In 1918, the Spanish flu was ravaging the world. The Center for Disease Control estimated the flu killed 50 million[…]
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Ban Johnson
The Michigan Native Who Umpired the Tigers’ Record-Setting Major League Debut in 1901
When the Detroit Tigers of the newly christened American League debuted in 1901, only one Michigan native took the field.[…]
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Seven Strange Manager Changes in Tigers History
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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