Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

[kalinecountry]

A tip of the cap back at you Steve Kemp. Tigers fans loved your hard nose style of baseball and big rips in the batter's box.
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[kalinecountry]

There many reasons why I love baseball history. A lot of it is the little things. I love how these players took care of their bats back in the day. Not sure if many, or any players do the same today. Here is Sam Crawford taking care of his bat.
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[kalinecountry]

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/01/03/detroit-tiger-al-kaline-3000-1974-part-1/
Chasing 3,000 Hits: Detroit Tiger Al Kaline In 1974 (Part 1).
MCBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/01/10/chasing-3000-detroit-tiger-al-kaline-in-1974-part-2/
Chasing 3,000: Detroit Tiger Al Kaline in 1974 (Part 2).
MCBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/01/18/chasing-3000-detroit-tiger-al-kaline-1974-part-3/
Chasing 3,000: Detroit Tiger Al Kaline in 1974 (Part 3).
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

http://navinfieldgroundscrew.blogspot.com/2020/10/turkey-stearnes-field-takes-root-at.html
Turkey Stearnes Field takes root at historic Hamtramck Stadium.
NavinFieldGroundsCrew

This blog only posts new material once or twice a year. This is from October 2020.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-all-time-single-season-team
Detroit Tigers' All-Time Roster by Best Season.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Bill Freehan trots around the bases in Boston after walloping a homer.
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[kalinecountry]

Slugger and activist: Willie Horton worked tirelessly on race relations in Detroit while starring as a slugger. He hit 36 HRs w 165 OPS+ for Tigers in 1968, helping the club to the WS title. The @sabr bio of 1 of most popular players in Tigers history.
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/willie-horton/

 

[kalinecountry]

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'Sweet' Lou Whitaker 1990 Detroit Tigers.

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers slugger Hank Greenberg had a total of (7) seasons with 600+ plate appearances.
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Greenberg?s (7) full seasons
7x .300+ BA
7x 100+ Runs
5x 350+ Total Bases
3x 200+ Hits
4x AL leader in HR
4x AL leader in RBI
2x AL MVP
Offensive Juggernaut

 

[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb recorded 1,000 Hits....before turning (25).
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[kalinecountry]

Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb.
Had the MVP award existed and been awarded as it is today....probably looking at a dozen plus between the two.
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[kalinecountry]

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Magglio Ordonez. Ichiro Suzuki. 2007 All Star Game.

 

[kalinecountry]

Proud to co-host this virtual symposium on Hank Greenberg in honor of his 110th birthday! (A week late, I know.) Join us tomorrow to hear from this VIP panel. Free admission.
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http://sabr-detroit.org/event-info/hank-greenberg-110th-birthday-virtual-symposium/
Hank Greenberg 110th Birthday Virtual Symposium.
SABRDetroit

 

[kalinecountry]

https://twitter.com/sigg20/status/1347019338671415298/photo/1
"Old Days?Dick McAuliffe goes in hard to 2nd Base against Dal Maxvill in the 1968 Tigers-Cardinals World Series in Detroit. #STLCards⁠ ⁠ #Tigers #Detroit #StLouis #1960s #MLB

 

[kalinecountry]

January 9, 1980: Legendary Tigers Rightfielder Al Kaline and "The Duke Of Flatbush" Duke Snider are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Kaline is the 10th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility, while Snider is making his 11th appearance on the ballot.
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[kalinecountry]

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Good look at Rocky Colavito batting stance while a member of the Tigers.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErXn8AkXAAA2FCg?format=jpg&name=medium
Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner for breakfast? Yes please.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-top-single-game-hitting-performances
Tigers' best hitting performances in a game.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-conversation-with-80s-90s-slugger-mickey-tettleton/
A Conversation With ?80s-?90s Slugger Mickey Tettleton.
Fangraphs

 

[kalinecountry]

The swing blistered hands of a one man wrecking crew, Hank Greenberg.
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