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BBWAA Was Born in Detroit To Protect Reporters’ Press Box Seats

December 18, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features

This month left Tigers fans feeling bitter all over again about the Hall of Fame selection process and the continued[…]

The Greatest Play: Crafty Cobb’s Quick Kick Stuns Sox, April 30, 1912

December 11, 2019 Matt Wentworth Features, Homepage Feature, What's New

He was born in Narrows, Georgia on December 18, 1886, and he had a forest fire inside him. Tyrus Raymond[…]

The Michigan Native Who Umpired the Tigers’ Record-Setting Major League Debut in 1901

November 22, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features, Homepage Feature, Homepage Slider

When the Detroit Tigers of the newly christened American League debuted in 1901, only one Michigan native took the field.[…]

Hammerin’ Hank’s Pennant-Winning Grand Slam: Greatest Tiger Home Run Ever?

November 8, 2019 Matt Wentworth Features, Homepage Feature, Homepage Slider

To me, there is no doubt. There is no debate. There is no question what the greatest and most important[…]

Inside Frank Scheibeck’s Showdown With The Owner Who Built Bennett Park

October 30, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features, What's New

An infielder, an owner, a contract, a lawsuit, a Michigan Supreme Court case—they all play into the history of Detroit baseball.

Bennett Park at Michigan & Trumbull, October 11, 1909

Mullin Chills Pirates, Tigers Draw Even in the 1909 World Series

October 18, 2019 Matt Wentworth Book Excerpts, Features, What's New

George Mullin, the Tigers’ ace, was beaten in game one. He looked to bounce back in game four at Bennett Park. It was a bitterly cold day. At game time, it was a frigid 34 degrees, and getting colder.

How Many Winning Trades Did Dave Dombrowski Make for the Tigers?

September 9, 2019 Tigers History Features, Required Reading

Back in 2014, when Rany Jazayerli ran the numbers for Grantland, he found that Dombrowski’s trades netted a positive for Detroit a vast majority of the time, building a perennial contender via one of the most successful front office track records of the era.

"The American National Game of Baseball, Grand Match at Elysian Fields," by Currier and Ives, 1866. From the Library of Congress.

For One Week in 1867, Detroit Was the Center of the Baseball World

September 4, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features, Homepage Feature, Homepage Slider, ICYMI, What's New

Long before it was known as the Paris of the Midwest, and more than a decade before it claimed its first major league team, Detroit set its sights on becoming the center of baseball—at least for a week. Just two years after the end of the Civil War, the city made its mark on the new sport by hosting the “World Base Ball Tournament.”

How Sam Crawford Became A Tiger After Signing With Two Different Teams

August 1, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features, Homepage Feature, What's New

Sam Crawford made separate commitments with both the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds before the 1903 season. In the midst of a war between the American and National Leagues, it took a “peace conference” to sort it all out.

Allou Trammaker

July 24, 2019 Joe Posnanski Features, Homepage Feature, Homepage Slider, What's New

They were mirror images of each other, Trammell and Whitaker, Whitaker and Trammell, one white, the other black; one a left-handed hitter, the other right; one a second baseman, the other a shortstop; one as quiet as a tree, the other, as the old line goes, would talk to a tree–different but exactly the same, too. Good fielders, good baserunners, underrated, beloved, lifetime Detroit Tigers.