Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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Remembering Former Tiger Third Baseman Tom Brookens

One of the most popular players for Tiger fans and manager Sparky Anderson was Tom Brookens who for ten years (1979 to 1988) primarily played third base man while performing like an old school ballplayer not afraid of getting his uniform dirty. The Pennsylvania native was also a valuable utility...

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Remembering Former Tiger Third Baseman Tom Brookens.
Vintage Detroit

 

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A list of 2nd basemen in HOF with more WAR than Lou:
Hornsby
Collins
Lajoie
Morgan
Gehringer
Carew
ALL are in the Hall.
There are 17 second baseman in the HOF with less WAR than Lou, including contemporaries Alomar and Sandberg and more recently Biggio.Some with A LOT less.

 

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Upon Don Wert’s passing, here’s how his ‘pennant-clinching’ hit with the Tigers in 1968 wasn’t what fans remember it to be

When the word spread in late August that Don Wert had died at 86, memories instantly flashed for Tigers fans of a certain age.

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Upon Don Wert’s passing, here’s how his ‘pennant-clinching’ hit with the Tigers in 1968 wasn’t what fans remember it to be.
Vintage Detroit

 

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Ozzie Virgil, who broke Tigers' color barrier in 1958, dies at 92

Ozzie Virgil became the first person of color to play for the Tigers in 1958, and he went 5-for-5 in his Tiger Stadium debut.

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Ozzie Virgil, who broke Tigers' color barrier in 1958, dies at 92.
Detnews

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-history-of-pitchers-wining-mvp-award

Tigers' impressive MVP pitching quirk.
Tigers official site