George Mullin, the Tigers’ ace, was beaten in game one. He looked to bounce back in game four at Bennett Park. It was a bitterly cold day. At game time, it was a frigid 34 degrees, and getting colder.
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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.
Read moreRanking the Detroit Tigers’ worst losses of the 2019 season
It’s the second-earliest 100 losses in franchise history, behind only — you guessed it — the 2003 squad’s Aug. 31 clincher. Of course, not all losses are created equal. In that spirit, the Freep looked back at all 100 Tigers losses this season and ranked them incredibly subjectively from 1 to 100, with No. 1 being the most painful and No. 100 being the most acceptable, at least as we see it.
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Game of the Week: August 8, 1935: Tigers’ ‘Battalion of Death’ Rescues Starter General Crowder
The Detroit Tigers won the 1934 American League pennant with the help of an outstanding infield: Hank Greenberg at first base, Charlie Gehringer at second, Billy Rogell at short, and Marv Owen at third. Dubbed the “Battalion of Death,” the quartet delivered offensive firepower and defended with military precision.
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April 29, 1984: Petry Takes No-hitter into 8th to Cap Tigers’ Historic April
“Something is in the air in Detroit. It’s contagious. It’s glorious, and it just gets better every day,” wrote Charles Green of the Associated Press as the Tigers closed out the first month of the 1984 season.
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Looking back at a Tigers win over a lineup of legends
The Tigers once won a game against a Philadelphia team that featured 7 future Hall-of-Famers, including former Tiger Ty Cobb[…]
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