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Tony Phillips – Four 1990s Cards

November 21, 2019 Tigers History Baseball Cards, Store

Tony Phillips- 1991-93 Donruss Leaf Fleer – 4-card lot (NM/M) – Detroit Tigers (NM/M) Buy at eBay

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#TBT: Tigers Cook Jays

November 19, 2019 Tigers History TBT (Throwback Today)

Detroit Free Press cartoon, 1987: The #Tigers cook the Blue Jays in a season-ending sweep to win the AL East[…]

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Tigers Pitcher Carl Zamloch Magic Book Postcard

November 18, 2019 Tigers History Postcards, Store

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Player of the Week: Grover Lowdermilk

November 16, 2019 Tigers History Player of the Week

In his first year of professional baseball, right-hander Grover Lowdermilk set a record that has stood for more than a century.

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Game of the Week: May 28, 1995: White Sox Whack Tigers in Wacky Win, 14-12

November 14, 2019 Tigers History Game of the Week

From the SABR Games Project: As the small Sunday-afternoon crowd of 10,813 settled into their Tiger Stadium seats, it’s doubtful[…]

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Ty Cobb Statue Postcard

November 11, 2019 Tigers History Postcards, Store

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When Hank Greenberg Went To War

November 11, 2019 Tigers History Required Reading

On December 5, 1941, Hank Greenberg walked out of Michigan’s Fort Custer Training Center a free man. Seven months earlier, he had become the first major league baseball star to be drafted into the U.S. armed forces since war had erupted in Europe in 1939.

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Oddball Ty Cobb Cards from the Pre-War Era

November 6, 2019 Tigers History Required Reading

From Sports Collectors Daily: Ty Cobb is one of the most collected players from the pre-war era. His cards have[…]

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TBT: Carl Zamloch, a.k.a. “The Great Zam”

November 1, 2019 Tigers History TBT (Throwback Today), Uncategorized

As a boy, future Tigers pitcher Carl Zamloch performed as an assistant to his father Anton, a magician.

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Walk of Heroes at The Corner Ballpark

Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes Opens at The Corner Ballpark

October 4, 2019 Tigers History New in History, News

Detroit PAL will open to the public its new Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes, a new permanent feature at The Corner Ballpark.

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    November 5, 2020
  • Carl Zamloch Wowed Fans With Magic Act After Tigers Career

    June 15, 2020
  • She Founded the First Al Kaline Fan Club

    June 11, 2020
  • Player of the Week: Bill Bruton

    May 30, 2020
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    May 30, 2020
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Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes – Photo Gallery

December 21, 2020 Nathan Bierma

Photos of installations at the Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes at Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit. Photos by Nathan Bierma for TigersHistory.com and SABR Detroit.

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Tigers 1958 Scorebook

June 11, 2020 Tigers History
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What’s New

  • Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes – Photo Gallery
  • How Old Is The Tiger Stadium Flagpole? Tracing the Ground Roots of a Ballpark Icon
  • Carl Zamloch Wowed Fans With Magic Act After Tigers Career
  • Tigers 1958 Scorebook
  • She Founded the First Al Kaline Fan Club
  • Tuned To Baseball by Ernie Harwell
  • Sparky and Me by Dan Ewald
  • Detroit Tigers 101 – My First Team-Board-Book
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