Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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Norm Cash's 1961 season

He won the AL batting title that year with a .361 AVG. Yet he never hit .300 or higher again and his lifetime avg was just .271 (all data is...

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Norm Cash's 1961 season.
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"How I Won The Batting Championship" - Detroit #Tigers star Harry Heilmann (Baseball Magazine - March 1922) Harry hit for a .394 BA in 1921, beating teammate Ty Cobb, who hit .389! Babe Ruth finished third at .378! ]

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Al Wingo had one of the most under-the-radar great single-season batting lines in Detroit Tigers franchise history. In 1925, the left-handed-hitting outfielder slashed .370/.456/.527 with a 146 wRC+ in 524 plate appearances — and ranked third best among the AL club’s outfielders in overall offensive production. Wingo’s fly-chaser partners that summer included Hall of Famers Ty Cobb (163 wRC+) and Harry Heilmann (155 wRC+).

Contributing to Wingo’s obscurity is the fact that 1925 was his best season by miles. All told, he logged over a third of his career games, as well as 163 of his 409 hits. He wasn’t even the most accomplished big-leaguer in his family. His older brother, Ivey Wingo, caught for 17 seasons and won a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds in 1919.

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100 Greatest players in Detroit Sports History by their uniform numbers.

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Gates Brown, the greatest pinch hitter in Tigers history.

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As a Tiger, Harvey Kuenn tallied: 1953 Rookie of the Year, 7 time All Star, 1959 Batting Title.

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There are only four members of the 20-20-20-20 Club, (players who have recorded at least 20 homers, 20 triples, 20 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the same season)…
Frank Schulte (1911),
Willie Mays (1957),
Jimmy Rollins (2007) and…
Grandyman (2007)!

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"How I Won The Batting Championship" - Detroit #Tigers star Harry Heilmann (Baseball Magazine - March 1922) Harry hit for a .394 BA in 1921, beating teammate Ty Cobb, who hit .389! Babe Ruth finished third at .378! ]

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Heilmann was 11 hits away from having four .400 seasons. He hit .394, .393, and 398 in 1921, 1925, and 1927 respectively. The Tigers essentially DFAd him in 1929 and then sold him to the Reds when no team picked up the waiver offer.

 

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The last Tiger to lead the AL in hits? Stormin' Norman Cash with 193 in 1961. He also won the batting title that year, hitting .361

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Can we get a statue at Comerica Park for the man who tossed three complete game wins with a 1.67 ERA in the '68 Series, please!

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Tonight's Random and Useless Tigers Trivia is ... Who Wore it Longest? #'s 1-10:
#1. Whitaker (19 years)
#2. Gehringer (11)
#3. Trammell (19
)#4. Higginson (11)
#5. Greenberg (10)
#6. Kaline (21)
#7. Rogell (6
)#8. Wert (8)
#9. Guillen (8)
#10. Bridges (12)

 

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A Scribbled Autograph Is Disrespectful to Fans

From June 7th to June 9th the Detroit Sports Spectacular autographs and memorabilia show will take place at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Over the three days, a few dozen sports figures who will be signing autographs include, among others, Barry Sanders, Billy Sims, Joe Montana...

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A Scribbled Autograph Is Disrespectful to Fans.
Vintage Detroit

 

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John Hiller allowed one run in 26 innings in his first three big-league starts, those over a 10-day span in August 1967. The southpaw pitched out of the bullpen in all but 43 of the 545 appearances (the most in franchise history) he made for the Detroit Tigers from 1965-1980.

 

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Ernie Harwell’s amazing grace shined brightest in the toughest of times

Every Tigers fans has a favorite Ernie Harwell story and a favorite Harwell saying. I want to share my three indelible memories of him

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Ernie Harwell’s amazing grace shined brightest in the toughest of times.
Vintage Detroit

 

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“Detroit Is In The Driver’s Seat - Tiger Shortstop Alan Trammell” (Sports Illustrated - May 28, 1984).

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16 All Star game selections combined.

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Horton a hero on and off the field | Baseball Hall of Fame

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WILLIE HORTON A HERO ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
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Number 11 was an 11 time All-Star!

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That Whitaker - Trammell one, two punch belong in Cooperstown together.

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A hell raiser on and off of the field. An old-time ballplayer!

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