Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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Cash, Kaline, and Freehan.
34 combined All Star game selections.
976 combined home runs.
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[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...layers-in-detroit-sports-history/72470836007/
It's 2/4/24, so here's to the best No. 24s in Detroit sports history.
Freep

 

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Mickey, Al, and Ernie smile after game 7 of the '68 World Series.
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[kalinecountry]

Note to self. Build a time machine, buy a Mustang, and drive to St. Louis and attend this game. Who wants to go with me?
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Note to self, build a time machine, get a job with the Free Press sports desk.
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Thanks again, a sky point to the Silver Fox, for clobbering that triple in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series.
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The guts and glue of the 1968 Champions! Freehan.
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I wonder what happened to that terrific bucket hat Dick McAuliffe wore for the Tigers celebration in the clubhouse after the '68 clincher? (Now that is a piece of memorabilia I would love to have!).
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Does not get any better than winning a World Series for your hometown club! Willie Horton
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After toiling for the Tigers since he was 18, Al was finally a World Series Champion.
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Iffy the Dopester

 

[kalinecountry]

Willie Horton’s impact stretches far beyond his achievements on the field. #BlackHistoryMonth
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[kalinecountry]

https://cybermetric.blogspot.com/2024/02/power-hitting-base-stealing-second.html
Power Hitting, Base Stealing Second Basemen. Gehringer here.
Cybermetrics

Those of you wondering the same thing as me regarding Lou Whitaker, he had the home runs 244, but 143 stolen bases.

 

[kalinecountry]

1958 Detroit Tigers team set with all the card variations.
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https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/...ng-national-perception-of-tigers-01hpa4367dfg
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez changing national perception of Tigers.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

When the Tigers retired the numbers of these two all-time greats.

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First ballot bobblehead hall of famer. Ernie!!!!

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[kalinecountry]

Cobb, Veach, and Crawford. Baseball Historians call this Tigers Outfield one of the greatest in MLB history, along with Cobb, Veach, and Heilmann.

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[kalinecountry]

Here’s an interesting bit of information: Seven catchers in the game's history have totaled at least 300 homers, 1,000 RBI and 1,000 games caught. Six are Hall of Famers. The seventh is Lance Parrish.

 

[kalinecountry]

In the last game of Hank Greenberg's first season back from WWII, the ump said "Sorry Hank, but I'm gonna have to call the game. I can't see the ball" to which Greenberg replied "Don't worry, George, I can see it just fine" and hit a pennant-winning grand slam on the next pitch.

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The 400 K Club | Seamheads.com

At the end of the 1965 season, Sandy Koufax was riding high. He led the NL in four categories while setting a major league record with 382 strikeouts.

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The 400 K Club. Two Tigers Pitchers here, one of distinction.
Seamheads

 

[Mitchrapp]

The 400 K Club | Seamheads.com

At the end of the 1965 season, Sandy Koufax was riding high. He led the NL in four categories while setting a major league record with 382 strikeouts.

seamheads.com

The 400 K Club. Two Tigers Pitchers here, one of distinction.
Seamheads

Minor league or not that is a lot of strikeouts.

 

[kalinecountry]

Jake Wood debuted with a bang, homering for his first Major League hit on Tigers Opening Day in 1961.

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[kalinecountry]

Ike Brown, who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1969-1974, is believed to the last player to go from the Negro Leagues to Major League Baseball. An infielder/outfielder who was born and raised in Memphis, Brown had his contract purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Monarchs in 1961 as the post-integration Negro Leagues were coming to an end. He put up a 119 wRC+ over 644 career plate appearances while seeing action at seven different positions.
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[kalinecountry]

Three Tigers' Ballplayers Appeared in First Episode of Famous TV Show - Vintage Detroit Collection

When Detroit Tigers stars Al Kaline, Norm Cash, and Bill Freehan appeared on Cheers...sort of.

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Three Tigers’ Ballplayers Appeared in First Episode of Famous TV Show.
Vintage Detroit

 

[kalinecountry]

Two all-time great major leaguers in a different type of uniform.

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[kalinecountry]

Remember when Alan Trammell did receive a very nice MVP trophy in 1987 from Lou!
Lou picked up second base right after out 27 in game 162 and wrote this on it and gifted it to Tram:
"To Alan Trammell, 1987 Most Valuable Player, from your friend Lou Whitaker."

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