Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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Hank Greenberg was discharged from military service two days before #PearlHarbor. He re-enlisted and served 47 months during World War II, longer than any other major league player
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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2016/01/01/remembering-hank-greenbergs-service-in-world-war-ii/
Remembering Hank Greenberg?s service in World War II. from 2016.
Vintage Detroit

 

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https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/12/07/detroit-tigers-who-died-2020-frank-bolling/
Former Detroit Tigers Who Died In 2020: Frank Bolling.
MCBTB

 

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Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker, 1979.

 

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The sweet picture perfect swing of the Tigers Al Kaline, taking a cut in the 1968 World Series which Detroit won in 7 games. A First Ballot HoF'er, 18X AS Won 10 GG, Kaline collected 3007 hits & is 1 of the Best RFs with the Most Accurate Throwing Arm in MLB History.
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Tram and Lou Should have gone in together.

 

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https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/12/13/detroit-tigers-tony-taylor-2020/
Former Detroit Tigers Who Died In 2020: Tony Taylor.
MCBTB

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-best-pitching-seasons
The 5 Greatest Seasons for Tigers Pitchers.
Tigers official site

 

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I couldn't be more thrilled to announce this virtual symposium on Hank Greenberg, which I'm organizing & hosting for @SABRDetroit!
Honored & excited to have these distinguished guests to talk about Hank's life & legacy.
Tigers History

Learn more & plan to join us:
http://sabr-detroit.org/event-info/hank-greenberg-110th-birthday-virtual-symposium/
Hank Greenberg 110th Birthday Virtual Symposium.
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?Old Days? Over 100 yrs ago, Legends Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson and Sam Crawford talk before a 1912 Tigers-Naps game. #Tigers #Detroit #Indians #Naps #Cleveland #MLB #HOF #1910s

 

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It may be #NationalUglySweaterDay, but Ty Cobb's wool sweater is a beauty. It's now part of the Baseball Hall of Fame's collection.
Ty Cobb was born #OTD 134 years ago today.

https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2017/09/26/ty-cobb-wool-sweater/
The story of Ty Cobb?s wool sweater. September 2017.
Vintage Detroit

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/best-mlb-players-not-in-hall-of-fame
The best non-Hall of Famer at every position. 2 Tigers here.
Let the debates begin: An all-time roster outside Cooperstown.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-team-name-origin
How they came to be called the Tigers.
Tigers official site

 

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"The Mechanical Man" Charlie Gehringer topped 100 Runs (12x), 200 Hits (7x), and 100 RBI (7x).
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https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/1...eman-not-in-the-hall-of-fame-mlbcom-says.html
Lou Whitaker is best second baseman not in the Hall of Fame, MLB.com says.
Mlive

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/best-tigers-players-by-uniform-number
The Best Detroit Tigers of All-Time, by Uniform Number.
MLB.com

 

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https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/03/29/opening-day-1920-dont-write-em-like-anymore/
Opening Day 1920: They Don?t Write ?Em Like That Anymore. from Spring 2020.
MCBTB

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Harry Heilmann.

The Detroit Tigers and their major league brethren will begin the 2020s later than expected. Jumping back 100 years, coverage of how the Tigers began the 1920s brought to mind a lyric from an obscure hit by The Greg Kihn Band, ?they don?t write ?em like that anymore?. Sportswriters of that era were often more colorful than their modern day counterparts. Read on. Opening Day 1920 awaits.

 

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This must have been the last interview Kaline gave.
?It was sad to see it go. I kind of hoped they would keep a part of it ? at least a section of it ? so that people could take their kids and grandkids to see where Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, and Charlie Gehringer used to play.
I got to play there, as well. I was blessed to play a great game, and to do it in Detroit.? ? Al Kaline, former Detroit Tigers outfielder, April 2020.

 

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Hyman "Hank" Greenberg was born OTD 110YearsAgo in New York City.
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Tigers franchise leader in slugging percentage (.616) & OPS (1.028), & single-season leader in:
Home runs: 58 ('38)
Total Bases: 397 ('37)
Doubles: 63 ('34)
RBIs: 184 ('37)
Extra-base hits: 103 ('37)

Baseball Hall of Fame 1956.
Trophy2x World Series Champion Tigers 1935, 1945.
Trophy2x A.L. MVP, 5x All-Star.

Missed 4+ seasons to military service. Discharged 2 days before Pearl Harbor, he re-enlisted immediately after. Adjusted OPS+ of 159, tied for 15th all time with a guy named Musial. Would very likely have hit 500 HR but for the war.

One of those quirks of history that two of the most proficient RBI men in baseball history, Lou Gehrig and Hank Greenberg, were born less than 6 miles apart. Must have been something in that Manhattan water.

 

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If you want to see future Hall of Famer Lou Whitaker hit a walk off grand slam to beat the Cleveland ball club in 1994 watch this! Ernie Harwell with the call to boot!
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