Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Category: The Daily
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Number 14 From 1977 to 1992, only two players wore number 14 for the Tigers, both of them (mostly) played first base and were fan favorites: A.J. Hinch currently wears it, but wore number 40 when he played for Detroit in 2003. Birthdays Clete Thomas, Fu-Te Ni, Johnnie Seale and the late Willie Hernández and…
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There are many candidates for this distinction, but I think Mike Moore was the quintessential Dave Duncan reclamation project in the late 1980s. He went from a so-so starter in Seattle to a 19-game winner in Oakland. By the time he signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Tigers in 1993, most of that…
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The World Series Parade: Oct. 16, 1984 I asked my Dad if I could skip the afternoon portion of that junior-year school day. It was a hard no. I was on the yearbook staff and we decided it the 1984-85 edition of Spectus would not be complete without some on-the-ground photos and coverage of the…
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Game 5: Tigers 8 – Padres 4 W: Aurelio López – L: Andy Hawkins – S: Willie Hernández | Boxscore Tigers win series, 4-1 Highlights Miscellany Postscript Was there a downside to the Tigers winning this game? For me, yes. Weeks before the postseason began, I was asked to be on clean-up duty at a small…
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Tigers 4 – Padres 2 W: Jack Morris – L: Eric Show | Boxscore Tigers lead series, 3-1 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Ricky Vanasco and the late Jim Price, Jerry Robertson, Eddie Mathews, Eddie Yost, Fred McMullin, Jack Onslow and Bill Donovan Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 560 7/9 — Rarity: 219 See you tomorrow.
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Tigers 5 – Padres 2 W: Milt Wilcox – L: Tim Lollar – S: Willie Hernández | Boxscore Tigers lead series, 2-1 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays José Ortega, Casey McGehee, Derrick White and the late Harold Daugherty, Bobo Osborne and Al Unser Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 559 6/9 — Rarity: 373 See you tomorrow.
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The Tigers return home with the World Series tied a game apiece and the chance — the expectation — of wrapping it up by Game 5. Birthdays Gio Urshela, Grayson Greiner, Jeff Larish, Dmitri Young, Gregg Olson, Bill Roman, Bill Fischer and the late Joe Ginsberg. Also, George Kell‘s brother, Skeeter Kell. See you tomorrow.
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Padres 5 – Tigers 3 W: Andy Hawkins – L: Dan Petry – S: Craig Lefferts | Boxscore Series tied at 1 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Shelby Miller, Plácido Polanco, Ramón Martínez, Jim Weaver and the late Brian Powell, Saul Rogovin, Harry Eisenstat and John Stone Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 557: 9/9 – Rarity: 39…
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Tigers 3 – Padres 2 W: Jack Morris – L: Mark Thurmond | Boxscore Tigers lead series 1-0 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Derek Holland Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 556: 9/9 — Rarity 29 See you tomorrow.
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The Cubs’ collapse was complete and the Padres were crowned National League Champions on a sun-soaked Sunday afternoon. Once again, despite 104 wins — a dozen more than San Diego — the Tigers would not have the home field advantage in a postseason series. Two days later, the World Series would begin at Jack Murphy…
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