Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Category: Players
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This photo is from 1990. Could you find three more unlikely people to be in the same shot?
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Magglio Ordoñez #30 Height: 6′ 0″ | Weight: 215 2008 Stats: .317 – 21 HR – 103 RBI Few hitters can weather a 50-point drop in batting average and still be within shouting distance of a batting crown. But that’s how 2008 shaped up for Tigers rightfielder Magglio Ordoñez. The 2007 A.L. batting champ served…
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Nine years ago today the Tigers swung a blockbuster trade for the ages — one Tigers fans are trying to forget. On Nov. 2, 1999, the Rangers sent outfielder Juan Gonzalez, pitcher Danny Patterson and catcher Gregg Zaun to the Tigers for pitchers Justin Thompson, Alan Webb and Francisco Cordero, outfielder Gabe Kapler, catcher Bill…
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On April 2, 1990, the Kansas City Royals traded Jerry Don Gleaton to the Detroit Tigers for minor leaguer Greg Everson. Gleaton pitched for the Tigers in 1990 and ’91 as a lefty specialist and based on his workload (as I remember it and according to Baseball-Reference.com), he was one of Sparky’s go-to relievers. He…
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Don’t feel bad if you don’t remember Morris Madden‘s mini-career with the Tigers. He pitched just twice for Detroit during the 1987 season and one look at his stats tells you why. On June 11 versus Milwaukee at Tiger Stadium, he came in during the sixth inning to relieve Eric King (who had relieved starter…
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Don’t remember him? The Tigers signed Rafael Urbano (Colina) Lugo as a free agent on April 8, 1990, and became a free agent on Oct. 15 that year. In between, he appeared in 12 games for Detroit (one start) he posted a 2-0 record and a plump 7.03 ERA. When you look closer at his…
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Twenty-eight years ago today, Tigers GM Jim Campbell broke my heart. On May 27, 1980, he traded my favorite Tigers player, first baseman Jason Thompson, to the California Angels for outfielder Al Cowens. (For more on Cowens, check out this post.) The Hollywood native joined the Tigers full time in 1976 and played 123 games…
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…When, on May 14, we failed to acknowledge the 57th birthday of former Tigers infielder Stan Papi. The Tigers purchased Papi’s contract from the Phillies on May 29, 1980 and he made an immediate splash in Detroit. On Friday, May 30 against the Angels, Papi started at second base and batted ninth (behind the number-eight…
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