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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Hall of Famers
The Greatest Play: Crafty Cobb’s Quick Kick Stuns Sox, April 30, 1912
He was born in Narrows, Georgia on December 18, 1886, and he had a forest fire inside him. Tyrus Raymond[…]
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How Sam Crawford Became A Tiger After Signing With Two Different Teams
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.
Read moreWhitaker, Trammell Make Pitch For Statue In Comerica Park: ‘Why Wait?’
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
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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