Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: February 2024
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On the Radio: Tigers vs. Angels – May 24, 1977 John Hiller makes the start against Nolan Ryan. Here’s the boxscore. Enjoy Paul Carey’s bottom-of-the-first update from Evansville. Birthdays Dave Borkowski, Earl Whitehill On this Date 2005: The Tigers signed Magglio Ordóñez for a reported five years, $75 million.1994: The Tigers signed free agent pitcher…
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Today I spent some time dodging raindrops at the practice day of the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale. I’m not a golf fan by any stretch, but the people watching is legendary. The tournament is always the week of the Super Bowl and about 10 days before spring training begins in Phoenix. Good times. A…
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Jim Campbell, the late Tigers GM and President was born 100 years ago today. Wikipedia has a solid entry about him. Birthdays Mike Heath and former top pick Kenny Baugh. Today’s Grid Immaculate Grid 309 9/9: Rarity: 102 No Tigers today, but Ed Whitson sure took a beating from them in Game 2 of the…
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Happy Birthday, Stan Papi. Today is Stan Papi‘s 73rd birthday, so let’s take a look back on his brief time in Detroit: Papi finished the 1980 campaign with a .237 average, three homers and 17 RBI in 46 games. He hung around for 40 games in the strike-shortened 1981 season, hitting just .204. His last…
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Happy Birthday, Trixie Happy 89th Birthday to former Tigers infielder and long-time first base coach Dick Tracewski. He was a player on the 1968 World Series champs, a coach on the ‘84 team and, officially, once an interim Tigers manager: filling in between the fired Les Moss and the hired Sparky Anderson in 1979. Ten…
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I found this recording of the Tigers and Orioles on WJR from September 1983. I listened to this live after school that day and thought there was still a chance the Tigers could overtake the Orioles and win the A.L. East. Final Score: Tigers 14 – Orioles 1 Enjoy this one. Today’s Random Nuggets Game of…
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Last night I watched the Netflix documentary about the about the recording of “We Are the World.” What an amazing trip down memory lane. Go for the music, stay for the Al Jarreau situation. Nelson Simmons The Tigers’ second pick in the 1981 draft, Simmons wore number 37 and, after debuting on Sept. 4, 1984,…
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