100 greatest Tigers #89 (back to 60s)

[tycobb420]

http://www.examiner.com/article/100-greatest-tigers-89-hank-aguirre

 

[byco42]

http://www.examiner.com/article/100-greatest-tigers-89-hank-aguirre

That's cool. I knew him personally from the time I was a boy. He once told me that many of the best ballplayers never made the big leagues and he was proof of that.

 

[kalinecountry]

Too bad Hank was unable to make the 68 team.
iirc he did what Don Mossi used to do for awhile start and relieve.
Aguirre, wasn't he also known as a terrible 'hitting' pitcher.

 

[byco42]

Too bad Hank was unable to make the 68 team.
iirc he did what Don Mossi used to do for awhile start and relieve.
Aguirre, wasn't he also known as a terrible 'hitting' pitcher.

Hank takes credit for the 1968 WS title because he thought he was a black cloud over the Tigers. He played for the Cubs in 1969, so me may have had a point.

 

[kalinecountry]

Hank takes credit for the 1968 WS title because he thought he was a black cloud over the Tigers. He played for the Cubs in 1969, so me may have had a point.

http://www.lil-abner.com/familyalbum2.html
Joe Btfsplk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li'l_Abner#Supporting_characters_and_villains

 

[byco42]

Hank is remembered for hitting a triple once. ONCE. That's how good a hitter he was.

 

[kalinecountry]

Ron Herbel, Bob Buhl, Dean Chance, are 3 pitchers that I remember that couldn't hit a ball if they swung at it with a 4 by 8 piece of plywood.

 

[kalinecountry]

20,000 days since the Indians trade Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan to the Tigers for Hal Woodeshick and Jay Porter.
from the Hardball Times

 

[byco42]

Hank the Rookie struck out Ted Williams in 1956 and asked for him to autograph the ball. Williams did, somewhat non-plussed about the request. Weeks later, Williams hit a monster HR of Aguirre and when rounding first, he said, "If you can find that one, I'll sign it too."

 

[tycobb420]

Hank the Rookie struck out Ted Williams in 1956 and asked for him to autograph the ball. Williams did, somewhat non-plussed about the request. Weeks later, Williams hit a monster HR of Aguirre and when rounding first, he said, "If you can find that one, I'll sign it too."

That is awesome.

 

[Rebbiv]

Hank the Rookie struck out Ted Williams in 1956 and asked for him to autograph the ball. Williams did, somewhat non-plussed about the request. Weeks later, Williams hit a monster HR of Aguirre and when rounding first, he said, "If you can find that one, I'll sign it too."

Williams hit 2 HRs off Aguirre in their careers. Once in 1958, and again in 1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=willite01&t=b

 

[Mitchrapp]

Hank told him directly, probably just mixed up the years but that is awesome about signing that ball too.

 

[kalinecountry]

Hank the Rookie struck out Ted Williams in 1956 and asked for him to autograph the ball. Williams did, somewhat non-plussed about the request. Weeks later, Williams hit a monster HR of Aguirre and when rounding first, he said, "If you can find that one, I'll sign it too."

Now that you posted it, I kind of remember that from reading years ago. God that's funny, leave it to Teddy Ballgame.
and
Regarding a better Tigers' pitcher and hall of famer, Jim Bunning, there was a game that Bunning struck Ted out 3 times, Williams was fuming and said "Jim Fucking Bunning and his fucking slider", something to that effect. Next game they faced each other Ted hit a monster homerun off him.

 

[byco42]

Williams hit 2 HRs off Aguirre in their careers. Once in 1958, and again in 1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=willite01&t=b

It was a first-hand account, so it makes it even better if the HR was 2 years later. I was about 12 when he told me.