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1960 season

She Founded the First Al Kaline Fan Club

June 11, 2020 Tigers History Required Reading, What's New

From the News-Herald: The year was 1960 when teenager Patsy Torphy wrote a letter to Detroit Tigers right fielder Al[…]

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Mets Hire 82-Year-Old Former Tiger Phil Regan As Pitching Coach

June 28, 2019 Tigers History History in the News, News

From Bleacher Report: The New York Mets certainly thought outside the box when it came to their replacement for pitching coach Dave Eiland.[…]

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Seven Strange Manager Changes in Tigers History

June 11, 2019 Tigers History Required Reading

By Nathan Bierma at Vintage Detroit: 1903: Win Mercer commits suicide Win Mercer was a dashing 28-year-old pitcher for the[…]

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What’s New

  • How Old Is The Tiger Stadium Flagpole? Tracing the Ground Roots of a Ballpark Icon

    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
  • Game of the Week: June 15, 1965: Denny McLain Strikes Out 14 in Relief

    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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