Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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Al Wingo and Harry Heilmann, 1925.
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Hard Hitting Outfield for the Tigers: Heilman hit .393 Cobb .378 Wingo .370

 

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Happy 82nd birthday to Mickey Lolich! In 1968 he tossed 3 CG victories in the World Series to give the Tigers the championship. The rubber-armed lefty led MLB w/ 25 wins, 376 IP and 308 K's in 1971.
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RANDOM FACTS AND STATS:

Yadier Molina (56.0, 10) and Adam Wainwright (47.9, 3) have combined for 103.9 WAR and 13 All-Star berths.
Bill Freehan (44.8, 11) and Mickey Lolich (64.6, 3) combined for 109.4 WAR and 14 All-Star berths.

Hank Greenberg had 200 hits, 103 extra-base hits, 102 walks, and 101 strikeouts in 1937. Greenberg had 100 hits and 104 walks in 1947.

Fangraphs

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/prince-fielders-return-to-detroit-wasnt-what-he-planned/
Prince Fielder?s Return To Detroit Wasn?t What He Planned.
Vintage Detroit

 

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Mickey Lolich pitched over 300 innings in each season from '71 to '74. Yes, 300!!

 

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1969 Tiger Stadium hosts the All-Time Tigers team.
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The Players are of course left to right: 1B Greenberg, LHP Newhouser, SS Rogell,
Kaline RF, John Fetzer Owner, McLain RHP, Kell 3B, Gehringer 2B. Missing are Cobb CF, Cochrane C, and LF who I forget was voted in.
This was actually a close race back then for Kaline and Sam Crawford in RF.

 

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Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer, 1930s.
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Hank Greenberg rounds third base after hitting a homerun at Briggs Stadium.
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Frank Lary and Jim Bunning projected for 20 Wins in 1962.
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Lance often had to go out to the mound and tame the emotions of the fiery and mercurial Jack.
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https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/09/18/detroit-tigers-mickey-lolich-bill-freehans-first-gem/
Detroit Tigers: Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan?s First Gem.
Until recently, Detroit Tigers greats Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan held the MLB record for most regular season starts by a battery.
MCBTB

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/what-if-the-tigers-had-never-traded-billy-pierce/
What If The Tigers Had Never Traded Billy Pierce?
Vintage Detroit

 

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Harvey Kuenn, 1954.
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Willie Horton receives his 1975 Tiger of the Year award.
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Mickey Lolich?s WS uniform at the Detroit Institute is Arts.
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Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb.
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Harvey Kuenn 1950's.
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4,000 Total Bases and fewer than 500 Strikeouts:

1871-1897 Cap Anson
1896-1916 Nap Lajoie
1907-1928 Tris Speaker
1906-1930 Eddie Collins
1924-1942 Charlie Gehringer *****
1925-1945 Paul Waner
1982-2001 Tony Gwynn

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/communit...HLSdgIcL0Xeyh3+Q5CdkbTZ8M&bt_ts=1664490215106
Celebrate Willie Horton's 80th Birthday.
Tigers official site

The Detroit Tigers Foundation is hosting a fundraiser to honor Tigers legend Willie Horton for his 80th birthday October 18th. Fans who donate $80 to the Detroit Tigers Foundation will receive a signed copy of Horton?s new book.*

The fundraiser will run from through October 31, 2022 and there are only 200 books available, so support the Detroit Tigers Foundation and get your signed book from Horton today!

You will be prompted to enter your MLB.com login or create a free account to access the donation form.

* A $10 shipping fee is added per book.

 

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Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Charlie Gehringer and Lou Gehrig.
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