke as the key to the trade but he certainly made the deal worthwhile. Morales, wearing #27, played in 129 games in 1979, most of them in…
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An Afternoon at the Ballyard I spent the day at Camelback Ranch, the spring training home of the Dodgers and White Sox, watching my alma mater, Western Michigan, come from ahead to beat Michigan, 11-9 in 10 innings. Imagine my surprise when I noticed that former Tiger Daniel Schlereth is the Broncos’ pitching coach. Here’s…
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On TV: 1968: The Year of the Tiger This never gets old. Birthdays Dwayne Henry, Glenn Abbott, Bob Didier and the late Red Cox and John Sullivan. Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 320 9/9: Rarity: 31 Three Tigers and a local product in today’s grid. Have a great weekend.
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Some Tigers players, and plenty of other teams’ guys are not liking their new uniforms, on several levels. The minuscule lettering on the backs are ridiculous. A Tiger loudly complained, “These pants they made are terrible.” Check out the article on The Athletic: MLB players dressing down Nike, Fanatics over new uniforms that look ‘like…
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On the Radio: Tigers vs. A’s – July 25, 1978 Milt Wilcox vs. Steve Renko at Tiger Stadium. Here’s your boxscore. Birthdays Alejandro Sanchez. In 71 games for 1985 Tigers, the alleged power bat hit 6 HR in 133 ABs, 39 Ks, 0 walks. Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 318 7/9: Rarity: 240 One former…
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From the Archives: Remembering Frank Williams He pitched for the ’89 Tigers: I wrote about him shortly after he passed away in January 2009. Check it out. Birthdays Ryan Perry and the late Frank Williams, Jim Brideweser, Hack Miller, George Gill, Ben Dyer and Fritz Buelow Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 317 8/9: Rarity: 163…
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On TV: Tigers vs. Red Sox – June 25, 1985 Jack Morris vs. Bob Ojeda — and what a great lineup. Here’s the boxscore. Birthdays Gary Knotts, Chet Lemon, Pat Dobson, Andy Harrington, Harry Arndt. Weekend Leftovers Saturday Happy 75th birthday to Ben Oglivie who, after the Tigers inexplicably traded him for Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers, went on to hit…
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On TV: Pat Underwood’s Debut, May 31, 1979 Today is Pat Underwood‘s 67th birthday. He was one of my favorite players during the early years of my Tigers fandom. Here’s a rebroadcast of his major-league debut, against his brother Tom, on May 31, 1979. Check out this excellent bio of Underwood written by Todd McDorman…
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This Week in Baseball: July 10, 1985 A nice feature on Gibby (roughly the 10-minute mark) and cameos of once and future Tigers Howard Johnson, Sweet Lou, Tram, Lance Parrish and Terry Harper. Birthdays Steve Dillard, Hoot Evers and Don Heffner. Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 312 9/9: Rarity: 10 I’m pretty pleased with myself…
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