Skipper Roberts became the third man born in the state of Idaho…
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When he debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1914, pitcher…
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Forty thousand fans turned out at Navin Field on a cloudy and…
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The 1934 season began with minimal fanfare for the Detroit Tigers…
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On June 10, 1924, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers stood…
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In what was described by Bert Walker of the Detroit Times as…
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Although Ransom “Randy” Jackson later suggested with tongue…
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On Sunday, April 30, 1922, more than 25,000 fans packed Navin…
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The decision had come down barely a week before: baseball was…
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September 10, 1934: Happy New Year, Hank Greenberg!
Willie Sheelor
Archie Cochrane
Ray Kolp
Jack Lamabe
Skipper Roberts
Willie Tasby
Jack Kibble
Steamboat Williams
Bill Burns
This Week in SABR: December 22, 2017
May 10, 1927: Ty Cobb returns home to Detroit with Philadelphia A’s
October 2, 1927: Heilmann takes batting title on season-ending spree
July 14, 1934: Tigers’ ‘G-Men’ pull off a miracle against Yankees
June 13, 1924: Yankees win forfeited game in Detroit as ‘all hell breaks loose’
June 2, 1925: Tigers win 16-15 in a game as ‘wild as bedlam’
Joe Evans
Randy Jackson
Paul Kardow
Hal Kolstad
Billy MacLeod
Chuck Schilling
April 30, 1922: Charlie Robertson’s perfect game
August 4, 1918: Ty Cobb’s single in 18th inning defeats Walter Johnson