Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...est-second-basemen-in-tigers-history-89197686
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Ranking the Greatest Second Basemen in Tigers History. 32 minutes.

Ranking the five greatest second basemen in Detroit Tigers history.

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/most-games-played-for-every-mlb-team
Every team's leader in games played.
MLB.com

 

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Soon Lou will join Sparky in Cooperstown.
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Denny McLain has the franchise career marks for both lowest WHIP, 1.112, and lowest hits per 9 innings pitched 7.46 ( ? 800 IP for Tigers).
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Did you know?
That 27 Canadians have played for Detroit in MLB history.
Top 5:
John Hiller 1965-70,1972-80 -546G
George Wood 1881-85 -459G
Reno Bertoia 1953-58, 1961-62 -327G
Frank O'Rourke 1924-26 -282G
Mike Kilkenny 1969-72 -106G
*Honorable mention to Joey Siddall 1998 -29G.

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Norm Cash, 5X AS 1B, slugged 377 Hrs in career, notably w/ Tigers. Belted 41 & led AL w .361 BA in 1961. Career .374 OBP, 139 OPS+. His @sabr bio https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/norm-cash/
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Did you ever wonder why Rodney tilts his hat? Here's why, his father died 6 days before Fernando made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2002. Ulise Rodney was a fisherman and wore his cap tilted to the side because that's the side the sun hits his face.
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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/intense-focus-was-secret-to-kirk-gibsons-success/
Intense Focus Was Secret to Kirk Gibson?s Success.
Vintage Detroit

 

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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...reatest-shortstops-in-tigers-history-89215702
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Ranking the Greatest Shortstops in Tigers History. 32 minutes.

Ranking the five greatest Shortstops in the history of the Detroit Tigers.

 

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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...test-third-basemen-in-tigers-history-89292979
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Ranking the Greatest Third Basemen in Tigers History. 32 minutes.

Ranking the "five" greatest third basemen in Detroit Tigers history.

 

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Kirk Gibson batting at Tiger Stadium, 1984.
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Sparky Anderson.
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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...test-left-fielders-in-tigers-history-89309695
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Ranking the Greatest Left Fielders in Tigers History. 38 minutes.

Ranking the five greatest left fielders in the history of the Detroit Tigers.

 

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Frank Thomas and Cecil Fielder. Apex sluggers.
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Athletes We Remember From the Past #Tigers.
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The Tigers have done 47 trades with Cleveland, more than any other team.
2 of the best happened 5 days apart in 1960. On April 12, Detroit got Norm Cash for Steve Demeter. On April 17, they got Rocky Colavito for Harvey Kuenn.
Mr. Tiger with the Rock & Stormin' Norman! #Detroit
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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...est-centerfielders-in-tigers-history-89328994
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Ranking the Greatest Centerfielders in Tigers History. 35 minutes.

Ranking the five greatest CenterFielders in the history of the Detroit Tigers.

 

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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/terrrrific-tigerrrrs/
TERRRRIFIC TIGERRRRS.
Totally Tigers

Let?s keep it easy and entertaining as we head into the final holiday weekend of 2021 by doing something this blog has never addressed.

Who are our favorite Tigers? Our personal favorites?

If we each published our own lists, how many players would we all have in common? How many would be different?

Let?s do just that. But to make it interesting, only our TOP FIVE can be included. Some hard choices will have to be made but in the end, which are the ones who make the final cut?

The selection criteria is wide open. Your choices can include athletes who played before you were born. They can make the list via their stats, impressive personal tales and/or because they simply resonate with you.

The only hard and fast rule is that they had to play for the Tigers. Managers, coaches, Front Office or owners are not eligible.

List your 5 and if you wish, you can add 3-4 sentences explaining your selection. You can also respond to others? lists. We?ll continue to run this through the holiday so please come back and scroll through other readers? lists as they get added.

TT may even do a follow up summary blog of the patterns seen in everyone?s responses.

 

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TERRRRIFIC TIGERRRRS.
Totally Tigers

 

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Need a hit in a pinch? Call on Gates Brown, who batted .370 (on 34 hits, inc 18 PH) w 234 OPS+ in '68 as Tigers won the WS title. ?Gator? retired as the AL?s all-time pinch-hitting king. His @sabr bio https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/gates-brown/