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Hall of Famers

Rube Waddell Showed Signs of Success, And Eccentricity, As A Minor Leaguer in Michigan

February 12, 2020 Mitch Lutzke Features, Homepage Feature, Homepage Slider, Recent

This Hall of Famer played with Detroit and Grand Rapids as a minor leaguer before making his name in the majors as a young phenom. Known for his childish antics and mercurial moods, he graced two Michigan ball diamonds over a century ago.

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The Greatest Play: Crafty Cobb’s Quick Kick Stuns Sox, April 30, 1912

December 11, 2019 Matt Wentworth Features, Homepage Feature, What's New

He was born in Narrows, Georgia on December 18, 1886, and he had a forest fire inside him. Tyrus Raymond[…]

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Sam Crawford, 1913

How Sam Crawford Became A Tiger After Signing With Two Different Teams

August 1, 2019 Mitch Lutzke Features, Homepage Feature, What's New

Sam Crawford made separate commitments with both the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds before the 1903 season. In the midst of a war between the American and National Leagues, it took a “peace conference” to sort it all out.

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Whitaker, Trammell Make Pitch For Statue In Comerica Park: ‘Why Wait?’

July 13, 2019 Tigers History History in the News, News

This is just my dream, but if they do a statue, that it would obviously be of Lou and I,” Trammell said. “I mean, that’s the way it should be, because we are known and we’re linked forever. That would be my dream. Again, I’m willing to wait a little bit, but hopefully someday that’ll happen.”

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Looking back at a Tigers win over a lineup of legends

June 10, 2019 Tigers History History in the News

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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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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Recently Featured

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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#TBT

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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