Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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I guarantee you that Jack Morris would not have made the Hall of Fame without Lou Whitaker (who should be in the HOF) and Alan Trammell, a Hall of Famer playing such stellar defense behind him for so many seasons.
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-of-fame/id1521600567?i=1000523634900
Tigers Pod Of Fame Podcast: Episode 45: Lou Whitaker with Cody Stavenhagen. 48 minutes.

Jim is joined by Cody Stavenhagen, Detriot Tigers beat writer for The Athletic, to breakdown the hall of fame candidacy of former Tigers Second Baseman Lou Whitaker.
Jim and John first discuss how hard it is to talk about Whitaker without bringing up his double-play partner Alan Trammell, who recently was voted into Cooperstown in 2018 (6:38).
Next, they talk about the 1984 World Series, similarities between Whitaker and current HOF candidate Scott Rolen, and Whitaker's eye-popping WAR (10:31).
Finally, they discuss why Whitaker only won four gold gloves despite being one of the better defensive second basemen in history and how that impacts his candidacy (33:26), before coming to a conclusion on whether or not Whitaker deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (40:06).

Lou Whitaker's rWAR is higher than any eligible non tainted player not in the OF whose full career was since 1901, when the AL became a major league.
Every other player with a higher rWAR was either:
- not eligible yet.
- tainted (by PEDs or gambling).
- played before 1900.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/07/22/gates-brown-detroit-tigers-gator/
Gates Brown: When ?The Gator? Was A Tiger (Part 2).
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

#WallpaperWednesday, Sweet Lou edition.
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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-memorabilia-at-hall-of-fame
9 must-see Tigers artifacts on display at Hall of Fame.
Tigers official site

 

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Ernie Harwell in the booth.
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[kalinecountry]

Ray Lane and George Kell, legends!
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[kalinecountry]

So glad both numbers will be on the wall as of August 6, 2022!
Joe Morgan say that Lou had the strongest arm he'd ever seen for a second basemen.
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[kalinecountry]

Steve Boros played 4 years with the Tigers then spent 40 years in coaching and scouting. In 1983 as manager of the A?s, he hired a sabermetrician to track every pitch and feed data into a mainframe. Boros studied it daily on an Apple computer in the clubhouse. Ahead of his time!
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Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan hug each other after winning the 1968 World Series.
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[kalinecountry]

Mr. I and Tram embrace on the field after number 3's last game at Tiger Stadium on 9-29-96.
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Mr. Tiger embracing his fellow '68 World Series Champion teammates, backstops Bill Freehan and Jim Price. 9-27-99.
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https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/02/28/old-school-pitchers-raked-detroit-tiger-earl-wilson/
Old-School Pitchers Who Raked: Detroit Tiger Earl Wilson.
MCBTB

 

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Detroit Tigers Lance Parrish, Lou Whitaker, and Alan Trammell.
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https://www.mlb.com/news/list-of-top-athletes-to-play-2-or-more-sports-c215130098
Tough to choose: Top two-sport athletes. Gibby here.
MLB.com

 

[kalinecountry]

In 1911, Tigers catcher Oscar Stanage set an American League record with 212 assists behind the plate. 111 years later, the record still stands. He threw out a staggering 156 would-be base stealers, which is still the MLB modern day record.
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[kalinecountry]

From February 12;
I feel like I can?t let Chet Lemon?s birthday pass without telling you that Chet Lemon was better than you think.
Adam Darowski Hall of Stats Guy.

A career WAR of 55, or higher than Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Kirk Gibson, Harold Baines, Fred McGriff, and Carlos Delgado. From 1977-1985 he only had one season with a WAR<4 (3 in 1982). And during that period he had an Ave OPS+ of ~130.

 

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Ernie Harwell interviewing Bill Freehan, Spring 1968. Bill appears to be wearing a sauna suit.
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https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/0...erndon-helped-tigers-become-champions-part-2/
How Chet Lemon and Larry Herndon Helped the Tigers Become Champions ? Part 2.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Tram and Trixie. How many combined years wearing a Tigers uniform in one capacity or the other?
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