One of the most iconic features of iconic Tiger Stadium was the center field flagpole. We went in search of the roots of one of the most recognizable stadium features in baseball history.
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One of the most iconic features of iconic Tiger Stadium was the center field flagpole. We went in search of the roots of one of the most recognizable stadium features in baseball history.
Read moreBriggs Stadium, 1957.
Read moreGeorge Kell forces Joe DiMaggio out at third base at Briggs Stadium, 1946.
Read moreDuring his career, Maxwell hit 40 of his 148 homers — or 27% — on Sunday. “There are unusual things that happen in baseball and I guess my Sunday homers are one of them,” says Maxwell, 92, from his home on Maple Lake in Paw Paw, where he lives with his wife Ann. Married 69 years, the couple has four children, 14 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren, all of whom live nearby.
Read moreChildhood friends Mickey Briggs and Elliott Trumbull reminisce about days at Briggs Stadium and a Tigers game in 1950 that went down as the greatest they had ever witnessed.
Read moreImagine being a teenager in 1940s Detroit and taking the street car to Michigan and Trumbull to watch the Tigers[…]
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