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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Nathan Bierma is the founder and Editor in Chief of the Tigers History Project. His website is www.nathanbierma.com.
Card of the Week: Enos Cabell, 1984 Fleer
Things I love about this photo: 1. The smile. 2. The mesh jersey. 3. The wristbands (I had those!) 4.[…]
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Six Tigers Have Lost No-Hitters With One Out To Go
Matthew Boyd lost a no-hitter in excruciating fashion in 2017, on a double with two outs in the ninth inning. The Tigers have lost five other no-hitters in their history with one out to go.
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Card of the Week: Norm Cash, 1963 Topps
In a memorable decade of timeless designs for Topps in the 1960s, its 1963 design may be underrated. The Norm Cash card from this set is one of the slugger’s finest photos.
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Five Years Ago the Tigers Scored in Every Inning. Why Is That So Rare?
Five years ago the Tigers scored at least one run in every inning for the only time in franchise history. Why had it never happened before, and why is it so unlikely to happen again anytime soon?
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Podcast: Pedro Gomez, ESPN Baseball Reporter
In the 1960s one of the young fans in the stands at Tiger Stadium was the son of Cuban refugees and the grandson of a baseball-loving, Spanish-speaking grandfather who listened faithfully to Ernie Harwell. Pedro Gomez has since spent a lifetime in baseball. He joined ESPN in 2003 and is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He talks about his Detroit roots and the state of the game today.
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In The Dugout With Legends: A Briggs Stadium Batboy Reminisces
Imagine being a teenager in 1940s Detroit and taking the street car to Michigan and Trumbull to watch the Tigers[…]
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